Yeast at bucket bottom?
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c.n.budz
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I just dump it down the drain
arturo7
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Reuse or dump.
There are many threads here on yeast harvesting.
There are many threads here on yeast harvesting.
SteveM
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I put it on my compost heap.
COLObrewer
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It's supposed to be good for lawns too.
KUbrew
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Wash and store those yeasties and reuse in several batches to come, this is a great way to save money too.
COLObrewer
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SAVE THE YEAST! SAVE THE YEAST! SAVE THE YEAST! SAVE THE YEAST!, . . come on everyone join in . . alltogether now . . . SAVE THE YEAST! SAVE THE YEAST! SAVE THE YEAST! SAVE THE YEAST!
SAVE THE YEAST! SAVE THE YEAST! SAVE THE YEAST! SAVE THE YEAST!, . . come on everyone join in . . alltogether now . . . SAVE THE YEAST! SAVE THE YEAST! SAVE THE YEAST! SAVE THE YEAST!
I'll send you mine. I'm a lazy brewer with not much space to work in. It's just not worth it to me. I may not get a consistent product through partial/extract brewing, but I don't run the risk of having a bad/ruined batch either. But I might do it to help out a fellow brewer if he wants it.
springer
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SAVE THE YEAST! SAVE THE YEAST! SAVE THE YEAST! SAVE THE YEAST!, . . come on everyone join in . . alltogether now . . . SAVE THE YEAST! SAVE THE YEAST! SAVE THE YEAST! SAVE THE YEAST!
Well if its a liquid yes but its really not worth it for dry yeast. I keep 10-15 packs at all times .
I wash the cake and re-use it for a few generations. I have even re-used dry yeast, the large quantity is great for pitching into a high gravity beer.
Once the yeast is a few generations old, or if it's a strain I don't plan on re-using, or it's from a high gravity wort
I find the shrub in the yard that looks like it could use some fertilizer and dump the whole cake on it. Inevitably the shrub perks right up within a week. 
Once the yeast is a few generations old, or if it's a strain I don't plan on re-using, or it's from a high gravity wort
I find the shrub in the yard that looks like it could use some fertilizer and dump the whole cake on it. Inevitably the shrub perks right up within a week.
COLObrewer
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Of course it's worth it, saves $2, soon to be $4 or so I've heard.
c.n.budz
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Saving yeast is a nice way to save some money, but get your brewing process down before you start worrying about washing and saving yeast.
