Let me try this one last time
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According to what you've written (and pointed me to), I should do the following to correctly re-use my yeast:
1. Rack my current batch of Dunkel to the bottling bucket
2. My Dunkel batches are supposed to start at about 1.052-1.056, so that's 13 or 14 degrees Plato.
3. If a 12 Plato brew requires 227 mL of slurry, then I need between 8.23 oz. (227 mL / 12 Degrees Plato * 13 Degrees Plato / 30 mL per ounce) and 8.87 oz. (227 mL / 12 Degrees Plato * 14 Degrees Plato / 30 mL per ounce) of slurry.
4. If I sanitize my glass measuring cup and stainless steel measuring spoon (is plastic OK, too?), then I can harvest to a little bit above the 1 cup line.
5. Assuming my wort for my next batch is pretty much ready (i.e., cooling in ice bath) when I'm racking the first batch to the bottling bucket, how long can I leave the harvested slurry out without having to worry about contamination? Should I sanitize a bucket filter and cover it with that? Do I have time to clean and sanitize my fermenting bucket in the meantime?
Does the harvested slurry get pitched on top of the wort just like I would pitch the Wyeast slap pack?
Am I missing anything else, or do I have the concept down pretty well?