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If you bottled/kegged after a month in the primary would the yeast be to spent to wash and reuse later?

So I washed my yeast for the first time last night, all went will except I dropped the jar on the carpet! Didn't break but I'm pretty sure that I oxygenated the water pretty good (it wasn't full all the way) is this going to be an issue with the yeast? Thanks in advance, great thread!

So I have a few brews under my belt and am ready to make the move to kegging. I have recently started doing 3 gallon brews just so I could brew more and keep costs down. My question is: is there a problem with kegging 3 gallons of brew in a 5 gallon keg? I wouldn't think there would be as...

It has been some time and I have been drinking the "corn starch ale" as it has been dubbed by my buddies...the startch just settled to the bottom and really didn't do much. The beer was a little undercobonated (doubt the startch had anything to do with this) and it was also a little sour (but I...

I really want to thank you all, now I guess I have to learn patience...I will get the pipeline going and next time make sure to rack on top. Read all of the links, great information. Thanks again all!

I didn't check the gravity in the primary, the bubbles had stopped and so I just moved on. Do you think it had anything to do with the time that the dry hopping happened. It tasted good after a week in the primary and two in the bottles.

Started drinking my first beer...a Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale Clone. Left in primary for a week and secondary for two (dry hopped with cascade the whole time) and bottle with 1 cup dextrose (bulk primed) for 3 weeks (followed the 1-2-3 rule from this forum) It didn't carbonate fully, I made...

I will keep you all posted, thank you all for the quick responses! You have done quite a bit to calm my fears. Since I am a noob I'll also ask the question what does SWMBO stand for?

First let me explain this marvel of a noob mistake... I got the corn sugar in my kit, about 2/3 a cup boiled it in water (2 cups) and then bulk primed...then I get nervous that it won't be enough carbonation...run to the grocery and not really knowing the difference I add just a pinch to each...