Harvesting yeast from a bottle of wild devil...
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krumb said:
You would need to build it up in stages. Very little amount of cells in bottle.
Do they use Brett in wild devil or is it a true wild proprietary strain they captured themselves?
If it's just brettanomyces I would just buy it, unless your trying to learn yeast washing and starter techniques. In which case I can think of other easier yeasts to begin with.
Also if it's Brett at what point is it added, bottling or with a few ptnts gravity to go?
krumb: If you want to harvest that yeast,or any yeast, the best way to do it is to make a starter with it. Make a simple wort with 2 cups of water and a half cup of DME. Boil to sanitise then chill. Pour some into the bottle, swirl, and then dump it into a sanitised container. A mason jar will do fine. This will get you moving in the right direction.
Yea, that is what i did...but i poured it all into a growler. Just wondering if it is enough for 5 gallons of wort work!
You put two cups of wort in a growler, or you put the yeast into a growler's worth of wort?
Good. You want to step up the starter from here. That's not going to be enough to properly ferment 5 gallons.
Alright, yoda...teach me! What can i do to step it up?
krumb said:
Yoda's got homework for you: http://www.mrmalty.com/starter_faq.htm
Your next step should probably be 2L.
Good stuff.
Having read that...I did not see anything that speaks specifically to WHEN I "step it up." How long would you recommend I wait until moving it up to a 2L?
You want to let the yeast do its thing completely. There is some debate on this, but my procedure for each step is 2 days on a stir plate, 2 days in the fridge, decant, repeat.
MalFet...great help, bro. Much appreciated!
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