earlyd
Active Member
A couple months ago I made a yeast starter from a local microbrewerys beer. I used it to make a clone of that beer and it turned out great. I started to think most of the beers that I brew use the same type of yeast strain so why dont I do that for all my yeast? At around $7.00 per smack pack of yeast it seams very economical. The questions that I have are what is the best way to harvest the yeast from a carboy, how long will the yeast keep and what is the best way to store the harvested yeast? Also how long will the yeast in a bottle-conditioned beer be suitable for taking a reproducing? I am assuming that it is best to build a starter from my harvested yeast before pitching to a new batch of beer? Any insight from all you more experienced brewers would be greatly appreciated.
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