Repitching after cold crash

[zephaniahsw]

I'm just wondering in general, if after a cold crash (to the point of needing to re-pitch to bottle) can you mix in some settled yeast from the cold crash to do the job instead?

Just wondering if one could siphon up some sediment instead of re-pitching.

 

[eastoak]

I'm just wondering in general, if after a cold crash (to the point of needing to re-pitch to bottle) can you mix in some settled yeast from the cold crash to do the job instead?

Just wondering if one could siphon up some sediment instead of re-pitching.

you still have plenty of yeast in suspension after a cold crash. like you pointed out you could pull a puff of yeast off of the bottom, you'll probably kick some up anyway while moving it around.

 

[BigFloyd]

Don't worry even just a tiny little bit about having enough yeast left after a cold crash to accomplish bottle carbing. You should not add any yeast nor intentionally try to suck up some of the cake. There's plenty left in suspension to carb in the bottles.

I crash all batches 5-7 days at 35-36*F, prime/bottle the beer cold (when not kegging) and have never had an issue with bottle carbonation. If using a priming calculator, enter the highest temp the beer saw prior to the cold crash.