This is used yeast. I made a Wit a few weeks ago thatI made a starter with about 6 hours ago. I am brewing right now and when I pitch the yeast should i scoop up the yeast on the plate and toss it in the fermenter as well?
Yes it was from a prior batch. I ended up using all of it including the stuff on the plate. Should be interesting to see how it turns out. Since I didn't have to buy yeast this Wit wasn't too expensive. Basically this was an experiment to see if I should be keeping and reusing my yeast. I've been sniffing my airlock and I have to say it smells quite delightful. Not that that really means much of anything.
Well, 2 weeks later and the beer has been kegged and tried. It's all good. Better than the last wit I made. Moral of the story? It's hard to infect beer.