sashurlow
Well-Known Member
I just thought of something... Is it possible to add some old brew into a jar with sugar and dead yeast (my yeast nutrient) and get it to grow again?
getting yeast from an old brew
- Thread starter sashurlow
- Start date
Help Support Homebrew Talk - Beer, Wine, Mead, & Cider Brewing Discussion Forum:
It is, a lot of people pitch a new batch onto the trub of an old batch for the flavour that it gives (eg. fermenting a red wine then pitching a cider onto the yeast cake will give you a red-winey tasting cider). I don't bother with it, here the yeast is so inexpensive that I would rather just use a new lot than bother with dealing with off flavours that may arise from stressed yeast.
Similar threads
