TwoHeadsBrewing
Well-Known Member
I've been wondering about reusing my yeast and have read several threads on here about the different techniques. I'm just wondering what methods people generally use, and with what success.
I'm going to brew up another batch of pale ale this weekend and will be transferring my wheat beer to secondary or bottling it depending on my gravity reading. I used Wyeast 1056 for my American Wheat which is the same yeast I plan to use for my Pale Ale. I've got a few options here, what do you think the best one would be?
After racking to secondary...
1. Siphon out trub and wash the yeast for reuse later
2. Keep only 1-2 cups of the yeast and dump into clean primary with the next batch of Pale Ale.
3. Just dump the fresh wort on top of the trub and call 'er good!
I'm going to brew up another batch of pale ale this weekend and will be transferring my wheat beer to secondary or bottling it depending on my gravity reading. I used Wyeast 1056 for my American Wheat which is the same yeast I plan to use for my Pale Ale. I've got a few options here, what do you think the best one would be?
After racking to secondary...
1. Siphon out trub and wash the yeast for reuse later
2. Keep only 1-2 cups of the yeast and dump into clean primary with the next batch of Pale Ale.
3. Just dump the fresh wort on top of the trub and call 'er good!