Reuse yeast

I am currently fermenting an IPA with WLP001. (OG 1.068 )

I am planing on brewing an American imperial stout (OG should be around 1.090)

I am thinking of washing and reusing the yeast but I've read that you should only reuse yeast with similar styles.

Do you all think I should use this yeast? Will it negatively affect my stout?

Cheers

If you are careful with your washing and properly rebuild a starter, my understanding is that there's no problem with doing what you are describing.

Awesome, thanks

Cranny04 said:

I am thinking of washing and reusing the yeast but I've read that you should only reuse yeast with similar styles.

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I'm pretty sure thats only an issue if you're not washing and just pitching on the cake. even then, I dont think you'd notice in an imperial stout

As already mentioned, if you wash/rinse your yeast, you can go all over the place with it... I rinsed/washed some Wyeast 1084 from a porter turned BarleyWine (OG of 1.101 ) and then used it in an Irish Red Ale with an OG of 1.064 without any issue at all.

Just do a decent/good job of it, use a starter, and you shouldn't have any issues...

I would advise splitting the yeast you wash/rinse up into a few parts. Use one, reserve the rest. I've been alternating which harvested yeast I'm using. Giving a week or two from when the brew gets bottled until that yeast is used again. This way, it really separates out and you get good yeast to use. Every time I go to use the yeast, by the time the starter has cooled down enough, the yeast is active in the jar it's been refridgerated in. Even after over a month.