donald_trub
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I've just finished my first attempt at yeast washing. I had just bottled up a 20 litre pale ale which was fermented with WLP051 Cal Ale V. I added about 3 litres of water to the yeast cake and put it into a large clear jug, waited about an hour for it to seperate and then poured the top half of it into 4 x 1 pint mason jars. A day later, this is what I have in each of the jars:
I have 4 of these jars each with a similar level of yeast in them. My questions are:
- it's only been in the fridge for a day. Will I see more yeast build up if I leave it a day?
- Do I/Should I decant the beer off the top and replace with boiled and cooled water? Will this extend the life of the yeast?
- Is there enough there to just pitch in my next batch of beer without making a starter? It kind of looks around the same amount as a normal White Labs tube... if it's too little, I might reduce the amount of jars down to 2 by mixing them and doubling the yeast, then storing them until required.
Thanks in advance.
I have 4 of these jars each with a similar level of yeast in them. My questions are:
- it's only been in the fridge for a day. Will I see more yeast build up if I leave it a day?
- Do I/Should I decant the beer off the top and replace with boiled and cooled water? Will this extend the life of the yeast?
- Is there enough there to just pitch in my next batch of beer without making a starter? It kind of looks around the same amount as a normal White Labs tube... if it's too little, I might reduce the amount of jars down to 2 by mixing them and doubling the yeast, then storing them until required.
Thanks in advance.