Icarus9414
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Which seems to give the most viable yeast when harvesting from a yeast cake, primary or secondary fermentation? You'd have more yeast from the primary, but more dead cells as well. In my head it would make more sense to use the yeast from the secondary to reduce the likelihood of autolysis of the yeast cells. I've seen the awesome thread on yeast washing but was just considering pouring my next batch directly onto the yeast cake that is already in the carboy. I make the same base cider every time I brew and would like to save money by not buying as much yeast packets. Nottingham sets me back $4 a packet from my LHBS and I'd rather use that money on more brew.