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I just recently started doing more than 5 gallons. Got up to 7 this last batch, split between two carboys. 7 is about the max for my system. Would love to do ten but it’s not a great time to be buying new equipment..

Wow you do 50 and I’m stressing after 5 lol. I just repitched the same yeast again and it has really taken off this time. Much more active than the last repitching. Didn’t do a starter or anything, just threw half the yeast cake into the new brew.

A new pack of yeast plus a starter (and for the first 2 repitches) usually gives me a blowoff. Usually I get to high krausen and then it will settle, then I’ll get huge bubbles of yeast that travel down the blowoff tube. The room is always in the low 60s. Kind of odd. This brew had literally an...

Nobody seemed interested in this thread but I did take a gravity reading and it was right on! I’m amazed at how inactive the fermentation appeared to be and I still hit the gravity. Oh and it tasted great. Maybe I shouldn’t toss this yeast just yet.

I guess what I’m basically asking is: has anyone seen less showy fermentations when they do multiple re-pitches of yeast?

I have another pack on order but obviously it’s going to take a while with everything going on. Would be tempted to repitch again with this yeast but I assume I’d have to make a starter? I don’t know

Brewed a 1.050 Pale Ale one week ago with Wyeast American Ale II. This yeast was repitched for the 4th time. The first time I used this yeast (after doing a starter), and after the first repitching, I had very active fermentations (I.e. thick krausen formation, wild bubbling, etc). The past two...

Just a quick update. Did the 1.5L starter, let it settle out, refrigerated for a day, decanted yesterday before brewing and pitched into 5 gal 1.050 wort. Had bubbling within 3 hours and this morning (14 hours after pitching) had a solid 1" krausen and tons of blowoff activity. Definitely an...

Thanks everyone for the info. I made a 1.5L starter and put about 100ish ml of yeast into it. Looked very active this morning

So essentially, I should rack off to a keg and leave enough beer behind to cover the yeast cake, keep chilled, then do a starter (which I assume would have to be a big starter), or just rinse/pitch that whole thing into the next brew? Is that any different from just pitching directly onto an...

He did kinda say not to reuse haha. It’s fine I’m always open to other ways of doing things. I’m just not sure what other means there are available to the home brewer who wants to reuse yeast. It’s not like I brew everyday and immediately can repitch. I would love nothing more than to start with...

The yeast came out of a 5 gallon, 1.052 pale Ale that was pitched with wyeast American Ale II after doing a 1.5L starter. The finished beer came out pretty well and as intended style-wise. I rinsed with 1 gal sterile water and ended up collecting into (3) 24 oz mason jars. As I said, I collected...

I’ve not heard about rinsing being very detrimental. Not saying you’re wrong at all, I just do it to save some cash (my LHBS has a pitiful selection of liquid yeast and online ordering is expensive with shipping). Plus I won my one and only brew competition award with a once-washed yeast. I am...

So I rinsed yeast from a recent brew with the hope of brewing within a week or so. It’s been about 3 or 4 weeks, so I assume I will need to do a yeast starter just to be safe (or am I wasting time?). My question is, how much yeast should I use in the starter and how big of a starter should I...

Just as an update...I pitched the seemingly inactive starter into a 1.054 wort about 3 hours ago and I’m akready seeing co2 blowoff. Guess it was ok after all :yes:

I bought it in June ‘18. Trying to find warranty but so far unsuccessful

You’re probably right. Live and learn like with all things brewing

There are no longer 5 speeds. You press the speed button and the spinner (not sure what else to call it) hardly turns and the speed button just flashes instead of staying solid. I haven’t looked into what the problem might be but I bought it well over a year ago so I doubt the warranty is still...

I’m always amazed at the ingenuity of homebrewers. I mess up enough in the brewing process, I wouldn’t attempt something like that!

Wow you’ve really invested! My Maelstrom stir plate seems to be on the fritz. Kind of a bummer for $150