DrunkenJamaal
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What should i do with it flush it I just don't know it would be a good idea!
No not exactly... a) You can wash yeast only a few times (like 5) before you should scrap it, and b) Different strains of yeast for different styles, not to mention lager vs. ale yeast etc... lots of different strains out there to use!If you wash the yeast and shown in the other thread, does that mean that you will never have to buy yeast again?
No it does not. Washed yeast, depending on your sanitation procedures, should probably only be used for 3 or 4 generations.If you wash the yeast and shown in the other thread, does that mean that you will never have to buy yeast again?
Fool me once...Pour it in a jar, drive to Chuck E Cheese, strip to your man-thong, and start slathering it all over your body.
You eventually will, but....If you wash the yeast and shown in the other thread, does that mean that you will never have to buy yeast again?
Probably not as your later generations may not be as viable. However, there are some people who have nth generation yeasties in their fridges...If you wash the yeast and shown in the other thread, does that mean that you will never have to buy yeast again?
True, I mean if the vikings brewed beer just using the yeast left on their brew stick...I have jarred unwashed yeast for later use, as well as using 1/2 a yeast cake to just pitch the wort onto.
Both have produced great results.
The jarred unwashed yeast was refridgerated for 4 months or so.
Wyeast and Whitelabs have processes to be sure, but they aren't magic.
I am sure that the old german brewers kept the same yeast going for hundreds of years without stopping by the LHBS for a smack pack.
more like mutationDoes this mean that the yeast gets weaker each time you reuse them?
Yep. Think of your carboy as West Virginia. There ain't nowhere else to go or nothin' else to do but inbreed. Over time, the inhabitants just get further from the current state of evolution.more like mutation
The technical answer would probably be yes, but the practical answer would be no. But you can "grow-up" the yeast from the bottom of your bottles. You start with small starters and pitch into larger ones to build up the colony. This is usually only done by brewers who want to harvest a yeast that they can't get at retail. You are much better off spending the $7 bucks buying new yeast and washing it next time, because you will spend way more than that on the DME needed to make the step up starters.I flushed my last yeast cake, and I now feel guilty while reading this thread. Would it be possible to wash the yeast from the bottom of my beer bottles?
Dude, you live in Indiana.Yep. Think of your carboy as West Virginia. There ain't nowhere else to go or nothin' else to do but inbreed. Over time, the inhabitants just get further from the current state of evolution.