Hi all,
I am about to wash my WLp 500 yeast tonight, but the starting gravity was 1.080. I have been told recently that this would not be a great idea because the yeast is already too stressed out after fermenting the high gravity beer. My questions are:
1) Do people wash their yeast with high starting gravities?
2) would it matter if I used a large starter and started with the right amount of yeast, cause then theoretically they should not be stressed due to the making of the starter. I thought this was the reason that we made starters in the first place. My starter was 1/2 gallon.
Thanks!
Jason
I am about to wash my WLp 500 yeast tonight, but the starting gravity was 1.080. I have been told recently that this would not be a great idea because the yeast is already too stressed out after fermenting the high gravity beer. My questions are:
1) Do people wash their yeast with high starting gravities?
2) would it matter if I used a large starter and started with the right amount of yeast, cause then theoretically they should not be stressed due to the making of the starter. I thought this was the reason that we made starters in the first place. My starter was 1/2 gallon.
Thanks!
Jason