I wanted to attempt a NE style ipa and decided to attempt to harvest yeast from a heady topper. I created a 1000ml 1.040 wort that I poured the dregs from a can of heady into. I let that grow for a week, cold crashed it, poured off the liquid and added another 1000ml 1.040 wort. I let that grow for another 5 days and had a good 1/2 - 3/4 inch layer of yeast at the bottom of my 2000ml flask on brew day.
My OG for 6 gallons was at 1.084. I'm NOT (edit) real familiar with figuring out how much yeast I should have for this beer. I'm not too concerned that I've under pitched, but I was wondering if I should take the collection ball off the bottom of my fast ferment conical and swirl it up then pour the yeast cake back into the conical and reconnect the collection ball afterward. I'm assuming this would introduce new settled yeast back into the mix. Bad idea?
My OG for 6 gallons was at 1.084. I'm NOT (edit) real familiar with figuring out how much yeast I should have for this beer. I'm not too concerned that I've under pitched, but I was wondering if I should take the collection ball off the bottom of my fast ferment conical and swirl it up then pour the yeast cake back into the conical and reconnect the collection ball afterward. I'm assuming this would introduce new settled yeast back into the mix. Bad idea?