So I just brewed a batch last night and now the clock is ticking for planning my next batch. When I rack to secondary, I just leave the yeast cake and reuse it? I read the thread about washing my yeast
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f163/yeast-washing-illustrated-41768/
but I still don't understand. So when I rack this Blonde Rye to secondary in a few weeks, I usually leave some amount of beer on the yeast cake obsviously so as not to add the trub to the secondary. Can I just throw a new batch of wort right on top of it? Do I need to go through that washing process? What would happen if I do not?
I have a Burning River Pale Ale clone from AHS that uses the same strain of yeast as the Blonde Rye that's fermenting now.
Also I read in a few places about Hard cider and i was maybe thinking of using the yeast cake for that?
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f163/yeast-washing-illustrated-41768/
but I still don't understand. So when I rack this Blonde Rye to secondary in a few weeks, I usually leave some amount of beer on the yeast cake obsviously so as not to add the trub to the secondary. Can I just throw a new batch of wort right on top of it? Do I need to go through that washing process? What would happen if I do not?
I have a Burning River Pale Ale clone from AHS that uses the same strain of yeast as the Blonde Rye that's fermenting now.
Also I read in a few places about Hard cider and i was maybe thinking of using the yeast cake for that?