I brew 5 gallon batches too. I get three or four pint jars of harvested yeast per batch. I always boil four jars just in case; sometimes I have enough to fill all four, sometimes three.
i tried this. first time. from a 6 gallon batch of heavily dry hopped APA. boiled 2 quarts of water and let cool.
used star san for the jars/lids. one quart jars.
Last edited by cookietruck; 10-18-2009 at 07:07 PM.
Many thanks to Bernie Brewer for this method. I just tried it for the first time with minor mods.
- Boiled/sanitized 6 pint mason jars, and chilled overnight.
- Bottling day today - after racking and bottling, I add 5 pints of the sanitized water to the carboy and swirled.
- Save the 6th pint for topping up the others.
- Let the carboy sit for a few hours - NOTE - on its side, with the foil covered mouth of the carboy close to the sink.
- Hold the pints in the sink, and slightly tip up the carboy to fill the pints. This allowed for an easy, undisturbed, slow pour into the pints.
- Top up each with the remaining 6th pint.
What a money saver this will be -- 5 pints of healthy 1056 for my next series of ales -- fantastic!
Yep. Whenever you want to make a starter (not completely necessary, but advised,) bring to room temperature, pour off 90% of the beer colored liquid, swirl around, then pitch.
That would be enough for a 5 gallon batch (1 half pint jar)?
Sure. But use a starter.
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Yep. Whenever you want to make a starter (not completely necessary, but advised,) bring to room temperature, pour off 90% of the beer colored liquid, swirl around, then pitch.
I disagree. Make a starter. No ifs ands or buts. make a starter.
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I simply cover my jug with sanitized foil and shake it
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