Stuck at 1020 -can I pitch onto some old yeast?

[nickrjsmith]

Hi,

I'm brewing two English Ales. I sparged and boiled 80 litres then split into two fermentation vessels.

One vessel had Wyeast London Ale and the other Wyeast British Ale.

Once of them has come down from 1050 to 1010 the other 1050 to 1020.

Can I take the 1050 out and into the keg, then pitch the 1020 onto the yeast cake left at the bottom of the 1050 to finish it off???

Will the screw things up? or finish it off?


Thanks - Nick

 

[ArcaneXor]

Excellent idea. No reason why it shouldn't work, but I would cover the opening of the carboy/bucket with foil while transferring to minimize the amount of dust that gets "sucked" in.

 

[nickrjsmith]

Thanks - i thought it'd be OK. I reckon I'll just dump it onto the yeast cake for another week and hope for the best!