THE DRUNK ARAB
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Goat, here is what I do, it has worked for me so far touch wood :unsure:Goat said:TDA - could you flesh out your comment "...wash my slurry several times in cool boiled water". What does this entail? thanks.
I collect a cup or 250mls if you like of yeast slurry from the bottom of the fermenter when I transfer to secondary. I put this in a sterilised jar of about 1 litre capacity. This is then put into the fridge for 24 hours whilst the yeast sludge seperates from the remaining beer. After 24 hours I then pour of the small amount of beer on top of the slurry. I will then pour 250mls of cooled boiled water(boiled for 15 mins) onto the slurry, put the lid on it and shake the shit out of it. Then store in the fridge for 24 hours and repeat the process at least 2 more times.
I then leave it for up to a week and repitch 1/3rd as required. The remaining slurry I pitch into a malt starter and let ferment out then fridge it.
With acid washing you need a solution of around pH of 2.3 and you wash the yeast in this over a 2 hour period. You then have to repitch this yeast into a starter.
Hope this helps.
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