Re-using Safale US-05

[joetothemo]

Finally got around to using the yeast I washed a few weeks ago using advice from this thread. I did a real simple (read: cheap) amber ale in a 3 gal batch.

I am happy to report it is chugging away in my carboy like crazy despite forgetting to make a starter in time for brew day.

Thanks all!

 

[Monstar]

Hurray!

 

[maltbarleyhops]

i have had excellent luck with re using us05. after i rack to the keg. i simpley pour 500 ml of the cake into a sanitized beaker. note on the beakerr the harvest date and name and cap it. through it in 38f fridge and have used it up to 3 weeks later.

i do "rehydrate" or "re-kindle" the yeast by taking it to another 1000ml beaker (after pouring off the clear liquid that has risen to the top) with some of the cooled wort and let them get a bit friendly first, then dump into new batch.

but as stated above, if your not washing yeasts, dont reuse more than 3 times. i only reuse once if not washed, just because i dont want to f up a great beer that ive waited anywhere from a month to a year and a half to try.

Cheers!

 

[BradleyBrew]

WASH YOUR YEAST! I have dumped onto yeast cakes and washed yeast.. I always have a better product after washing. Even if you wash and pitch all the yeast from the previous batch it still turns out better because you remove all the yeast the are K.I.A and all the unwanted trub.

 

[boomtown25]

This is just a suggestion, but someone can correct me if my procedure/idea is a bad one: Make a big starter out of one packet of yeast in a sanitized 2 liter bottle. Buy about 12 test tubes with screw on caps (I think more beer sells these). Buy some glycerin. Then fill each test tube up and put in fridge. When the yeast settle, decant liquid off yeast and fill back up with more starter. Repeat fridge process until your tubes are about half full of only yeast, then add some glycerin, shake it up and label and put in freezer. Voila! You just created 12 packets of yeast from one packet of yeast. With the glycerin, you can keep frozen for a year or so and all you have to do is pull one out and do a starter.