Here's the scenario:
made a kolsch with Wyeast 2565...no mystery there.
after racking to secondary, I added about 1/2 gallon of sanitary water to the fermenter, swirled, then poured into a growler and chilled 20 mins.
ended up washing twice, and collecting four jars (pint size Mason jars), with maybe 3/4" yeast in the bottom.
the question arises...is that enough yeast in a single jar to do another batch, assuming I made a half gallon starter two days in advance? (assuming its not a big beer).
I wasn't sure so I used two jars in my starter tonight. for the record I'm gonna brew a Mocktoberfest on Saturday in the afternoon. the kolsch yeast is clean and cooler fermenting.
thanks in advance for your thoughts. and sorry if the above seems disjointed...the wife and I killed a bottle of wine tonite
made a kolsch with Wyeast 2565...no mystery there.
after racking to secondary, I added about 1/2 gallon of sanitary water to the fermenter, swirled, then poured into a growler and chilled 20 mins.
ended up washing twice, and collecting four jars (pint size Mason jars), with maybe 3/4" yeast in the bottom.
the question arises...is that enough yeast in a single jar to do another batch, assuming I made a half gallon starter two days in advance? (assuming its not a big beer).
I wasn't sure so I used two jars in my starter tonight. for the record I'm gonna brew a Mocktoberfest on Saturday in the afternoon. the kolsch yeast is clean and cooler fermenting.
thanks in advance for your thoughts. and sorry if the above seems disjointed...the wife and I killed a bottle of wine tonite