Yeast harvesting

[JusIsLoose]

Will the kind of yeast I harvest from my home brew be generally the same kind I used for the fermentation? If I used a strain for wheat beer will it be the same? Does the yeast change in any way?

 

[Sarrsipius]

Should be the same. Are you talking about harvesting from the dregs of a bottle or washing the yeast cake after fermentation. Either way the answer is the same but I can't imagine why you would harvest yeast from home brew dregs. Just go buy more yeast.

 

[jdubb75]

You may want to look through this thread on yeast washing. It has some good info on techniques and how many times people reuse it with good results.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f163/yeast-washing-illustrated-41768/