Hello all!!!
I'm kinda new here having only brewed 5 of my own beers, but I have to say I have defiantly picked up a few good tips here so I thought I would give one of my own for all to share!!
I just read another thread about washing your yeast for a future brew! I tried that washing thing once or twice and found that it really was a pain in the ass!! Yes you do get 4 or 5 jars of good yeast but all the work you have to do is hardly worth the effort!!! Plus you can only store the yeast for so long without the worry of it going bad!!
Here is my simple, I'll repeat the "SIMPLE" solution for yeast harvesting!!!
DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
You herd me!!!
Follow these easy steps for a never ending supply of FRESH yeast!!!
1 buy your favorite liquid yeast!!
2 make a starter with it using 2 cups of boiled then cooled water and half cup of DME!
3 let it sit for 2 or 3 days, shaking it every now and then!
4 add 2 more cups of boiled then cooled water and half cup of DME!
5 let that sit for another 2 days shaking occasional!
6 the day you plan on brewing, shake the starter well, mixing everything well then split the mixture in 2 by pouring half into a mason jar (sanitized of course!!!) and using whats left for you brew!!
YOU CAN'T GET ANY EASIER THAN THAT!!!
you don't need to empty out a 6 gallon carboy!! you do not need to boil gallons of water, don't need to sanitize 4 or 5 jars, don't need to wait for the trub to settle out!! don't need room to store 4 or 5 jars!!!
The half of starter you have left will be plenty for you to repeat the process, ensuring you never have a 4th or 5th gen batch of yeast( that is when it all starts to go bad I herd!!!) At the most half of your started will be a 2nd gen, if you want to call it that having never been used to ferment anything other that the 1/2 cup dme for the starter!!! the other half will be a fresh batch of yeast newly produced ready to go!!!
I tried this the last batch I made and I had an explosive fermentation on the next day!!
I will not take credit for this type of yeast propagation, I read it on a forum somewhere!!!, but I will gladly pass it along for all the other newbies out there to use!!!!!!!!
HAPPY BREWING!!!!
BADBEER
I'm kinda new here having only brewed 5 of my own beers, but I have to say I have defiantly picked up a few good tips here so I thought I would give one of my own for all to share!!
I just read another thread about washing your yeast for a future brew! I tried that washing thing once or twice and found that it really was a pain in the ass!! Yes you do get 4 or 5 jars of good yeast but all the work you have to do is hardly worth the effort!!! Plus you can only store the yeast for so long without the worry of it going bad!!
Here is my simple, I'll repeat the "SIMPLE" solution for yeast harvesting!!!
DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
You herd me!!!
Follow these easy steps for a never ending supply of FRESH yeast!!!
1 buy your favorite liquid yeast!!
2 make a starter with it using 2 cups of boiled then cooled water and half cup of DME!
3 let it sit for 2 or 3 days, shaking it every now and then!
4 add 2 more cups of boiled then cooled water and half cup of DME!
5 let that sit for another 2 days shaking occasional!
6 the day you plan on brewing, shake the starter well, mixing everything well then split the mixture in 2 by pouring half into a mason jar (sanitized of course!!!) and using whats left for you brew!!
YOU CAN'T GET ANY EASIER THAN THAT!!!
you don't need to empty out a 6 gallon carboy!! you do not need to boil gallons of water, don't need to sanitize 4 or 5 jars, don't need to wait for the trub to settle out!! don't need room to store 4 or 5 jars!!!
The half of starter you have left will be plenty for you to repeat the process, ensuring you never have a 4th or 5th gen batch of yeast( that is when it all starts to go bad I herd!!!) At the most half of your started will be a 2nd gen, if you want to call it that having never been used to ferment anything other that the 1/2 cup dme for the starter!!! the other half will be a fresh batch of yeast newly produced ready to go!!!
I tried this the last batch I made and I had an explosive fermentation on the next day!!
I will not take credit for this type of yeast propagation, I read it on a forum somewhere!!!, but I will gladly pass it along for all the other newbies out there to use!!!!!!!!
HAPPY BREWING!!!!
BADBEER