yeast wash I did is it ok to use this?

[billman]

I'm getting ready to do another brew this weekend. My previous one I collected the yeast. I washed it then poured it in a liter bottle with screw top. After I screwed the top on, I shook it up again.

Now, my collected yeast looks like the growler in this photo on the right with the dried trub on the top sides of the bottle. Then a layer of beer with the rest on the bottom.

There should be no O2 in the bottle. Just to ease my mind will I be ok decanting and dumping this into my next brew?

 

[likwidbliss]

looks like the way i do it. You will be happy. I keep four strains: nottingham, windsor, san fransisco lager and harvested trappist yeast from Ommegang. It is the cats meow!

I top up my small jars with tap water to the top and cap. Yeast hasn't died from my tap water. If you feel better boil it and let it cool.

 

[ThePearsonFam]

Looks perfect! Use and expect TERRIFIC results.

You can get even more beer decanted off if you cold crash. I'll usually make a very small, low OG activator the morning I brew and pitch my full starter into that to get my yeast cranking away for pitching.

**EDIT** totally not needed if you use it within a few days but certainly doesn't hurt either...

 

[billman]

I feel better now! That photo is not mine. I was just using it as a quick comparison. It's from http://www.donosborn.com/homebrew/yeastwash.htm The down and dirty way. Great Tutorial.

My yeast has been sitting in my fridge for like a month. You're right about the cold crash. When I first dumped it there was like no beer on top. Now it's like 2 inches on top.