Nateo
Well-Known Member
I've poked around on the forums a bit but haven't found hard numbers.
Per the Wyeast FAQ, they say not to reuse yeast from a "high gravity" beer.
I washed and made a starter from some yeast from a batch with OG 1.090. This yeast had little/no viability. I washed and made a starter with yeast from an OG 1.072 batch and it took a couple days but I got some small amount of activity.
Has anyone found the balance point, gravity-wise, where below 1.0XX you get decently viable yeast, and above 1.0YY the yeast is basically useless?
Per the Wyeast FAQ, they say not to reuse yeast from a "high gravity" beer.
I washed and made a starter from some yeast from a batch with OG 1.090. This yeast had little/no viability. I washed and made a starter with yeast from an OG 1.072 batch and it took a couple days but I got some small amount of activity.
Has anyone found the balance point, gravity-wise, where below 1.0XX you get decently viable yeast, and above 1.0YY the yeast is basically useless?