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I am using Wyeast American Ale Liquid Yeast Culture in my next brew and I was wondering if anyone out there knows the most effective way to harvest the yeast from the brew so I can re-use the yeast in another batch? I have heard that a good way is to pitch the yeast, and then when the brew is bubbling nicely, draw off a tallie of beer, put an airlock in it and stick it in the fridge for storage. Another way I heard about is to pitch the yeast and then when it is bubbling, skim the krausen from the top of the brew and put that into a starter for storage. Yet another way is to do a starter when you are brewing your wort and then pitch a small amount of the yeast into the starter at the same time you pitch into your main wort, then when the starter is bubbling, stick it in the fridge. Then of course there is the "harvest from the sediment in the bottle" trick.
Does anybody know the best/most effective way??
Cheers - Steve :huh:
Does anybody know the best/most effective way??
Cheers - Steve :huh: