Anyone split liquid yeast?

[toddfore]

I generally work with dry and in 3 gallon batches so I will only use half a pack of yeast and put back in fridge for later batch. Haven't had any issues doing this. Can the same thing be done with a liquid yeast? Planned on making a 5 gallon batch of wheat beer and splitting into to 2-2.5 batches. 1 with Heff. yeast and 1 with a standard dry wheat yeast to see how yeast affects taste. Read that to get banana and clove flavors to come out, you should under pitch yeast. so I have a 5 gallon packet of yeast but only need to use less than half. Seems stupid to throw out. Thanks.

Toddd

 

[Morrey]

Understood and good question. My most successful Hefe beers come from a direct pitch of 3068 fermented at 68F. Since I normally make starters, a direct pitch (to me) is under pitched. I usually go around 65F in fermenter, so 68F is a bit warm.

But, why waste the yeast? I don't think just leaving an open pouch of liquid is going to work well like a dry....Why not make a 1L starter and perhaps divide it into 4 jars of 8 ounces each. Use one jar and refrigerate the others for later use. The saved ones could be combined for larger batches or maybe used to build new starters from each jar.

 

[flars]

Understood and good question. My most successful Hefe beers come from a direct pitch of 3068 fermented at 68F. Since I normally make starters, a direct pitch (to me) is under pitched. I usually go around 65F in fermenter, so 68F is a bit warm.

But, why waste the yeast? I don't think just leaving an open pouch of liquid is going to work well like a dry....Why not make a 1L starter and perhaps divide it into 4 jars of 8 ounces each. Use one jar and refrigerate the others for later use. The saved ones could be combined for larger batches or maybe used to build new starters from each jar.

Store the extra yeast from the starter under the spent wort. Rinsing it with distilled or RO water will reduce the viability for future use in a new starter.

 

[SanPancho]

like morrey says, make a way big starter, pull off just what you need and save the rest. saves money vs always buying new vial.

they last a long time in back of your fridge in a tiny mason jar. then just make another starter next time you need it and start all over again.

very common practice.