Harvesting Yeast while Skipping Secondary

[grampska]

I started brewing a couple weeks ago after a 3 year hiatus. I like to harvest my yeast, but can you still do this if you skip the secondary?

Sorry if this was answered already, but I could only see it asked a couple places with no answers.

I'm guessing if not, the alternative would be to create a larger starter and harvest from that.

 

[Revvy]

I Do....I just wash til it's clear of hop and other gunk...

 

[XXguy]

Probably worth pointing to the sticky on "Yeast Washing Illustrated" by Bernie Brewer. A few pictures are worth a few thousand words.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f163/yeast-washing-illustrated-41768/#post408595

 

[jmo88]

I've done washing and top cropping many times. Both methods have worked well for me. Although I feel more comfortable with top cropping. I don't feel 100% confident washing yeast because the steps required make it more vulnerable to infection and I can't be certain of its viability. But it never caused a problem for me.