89OctaneStang
Well-Known Member
Ok. I'm a noob and have a few questions about reusing yeast cake.
Today I racked my pale ale for the second time and my honey brown ale into the secondary. I saved the yeast cakes from both. I made one jar of pale ale yeast and two jars of honey brown ale yeast. I have a pic but could not figure out how to attach it. I would gladly post it if someone could give me instructions on how to do this.
I assume the pale ale jar only has three layers and not four because it was taken from the secondary. And the other two jars are from the primary of the honey brown which still has the hops and sediment (bottom layer?) ??? Can someone explain what the different layers are?
I am not so much concerned about the pale ale because I plan to use it as a starter for my next brew which is a pumkin ale. And from my research it seems that this will be ok to use as a starter along with a smack pack. Correct?
But with the honey brown, we plan to brew this one again real soon! It tastes great already and its OG was 1.058 with a FG of 1.006. 6.8% alcohol and tastes great, sounds like trouble! :rockin: So is there anything else I should do with these before using them again or will they be ok to pitch right into the fermenter? The plan is to use the smaller one as a starter and pitch the larger one right into the fermenter with the starter and wort. Is this a good or bad plan?
Thanks, you all have helped me create some great beers already and I'm only 3 brews into my experience!
Today I racked my pale ale for the second time and my honey brown ale into the secondary. I saved the yeast cakes from both. I made one jar of pale ale yeast and two jars of honey brown ale yeast. I have a pic but could not figure out how to attach it. I would gladly post it if someone could give me instructions on how to do this.
I assume the pale ale jar only has three layers and not four because it was taken from the secondary. And the other two jars are from the primary of the honey brown which still has the hops and sediment (bottom layer?) ??? Can someone explain what the different layers are?
I am not so much concerned about the pale ale because I plan to use it as a starter for my next brew which is a pumkin ale. And from my research it seems that this will be ok to use as a starter along with a smack pack. Correct?
But with the honey brown, we plan to brew this one again real soon! It tastes great already and its OG was 1.058 with a FG of 1.006. 6.8% alcohol and tastes great, sounds like trouble! :rockin: So is there anything else I should do with these before using them again or will they be ok to pitch right into the fermenter? The plan is to use the smaller one as a starter and pitch the larger one right into the fermenter with the starter and wort. Is this a good or bad plan?
Thanks, you all have helped me create some great beers already and I'm only 3 brews into my experience!