SeaMonster
Well-Known Member
So, I just wanted to get some advice.
I'm planning on making a maibock within the next couple of days. It's got 9lbs of LME and will, obviously, need a pretty big starter. I've got a Dark Cherry Lager kit from the LHBS fermenting in the basement right now. The cherry part was a bottle of cherry flavoring (smelled just like maraschino cherries). It's been going for about a week now and I was planning to pitch the maibock onto that yeast cake when I rack the cherry lager to a secondary.
I was just thinking...Will I get some noticeable cherry flavor if I pitch onto that cake?
Is there any way to wash the cake so I'll get a clean tasting maibock or should I just throw down the money for a different pouch/bag of yeast?
Thanks,
Brian
I'm planning on making a maibock within the next couple of days. It's got 9lbs of LME and will, obviously, need a pretty big starter. I've got a Dark Cherry Lager kit from the LHBS fermenting in the basement right now. The cherry part was a bottle of cherry flavoring (smelled just like maraschino cherries). It's been going for about a week now and I was planning to pitch the maibock onto that yeast cake when I rack the cherry lager to a secondary.
I was just thinking...Will I get some noticeable cherry flavor if I pitch onto that cake?
Is there any way to wash the cake so I'll get a clean tasting maibock or should I just throw down the money for a different pouch/bag of yeast?
Thanks,
Brian