I was attempting to culture some Bell's Yeast for a 2-Hearted clone this weekend. I didn't do thorough reading before hand and may have done it wrong. I made up 700 ml of 1.023 wort. I emptied the dregs from 3 bottles of Bell's Midwestern Pale Ale into the wort and put on a stir plate for 36 hours. I was very clean. As soon as boil was over I covered the flask with a Star San soaked rag. Before opening each bottle I would soak my opener in Star San for 2 minutes. I would also spray Star San under the edge of the cap and over the entire bottom a few times while the opener sanitized. After pouring off the beer, I would thoroughly flame the top of the bottom with a butane torch.
I was going to add the first round to a 1.036 1 l of wort tonight (24 hours in). Is this going to work? I think I started with way too much wort on the first pitch, but it appears to have some kind of yeast on the bottom. I don't want to ruin a batch with a bad strain. Should I keep going with it or should I bail and go with some S-05 instead for my first attempt?
I was going to add the first round to a 1.036 1 l of wort tonight (24 hours in). Is this going to work? I think I started with way too much wort on the first pitch, but it appears to have some kind of yeast on the bottom. I don't want to ruin a batch with a bad strain. Should I keep going with it or should I bail and go with some S-05 instead for my first attempt?