DancingBull
Active Member
Hi folks, I saw the Washing Yeast pictorial stickied after I tried a different method, so I'll do that going forward.
Here's my question. I brewed 5 gallons of Czech Pils WLP800 and transferred it to my secondary and made sure to include plenty to trub. I let is sit at 50 degrees F for about 3 weeks. Now when I transferred it again to let it lager, I saved all of the remaining trub and 'liquid' that was at the bottom of my carboy. It filled about a quart mason and separated, try taking up half, and the liquid taking up the other half which is sitting in my refrigerator.
I need to reuse this yeast (I found my lager frozen last night, my thermostat quit or something and it's frozen solid, I am letting it slowly warm up to room temperate), so do I:
1. follow the standard steps for washing yeast that's sticked and that's how get it active again?
or 2. Should I pour the trub and liquid back into carboy when it hits 50 degrees F after letting the mason jar come to room temp?
or 3. Buy a new vial of yeast and pitch it?
Thank you!
Here's my question. I brewed 5 gallons of Czech Pils WLP800 and transferred it to my secondary and made sure to include plenty to trub. I let is sit at 50 degrees F for about 3 weeks. Now when I transferred it again to let it lager, I saved all of the remaining trub and 'liquid' that was at the bottom of my carboy. It filled about a quart mason and separated, try taking up half, and the liquid taking up the other half which is sitting in my refrigerator.
I need to reuse this yeast (I found my lager frozen last night, my thermostat quit or something and it's frozen solid, I am letting it slowly warm up to room temperate), so do I:
1. follow the standard steps for washing yeast that's sticked and that's how get it active again?
or 2. Should I pour the trub and liquid back into carboy when it hits 50 degrees F after letting the mason jar come to room temp?
or 3. Buy a new vial of yeast and pitch it?
Thank you!
