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How to reuse/wash brettanomyces yeast
I made some apple cider with WLP648 brettanomyces. I'd like to try this yeast in some other experiments. Can I reuse brett like any other yeast? Can I pitch the lees/dregs into a new batch or can I ...
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How to preserve an open box of dried yeast?
I want to ferment barley to make whisky (it is perfectly legal in my country, I'm not breaking any law!), the steps before distillation are almost the same than brewing beer (no hops in my case).
I ...
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Reusing yeast yes/no and how much?
Just a quick question on reusing yeast.
I am about to bottle a 40 pints of St-Peters cream stout this weekend I was going to save the yeast and use it again. I'm going to do a small 1 gallon batch of ...
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Will reused yeast change beer taste?
I noticed that some breweries and home brewers reuse yeast for next batch.
But from what I read about yeast mutation and generations that every new cell generation is bit different and can affect ...
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How long does it take for yeast to mutate into having other characteristics?
I have heard yeast can mutate when you re-use yeast, and when it goes through many yeast-generations.
How long does it take for the yeast to mutate?
Which factors have an impact on the ...
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Culture yeast from bottles
i have read that we can culture yeast from commercial bottle conditioned beers, So is it not the same that we can use a bottle of our own beer that has been made from a brew that used a White labs or ...
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Chunky yeast Safeale-05 safe to pitch?
I just brewed American Red Ale, great fermentation, no off flavors.
11.25 lbs. Malteurop 2-row
0.75 lbs. Briess Caramel 60L
0.5 lbs. Belgian Special B
But yeast, when fermentation is finished, looks ...
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is my cider infected or is this normal for safaleUS05
Made a batch of cider with granny smith apples 13%brix. Juiced my self.
used half or maybe less of Kmeta than what is suggested on the packet
July 3: saf-ale US05 yeast. Starter was 2L apple juice ...
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Can I wash yeast with tap water or starsan?
I'm wondering what the easiest way to wash yeast after a brew might be, with the aim to store it in the fridge. The usual recommended method I've seen is to boil the water used for washing with the ...
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Questions on keeping a yeast strain going over and over
I have a couple of yeast questions that I have not found the answer to yet.
I recently washed my yeast from a batch of beer using something like this. I got 5 jars of yeast out of this, and I assume ...
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What's the best method of storing yeast for 4 to 6 months in the refrigerator?
I've done a bit of research into different options of yeast storage and so far the least time consuming and most accessible methods seem to be:
Making a slant from a yeast sample taken directly from ...
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Yeast plate not showing single colonies
Why do my yeast plates end up looking like this?
And not this?
My yeast plate is composed of wort + agar.
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Is autolysis a problem when reusing yeast?
I've seen around here and in other sources that for homebrewers a secondary fermentation (concerning autolysis) isn't necessary, unless you're going to dry hoppy or something like that. My question is ...
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Which is better: old yeast from the primary fermentation or reused yeast from primary fermentation?
It's known that reuse yeast from early stages is better. But during the fermentation the reused yeast multiplies itself, producing newer cells. Said that, I'd like to know if it's better to use yeast ...
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Should yeast be washed or just stored in the beer?
The answer to this question suggests yeast shouldn't be washed, is that really the current consensus?
what if I'm brewing a different style? Won't the trub affect taste? Lots of hop residue there.
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Saving and storing yeast straight from the packet
I'm currently brewing 1 gallon batches. Say I have a liquid yeast smack pack that's for a 5 gallon batch. What I'd like to do is use about 1/4 to 1/3 of the pack and store the rest for later brews.
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Can I reuse brewing yeast as a nutritional yeast?
I have a budding vegan in the house.
Even after reusing yeast for brewing I send a lot of yeast to the compost bin.
Has anyone out there used the yeast as a nutritional supplement? If so, could any ...
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Why Reuse Yeast?
Sorry for seeming clueless, but I am clueless. I've only brewed about 15 batches, or less, of extract beers. Thus far, I've always bought prepackaged recipe "kits" similar to a Betty Croker cake mix.
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How does a beginner manage their yeast farm?
I'm about 6 batches into my AG brewing and my fridge is slowly getting filled with jars of yeast I've been harvesting, each labelled so I can tell which batch they came from.
So far I've been ...
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Is it normal for WY2112 to stall?
