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Pitching rates for kveik are also one of the unique things about these cultures. In order to express the yeast fermentation profile more, kveik Kveik cultures are traditionally pitched at a very low rate, perhaps somewhere around the 1-2 million cells/mL for 15-20°P wort. However, pitching at [http://wyeastlab.com/pitch-rates normal ale pitching rates] should not produce negative results, and brewers should experiment with the pitching rates for a given kveik strain of mixed culture and determine which pitching rates produce the most desirable results. Escarpment Labs recommends pitching 70% of normal pitching rates, but Richard Preiss reported no issues so far pitching at 25% of normal pitching rates <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2808232119204984/?comment_id=2808521072509422&reply_comment_id=2812164392145090&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Richard Preiss. Milk The Funk Facebook thread on Escarpment Labs recommended kveik pitching rates. 07/27/2019.]</ref>. Omega Yeast Labs recommends normal pitching rates for kveik, but reported no significant difference between under-pitching and normal pitching rates; however, reports of off-flavors might be related to extreme under-pitching and/or lack of nutrients <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2808232119204984/?comment_id=2808521072509422&reply_comment_id=2812793862082143&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Adi Hastings. Milk The Funk Facebook thread on under-pitching kveik and potential off-flavors. 07/27/2019.]</ref><ref>[https://youtu.be/7HVms3HSc9I?t=3803 Mark Schwarz. "Norwegian Kveik Strains and More with Omega Co-Founder Mark Schwarz" at Texas Brewing Inc. 05/14/2019. Retrieved 07/27/2019.]</ref> (~1:03:20 mins in). Oxygen should be at least in the 5-8 ppm range, although 10-12 ppm might be beneficial. [[Kveik#Kveik_Ring.2FKveikstokk_and_Drying|Dried kveik cultures]] have a cell density of around 9-18 billion cells per gram of dried yeast (Fermentis has around 31 billion cells per gram by comparison), and so pitching as little as 10 grams of dried kveik into 100L of wort is fine. Dried kveik is generally rehydrated in first runnings for about 2-4 hours before pitching into the main batch (lautering in traditional farmhouse brewing can take a long time), with a [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/367.html yeast scream] being traditional to ward off evil spirits. Kveik cultures are heavily dependent on nutrients, and wort that is lower than 1.050 can benefit from doubling nutrient additions <ref name="garshol_preiss_mbaa" />. Richard Preiss recommends 180+ ppm of free amino nitrogen (FAN), along with vitamins (yeast nutrient blends offered by many yeast labs should be able to satisfy these requirements; contact the vendor to find out the specified FAN dosage and vitamin content) <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2601801236514741/?comment_id=2602693406425524&reply_comment_id=2758757460819117&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Richard Preiss. Milk The Funk Facebook post on FAN requirements for kveik. 06/30/2019.]</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2825984810763048/?comment_id=2827018853992977&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Richard Preiss. Milk The Funk Facebook group thread on vitamin requirements for kveik. 08/03/2019.]</ref>.