y2jrock60
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I have been homebrewing occasionally for the last few years and have finally gotten back into it after a 2 year hiatus. I always use a yeast starter but never with re-harvested yeast. I'm thinking about harvesting and washing the yeast from my Pale Ale at the end of the week. I understand the process and watched numerous videos on the subject.
I plan on making a Double IPA in the next month and I understand that I'm going to need more yeast than I normally would since the OG will be 1.090 or higher. I heard I will need 1 cup of yeast slurry for a beer that big. I will likely harvest and wash enough yeast from my Pale Ale to achieve this, but what if I don't? Is there anyway to increase and grow the amount of yeast? Would it be possible to make a starter, dump off the converted wort after a few days and add fresh wort repeating the process to increase the amount of yeast?
I'm not really sure how to grow yeast. I'm pretty sure I've seen the process of growing yeast before, but can't remember exactly how to do it. Or maybe it isn't possible.
Would a large starter with about a gallon of wort work for a big ale? Or am I only concerned about the amount of yeast I pitch?
I'm just really confused about how to increase and grow yeast. I've asked about 6 questions in the post. Sorry if it's hard to understand. I haven't been feeling well the last few days and I'm really confused about the subject. Thanks your help in advance.
I plan on making a Double IPA in the next month and I understand that I'm going to need more yeast than I normally would since the OG will be 1.090 or higher. I heard I will need 1 cup of yeast slurry for a beer that big. I will likely harvest and wash enough yeast from my Pale Ale to achieve this, but what if I don't? Is there anyway to increase and grow the amount of yeast? Would it be possible to make a starter, dump off the converted wort after a few days and add fresh wort repeating the process to increase the amount of yeast?
I'm not really sure how to grow yeast. I'm pretty sure I've seen the process of growing yeast before, but can't remember exactly how to do it. Or maybe it isn't possible.
Would a large starter with about a gallon of wort work for a big ale? Or am I only concerned about the amount of yeast I pitch?
I'm just really confused about how to increase and grow yeast. I've asked about 6 questions in the post. Sorry if it's hard to understand. I haven't been feeling well the last few days and I'm really confused about the subject. Thanks your help in advance.