Co pitching yeast - how to get BeerSmith to see the yeast that has the highest ABV tolerance

[JimMaynard]

Hello all
i want to co pitch two different yeast - 1 is a dry yeast with a high tolerance of abv and the second is a liquid with a lower tolerance of abv. I want to make a starter using both yeast. When calculating the final abv the software seems to always look at the lower value when i have both yeast listed in the grain bill. If I were pitching the dry yeast by itself - i would need 4 packs. i can create a starter in the real world with one pack and get the same cell count if i were to use 4 packs. also in the starter i wish to add the liquid yeast. is there a way to do this in BeerSmith other than making up a faux yeast

 

[BOB357]

Copy the lower tolerance yeast, paste it into the misc. category and then add to the ingredient list. That way it will be ignored in calculations but still show up in the recipe.

 

[JimMaynard]

i also want to make a starter using the dry yeast along with the liquid yeast. i think the only way to do all this is to make a "Faux" yeast, so that i can get the correct cell count

 

[Kevin58]

There is really no need to make a starter from dry yeast.

 

[JimMaynard]

if i need 6 packs of yeast @ $6pack - i can make a 2.5 l starter for the cost of 1 pack of yeast and 8oz of DME which is less. Plus the starter is quick acting