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Tagged with reusing-yeast yeast-cultures
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Pink (or salmon) colored colonies on foam in starter flask
I noticed several small pink colonies on the foam of a second stage starter that I made from recovered yeast (originally Gigayeast: GY 054) that was mixed with 25% glycerin and frozen. They were not ...
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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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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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Yeast washed, combine containers?
We washed yeast from our last beer and now it's sitting in multiple containers in the fridge. The mixture is mostly water with some yeast at the bottom. Is it acceptable practice to combine the yeast ...
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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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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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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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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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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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