Buzz_Armstrong
Active Member
Ok, so I've followed the guidance of the stickies and photo tutorials around here trying to salvage some yeast and I'm at a loss...
I just transfered an Oatmeal Stout from primary to secondary and I had several inches of lovely mud in the carboy.
I added water and sloshed it around for a bit and then I let it sit for about 30 minutes.
It was separated into two categories of mud at that point. I used my siphon to pull the top layer off into 6 pint mason jars. It was still a thick, cocoa/coffee-ish gunk.
Now I've had it in the fridge for a while and it was supposed to settle out again so I can decant the yeasty goodness off the top and store it long term, right?
Nope. It's still quicksand. Anyone have this problem before? This batch created a ferocious amount of fermentation and trub, so I think I've got some super-bugs in there and I'd like to save them!
I just transfered an Oatmeal Stout from primary to secondary and I had several inches of lovely mud in the carboy.
I added water and sloshed it around for a bit and then I let it sit for about 30 minutes.
It was separated into two categories of mud at that point. I used my siphon to pull the top layer off into 6 pint mason jars. It was still a thick, cocoa/coffee-ish gunk.
Now I've had it in the fridge for a while and it was supposed to settle out again so I can decant the yeasty goodness off the top and store it long term, right?
Nope. It's still quicksand. Anyone have this problem before? This batch created a ferocious amount of fermentation and trub, so I think I've got some super-bugs in there and I'd like to save them!