First time washing and not getting yeast and trub separation

[BC_Brews]

Hey guys, so this was my first time attempting to wash my yeast and I'm not getting must yeast and trub separation. The included pics have been settling for almost an hour and Ithe yeast is white labs WLP670 American Farmhouse.

Just wondering if it's a big deal to not get the separation or if it'll be fine to reuse as is.

Thanks for any responses ahead of time






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[BrewerBaj]

I am having the same problem. Mine looks a little worse than yours. Mine has also been sitting in the refrigerator since Monday night and I still see no separation. It was also my first time


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[khawk95]

What was your process? Did you use boiled water and decant a few times? That looks like a lot of trub.


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[BrewerBaj]

Ya I screwed up... Just read about letting your fermenter sit for 20 min after you add the boiled and cooled water and swirl it... I put all of the trub into my bottles. Oh well...here's to the next try.


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[khawk95]

No worries. You can still decant and put new boiled water in. It should still have viable yeast in the bottom. Just do a starter before you use it to build up the population.

Most importantly ... Sanitize everything like you are waging war on bacteria!


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[BadDeacon]

Just leave it and make a starter from it for next batch. Just keep the turn out of the next batch when you pitch.


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[eastoak]

each of those jars look like they have enough yeast to ferment a beer without a starter. i pitch that farmhouse strain right out of the vial, no starter. next time you could just save the yeast cake in the jars without washing it at all, there is yeast all through the jar anyway.

 

[BigFloyd]

each of those jars look like they have enough yeast to ferment a beer without a starter. i pitch that farmhouse strain right out of the vial, no starter. next time you could just save the yeast cake in the jars without washing it at all, there is yeast all through the jar anyway.

This^^^^^^^^. You're dumping a lot of viable yeast cells down the drain with the rinsing process. Just decant the liquid off the top and either pitch (if really fresh) or make a starter if you want more cells. Simple and less chance of contamination.

 

[BC_Brews]

Thanks guys,

i did boil water then let it cool to room temp. Then added to my carboy, swirled, and poured into the jars, left some behind in the carboy.

I'm gonna try brewing another saison and using what's in the jars, if it doesn't work then oh well haha




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[BC_Brews]

This^^^^^^^^. You're dumping a lot of viable yeast cells down the drain with the rinsing process. Just decant the liquid off the top and either pitch (if really fresh) or make a starter if you want more cells. Simple and less chance of contamination.

That's what I'm gonna plan on doing. Will probably brew another batch this weekend so it will still be pretty fresh


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