Hi,
I know there are many topics relating to washing yeast and pitching on top of an exisiting cake and honestly I can't figure out which is best.
Here's the situation: I brewed an ESB about 3 weeks ago and plan on doing an almost dead replica recipe with the exception of I'm trying different hops in this one. It sounds like a no-brainer and I should just pitch on top of the existing cake but then others state that it better to wash the yeast due to fears of over-pitching and the fact that the beer will be darker. I have never reused yeast before for fear of contamination but now that I have a number of brews under my belt I'm confident all is well in that department.
What do you guys recommend?
Oh, and the yeast is White Labs 002 / English Ale yeast if that is of any help.
Thanks!
Eric
I know there are many topics relating to washing yeast and pitching on top of an exisiting cake and honestly I can't figure out which is best.
Here's the situation: I brewed an ESB about 3 weeks ago and plan on doing an almost dead replica recipe with the exception of I'm trying different hops in this one. It sounds like a no-brainer and I should just pitch on top of the existing cake but then others state that it better to wash the yeast due to fears of over-pitching and the fact that the beer will be darker. I have never reused yeast before for fear of contamination but now that I have a number of brews under my belt I'm confident all is well in that department.
What do you guys recommend?
Oh, and the yeast is White Labs 002 / English Ale yeast if that is of any help.
Thanks!
Eric