Djangotet
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If I wanted to reuse yeast every time I brew, I have heard that you don’t want to use the full cake for your next batch. I originally was planning to ferment in a keg and reuse the same yeast without opening the keg between batches. Now I’m wondering what the best option is. If I have just finished a beer and I want to brew one with the same exact OG should I remove 30% with a sanitized measuring cup and leave the yeast in the keg till the next batch? Or should I pull out just a bit and put it in a starter flask? What would you do if you had transferred your beer out and the keg was filled with yeast?
My goal is to reuse the same yeast until I see the yeast mutate. I want to make something unique and I would add yeast nutrients to each brew. I plan to keep the yeast as clean as possible by very lightly filtering beer on the way in and by dry hopping in a separate keg off the yeast. The only thing that will touch the yeast is my beer and I plan to brew similar styles over and over till I master them. Thanks! I’m a total noob so sorry if I’m asking dumb questions, I read some other forums but I’m wondering about my specific process.
If I scoop out a good amount using a sanitized measuring cup and I put it in a sanitized mason jar, can it keep just like that or would I need to add liquid? If I use a light filter and don’t dry hop onto the yeast, is yeast washing still necessary?
Any better suggestions for how I can keep the yeast from my first batch clean and sanitary and healthy between batches?
My goal is to reuse the same yeast until I see the yeast mutate. I want to make something unique and I would add yeast nutrients to each brew. I plan to keep the yeast as clean as possible by very lightly filtering beer on the way in and by dry hopping in a separate keg off the yeast. The only thing that will touch the yeast is my beer and I plan to brew similar styles over and over till I master them. Thanks! I’m a total noob so sorry if I’m asking dumb questions, I read some other forums but I’m wondering about my specific process.
If I scoop out a good amount using a sanitized measuring cup and I put it in a sanitized mason jar, can it keep just like that or would I need to add liquid? If I use a light filter and don’t dry hop onto the yeast, is yeast washing still necessary?
Any better suggestions for how I can keep the yeast from my first batch clean and sanitary and healthy between batches?
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