Hi all,
Had a go at culturing the yeast from a bottle of moo brew pale ale (1056)
I know my method was a bit off (pitched the dregs of a stubby into a 1.5L wort instead of stepping up to it, oops!)
did a boil of 100g malt extract and 1.5L water + a packet of coopers yeast as a nutriant (yes, the yeast was boiled, lol)
took a couple days to get going, but eventually fermented out fine. kept it behind my pc so the warmth from it kept it warm,
now i have (what looks like) a nice yeast culture. can see a dark line at the bottom (probably dead coopers yeast + break), then a nice creamy white layer on top of that which i believe is the real yeast?
anyways, had a smell, is a bit odd, but not terrible. taste is the same. nothing i would describe as a overly "bad" taste, slightly sweet, can taste the alcohol in it. a few "funky" flavours that i guess could be put down to stressed + warm yeast.
i know there isnt much advice that can be given over a forum as you cant taste it or smell it yourselves, im just looking for some reassurance before pitching it
is my first go at yeast culturing, and its only going into a twocan + extras incase it is off.
Had a go at culturing the yeast from a bottle of moo brew pale ale (1056)
I know my method was a bit off (pitched the dregs of a stubby into a 1.5L wort instead of stepping up to it, oops!)
did a boil of 100g malt extract and 1.5L water + a packet of coopers yeast as a nutriant (yes, the yeast was boiled, lol)
took a couple days to get going, but eventually fermented out fine. kept it behind my pc so the warmth from it kept it warm,
now i have (what looks like) a nice yeast culture. can see a dark line at the bottom (probably dead coopers yeast + break), then a nice creamy white layer on top of that which i believe is the real yeast?
anyways, had a smell, is a bit odd, but not terrible. taste is the same. nothing i would describe as a overly "bad" taste, slightly sweet, can taste the alcohol in it. a few "funky" flavours that i guess could be put down to stressed + warm yeast.
i know there isnt much advice that can be given over a forum as you cant taste it or smell it yourselves, im just looking for some reassurance before pitching it
is my first go at yeast culturing, and its only going into a twocan + extras incase it is off.