Storage of yeast culture for next brew

[malty]

It is commonly aggreed by most that collection of yeast for storage and use in a later batch of brew is done from the trub of the primary fermenter. Wyeast recommends storage in a jar of sterile water in the fridge. White Labs recommends storing the yeast under beer. Does anyone have exprience at comparing the two methods?

 

[sheephrdr]

This post got me thinking, and my question is along the same lines, could I take the yeast that settles at the bottom of my beer/wort after it is done fermenting from my prim/secondary and fill a few bottles with the beer/yeast mixture (as there is usualy some beer left at the bottom along with the trub.

Up to this point I have been using dried yeast because it is cheaper and seems to work fine for me but id be willing investing the cash into liquid if I could get a few batches out of it.

Thanks

 

[El Pistolero]

could I take the yeast that settles at the bottom of my beer/wort after it is done fermenting from my prim/secondary and fill a few bottles with the beer/yeast mixture (as there is usualy some beer left at the bottom along with the trub.

That's pretty much what this guy does in his illustrated primer.

 

[GABrewboy]

What I actually did this past weekend was make a 1.5 liter started, then divided that into 3 equal parts, one for the primary once I was done brewing, then the other two I put into 2 air tight flip top jars and put in the fridge for the next brew session. Then once I make another starter with one of the ones in the fridge, I will divide that again as well. I am under the impression this will work just fine. I will say I had one heck of a fermentation with 1/3 of 1.5 liters from the starter I made.....had a nice eruption with my airlock on the primary, no mess, but almost a mess......

 

[boo boo]

I keep mine in sanitized mason jars fitted with airlocks and in my lager fridge. Soon I'll be freezing my yeasts when I aquire the nessasary materials.