Surly
Well-Known Member
Although I have harvested and washed yeast many times, I have not pitched to a yeast cake. I find I could do so tomorrow and am asking you to check out my proposed process.
1) I brew ten gallon batches and ferment in two five gallon carboys.
2) I have two carboys each with Safale 05.
3) I will be brewing a beer tomorrow using 05.
I am thinking of kegging my beer this afternoon. I would use one of the carboys to wash and store the yeast for the future.
With the other carboy I would simply pour the yeast cake into a large sanitized jar. I would refrigerate it until tomorrow.
When ready to pitch I would swirl it up and use a funnel to place 1/2 of the cake into two carboys and fill with my cooled wort. (I do not want to over pitch the yeast so thus the 1/2 cake.)
I will use Starsan as my sanitizer.
Is anybody using this type of process? If I am careful with sanitizing everything, I believe I should be ok. Any comments are appreciated.
1) I brew ten gallon batches and ferment in two five gallon carboys.
2) I have two carboys each with Safale 05.
3) I will be brewing a beer tomorrow using 05.
I am thinking of kegging my beer this afternoon. I would use one of the carboys to wash and store the yeast for the future.
With the other carboy I would simply pour the yeast cake into a large sanitized jar. I would refrigerate it until tomorrow.
When ready to pitch I would swirl it up and use a funnel to place 1/2 of the cake into two carboys and fill with my cooled wort. (I do not want to over pitch the yeast so thus the 1/2 cake.)
I will use Starsan as my sanitizer.
Is anybody using this type of process? If I am careful with sanitizing everything, I believe I should be ok. Any comments are appreciated.