Capnken
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I plan on washing the yeast from a 5 gal batch to use in a 1 gal kit I’ve had. Both are IPA’s. How much of the cake do you think I will need? I don’t plan on storing any. Just for this 1 gal kit.
Using washed yeast in a 1 gal batch
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A few tablespoons of the cake ought to be plenty for a gallon...
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One tablespoon (15 ml) I'd say. Even if it contains 50% trub and hop debris.
No need to "wash" it.
Capnken
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Alright! Thanks, after watching the video of how to wash it I may wash some to use on the next brew.
Capnken
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So I was going to do a Cream Ale next, would the yeast from an IPA lend any hop flavors to the Cream Ale ?
It depends on how much hop debris is in the cake, but yeah you could pick some of those hops flavors up if there's a lot.
Instead of "washing" the yeast, I have successfully strained trubby/hop-laden yeast slurry through a (very) fine mesh hop bag (or a piece of voile).
Pour off most of the beer so you'd end up with a just pourable slurry, alike buttermilk. You don't want to transfer too much of the hoppy beer either.
Boil the bag in some PBW, rinse, dunke in Starsan for 5 minutes, then place in a sanitized funnel with a (mason) jar underneath. To speed up draining stick a dinner spoon, upside down, between the bag and funnel, all the way down to the spout.
