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I am setting up for a cycle of 6 different beers, brewing 3 every two weeks, so I'd like to reuse the yeast as much as possible to keep costs down. I transferred two into secondaries this weekend and saved the yeast cakes in quart sized jars since I didn't have the pint sized jars to split them up into. They have been in the fridge for a day now. I now have the pint sized jars to split up into, so how do I go about washing this yeast? If I understand what I've read correct, I should add some boiled/cooled water, shake it all up, let it set 20 minutes, pour off the stuff on top into another jar, leaving the trub on the bottom, shake it up again, and pour into the smaller jars. Is this right?
Or should I just keep them how they are and pitch the whole jar when I brew these beers again in 2 weeks?
This is the first time I've saved/washed yeast, so I just want to make sure I'm following the right procedures.
Here's a pic of what they look like
Or should I just keep them how they are and pitch the whole jar when I brew these beers again in 2 weeks?
This is the first time I've saved/washed yeast, so I just want to make sure I'm following the right procedures.
Here's a pic of what they look like