I've made three batches with the same colony of WY2112, and each one of them has exhibited the same odd behavior. I pitch a good quantity of yeast into oxygenated wort at 65 degrees F. Within 24 hours ...
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Yeast harvesting
I have just read an article about harvesting yeast (http://www.homebrewtalk.com/entries/yeast-harvesting-novel-approach.html). The author talks about making a starter and taking a part of the starter ...
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Reusing vs using new yeast [duplicate]
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How many times can yeast be reused?
I have read in a couple of places that you should only reuse yeast a couple of times - most say up to 5 times because you would get an ...
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Harvested Yeast - What are these layers and do I have too much?
I harvested yeast a few weeks back from my hefeweizen (Wyeast 3068) which I had open fermented. To harvest, I scrapped it right off the top, after ~36 hours of fermenting, with a sanitized spoon. I ...
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Making a starter when reusing yeast
I want to reuse the washed yeast from a previous batch of beer in my next batch. Should I make a starter for it? If so, how much of it? I looked at MrMalty, and it seems to me they tell me not to make ...
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Top Cropping Cell Counts
TLDR: I have no idea how much top-cropped yeast to pitch into a ~1.055 OG Octoberfest (5.5 gallons)
I am planning on making an Octoberfest (late I know) on August 18th. Instead of making a boring ...
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Measuring yeast in a slurry
Please tell me if I'm being overly simplistic here.
I was reading the book yeast by Chris White and Jamil Zainasheff. In the book, they talk about measuring how many cells are in a slurry by using a ...
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Storing Yeast Slurry
If I take a yeast slurry from a batch of beer, wash it and store it in a sanitized container - how long can I leave this yeast slurry in the fridge before repitching? I'm thinking of leaving it in the ...
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Can ale yeast be used weeks after it's opened (Safale S-04)?
Second-time brewer (to be).
When I did my first kit brew, I didn't want to mess anything up, and the instructions I was following told me to avoid the yeast sachet taped to the top of the LME can and ...
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US-05 Fermentation Temperatures / Top Cropping
Brewed a 1.060 OG IPA last night (extract), pitched a packet of US-05 reconstituted with 5 ounces of water. Pitched at 68 degrees, but I wanted a clean fermentation with minimal esters, so I have the ...
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Can I dry my own yeast to make it relatively shelf stable? How?
Obviously, it can be done, as dry yeast works for fermenting beer. I go sometimes a month or two between batches, and carrying over one yeast culture across beers seems a bit of a pain. How is dried ...
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Phosphoric Acid Wash for Yeast
I love recycling yeast, see it as a great way to save money, and if you find a good one, they are great to use over and over again.
I was chatting with a guy in my homebrew club who is a distiller (...
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How many times can yeast be reused?
A good yeast sample can be retrieved, stored & reused regularly across brews. Is there a limit to the number of generations a sample can last?
I've heard that after so many generations a strain ...
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Using trub directly vs. yeast rinsing.
Sometimes referred to as "yeast washing," the process of yeast rinsing separates the yeast from the hops and break material in the trub. Most brewers who reuse yeast — and store it for long ...
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How to clean yeast
I like reusing yeast to save money, and I like having my own "house" yeast. However sooner or later my yeast eventually dies and becomes unusable. I have a feeling that each time I repitch, I'm ...
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Is it necessary to aerate wort when pitching onto an existing yeast cake?
To my knowledge, aeration provides oxygen so that the yeast can reproduce before fermentation. If you're pitching onto an existing yeast cake, there should theoretically be enough yeast already to ...
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Temperature conditions for saving cropped yeast?
What is an ideal environment for saving yeast I have harvested from my fermentation vessels?
The lowest survivable temperature? Highest?
I recently found the top of my fridge to be too cold when I ...
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Should I ferment a new batch directly on the yeast cake generated by the previous batch?
I'm going to re-use the yeast cake from a low-gravity batch to ferment a high-gravity batch.
Can I just put the wort directly on it? Does it then need to be agitated?
Is it worth the risk of ...
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Reusing yeast at home
Reusing yeast at home is something I'm incredibly interested in, but haven't found the time to learn enough about it just yet.
What are the basic steps for harvesting, cultivating, or whatever other ...
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Harvesting commercial yeast
Which commercial beers (local and/or national) are bottle conditioned and still have viable yeast?
Also, what do commercial brewers do that renders the yeast unusable (pasteurization, filtering, ...
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