Winpaks and yeast washing

[rcrabb22]

Anyone tried yeast washing from a 6 gal plastic winpak?

I am about to keg from 2 of these containers and would like to collect some yeast from them before cleaning. With a carboy you can see the layers settle after adding boiled/cooled water and also see what you are pouring as you collect yeast but I won't be able to with the winpaks.

I was thinking I might rinse and collect the slurry from the winpak and pour it into a carboy to settle but that's one more transfer and opportunity for infection not to mention another item to clean later.

Any experiences from others shared here would be appreciated.

 

[rcrabb22]

How about those who use buckets for fermenting? Do you just add water to make a sluury, let settle for a while then pour some amount off, or do you transfer to galss to see what's going on?

 

[Schnitzengiggle]

Yes, I use buckets and pour my water in swirl it up and let it sit with the lid on for 20-30 minutes, then pour off into large canning jars, then let it settle another 20-30 minutes and pour into my smaller jars.

I have been successful, and used my first gen washed yeast about 2 weeks ago. The yeasties lived!:rockin:

BTW one of my first washings was left in the fridge for about 3 months before I used it and it worked great!

 

[kuphish]

Yes, I use buckets and pour my water in swirl it up and let it sit with the lid on for 20-30 minutes, then pour off into large canning jars, then let it settle another 20-30 minutes and pour into my smaller jars.

I have been successful, and used my first gen washed yeast about 2 weeks ago. The yeasties lived!:rockin:

BTW one of my first washings was left in the fridge for about 3 months before I used it and it worked great!

Same here. Works great!

 

[rcrabb22]

I appreciate you sharing experiences.

 

[Schnitzengiggle]

You are welcome, it is truly great when you can buy a vial of White Labs for ~$7 and get 20-25 uses out of it. Of course, if you are diligent enough to wash the yeast over 5 generations or so.

Big savings $$$!:rockin: