Pelikan
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So I just bottled my very first brew (hurrah!). The hydrometer sample I took tasted really good, as far as non-carbonated, room temp beers go. The OG was off (1.030 as opposed to 1.020), but I think that's because I added lactose, malto, and the priming sugar before taking the sample :cross:. Either that or I just took a retarded reading, but the beer smelled, looked, and tasted fine, so I'm going to go with benefit of the doubt on this one.
In any case, there was a very healthy yeast cake at the bottom after we siphoned the beer. With a sterilized implement, I took a nice sample and blopped it into a 1 liter prepared starter w/ DME and Wyeast nutrient. I had the brew in the primary for a shade over 4 weeks: do you think that yeast was still alive?
In any case, there was a very healthy yeast cake at the bottom after we siphoned the beer. With a sterilized implement, I took a nice sample and blopped it into a 1 liter prepared starter w/ DME and Wyeast nutrient. I had the brew in the primary for a shade over 4 weeks: do you think that yeast was still alive?