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Followed the yeast washing and time will tell if I did it right when using a starter. From the remaining slurry, I skimmed about 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup and pitched in my new wort batch. Should have used 1/3 to 1/2, but wanted to ensure there would be yeast. As of 18 hours later, very active...

About to keg an Am Wheat beer and have been reading many posts on reusing the yeast left behind (following up with another Am Wheat). Read pros/cons of pitching on top of the cake. Some have stated that using a cup or two of the slurry from the cake works well. Using this slurry, is the wort...

So...here is what I did and the result. I shot the keg with pressure and purged. Pressurized more and purged a little. Stored it in my kegerator for 2.5 days. When I installed the new regulator and splitter, I released the pressure valve on the keg...only there was no pressure. I connected...

To clarify, I have a homebrew that will be transferred to a keg in a few days. This keg will not have a dedicated CO2 line (yet). If I am interpreting the "purge the keg" correctly, I should transfer to keg, blast with CO2, use pressure relief to remove possible oxygen, store keg at room temp...

Got a little bit of a dilemma coming up next week. Situation: have 2 kegs, one CO2 tank/line, and I'm a noob. One keg is full of last week's homebrew and hooked up to the CO2. I'm waiting on new regulator and splitter, which won't get to me for another 2 weeks. Next batch of homebrew is due...

Noob here too. Is it really required to rack this beer into a secondary for a few more weeks after the 2 week primary? I don't bottle as I have a kegging system set up. If I allowed the beer to condition in the keg for a few days with CO2, will this harm anything?