I really do not know but why bother, nutrient is cheap.

Ray

"Saul_Sabia" > wrote in message
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> "Stephen SG" > wrote in message
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> > YEAST NUTRIENT
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> > A mixture of various nutrients, minerals, and dead yeast ("yeast hulls"
or
> > "yeast ghosts") which provide the materials necessary for yeast to
reproduce
> > and ferment vigorously. Nutrients are helpful in almost any batch of
beer or
> > wine, and required in low-nutrient broths like mead.
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> could you freeze yeast (say bread yeast) to kill it, and use that instead?
> maybe mix with a vitamin b complex, add a little garlic, ginger, and
> vitamin c...
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> Saul Sabia
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