Keeping yeast

[GDRMaille]

Hullo all!

So I brewed my very first batch a little over a week ago. Very excited about how well my ability to follow kit directionsvarious over into flavor... went with Brewer's Best English Brown Ale. Anywho, I will be bottling on Wed and wanted to know how long I could keep the yeast that I harvest from the troub. I expect that I would need at least a month (to gather enough bottles from friends to use in the next go-around)

Thanks for the help in advance!

 

[OHIOSTEVE]

It depends on how you gather and store it.. anywhere from a few days to a year to indefinite.

 

[chefmike]

Search washing yeast for more info.

I have scooped yeast from trub into a sanitized mason jar using a sanitized scoop and used it 12 months later. I regularly use a popular strain of ale yeast this way with 1-3 months between uses. I fill the jars and seal them, store them in the bottom of the fridge. When I use them, I pull them out, pour off the liquid and pitch it.

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[Whut]

I've successfully used washed yeast that was 9 months old. What I linked is the Sticky for washing yeast.

 

[OHIOSTEVE]

I've successfully used washed yeast that was 9 months old. What I linked is the Sticky for washing yeast.

over 12 months successfully here..also had a failure at over 12 months.

 

[GDRMaille]

I was thinking in the two month range, so this is encouraging! Thanks!