ICWiener
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I brewed up a rye saison in April, bottled it in June. Came out great. I washed and saved the yeast, because I want to use it again but then I got to thinking, it might not be in the best shape...
The beer had a 1.066 OG and a 1.010 FG. So that's 1) a starting gravity that was a bit on the high side and 2) 85% attenuation. The only reason I'm not sure about using it again is beacuse I recentlly made a wheat brown porter with a 2nd generation Wyeast 1313 and it pooped out quick. 1.053 OG and it's sitting at 1.018 after 2 weeks.
Thoughts? Should I ditch the yeast? or step it up with a nice slow starter and use it again?
The beer had a 1.066 OG and a 1.010 FG. So that's 1) a starting gravity that was a bit on the high side and 2) 85% attenuation. The only reason I'm not sure about using it again is beacuse I recentlly made a wheat brown porter with a 2nd generation Wyeast 1313 and it pooped out quick. 1.053 OG and it's sitting at 1.018 after 2 weeks.
Thoughts? Should I ditch the yeast? or step it up with a nice slow starter and use it again?