Long story short, I ferment in kegs and find yeast washing difficult (vs. using a carboy). So I'm looking for an alternative and all my searching hasn't found me the exact answer I am looking for.
Can I make about a 1 gallon starter with a vial/smack pack and split it. Maybe split between 4-8 12 oz. beer bottles to store in my fridge. Seems like I could grow enough yeast to be about equivalent to a white labs vial and store it on my own.
Would this store well? Is it even a good idea? Does anyone do this currently?
I have washed yeast according the the "Yeast washing...Illustrated" instructions. It works fantastic, however it's not very friendly to a brewer that uses kegs to ferment in.
Can I make about a 1 gallon starter with a vial/smack pack and split it. Maybe split between 4-8 12 oz. beer bottles to store in my fridge. Seems like I could grow enough yeast to be about equivalent to a white labs vial and store it on my own.
Would this store well? Is it even a good idea? Does anyone do this currently?
I have washed yeast according the the "Yeast washing...Illustrated" instructions. It works fantastic, however it's not very friendly to a brewer that uses kegs to ferment in.