Hi everyone. I know that this topic has likely been covered quite a bit, but I just haven’t found a solution to my particular scenario. I have a Grainfather conical fermenter, and I want to capture and reuse the yeast for another batch of beer.
I’ve seen some videos on how to wash the yeast, but I don’t think this would be necessary since all of the yeast I want is at the bottom, correct?
My plan is to dump what’s at the bottom and discard the “first runnings” since that’s going to be dead cells. Then I will capture a mason jar of the creamy stuff and then fill the rest of the mason jar with pre-boiled water. I’ll store in the refrigerator and then do I decant and then dump it into a starter for my next batch?
I’ve seen some videos on how to wash the yeast, but I don’t think this would be necessary since all of the yeast I want is at the bottom, correct?
My plan is to dump what’s at the bottom and discard the “first runnings” since that’s going to be dead cells. Then I will capture a mason jar of the creamy stuff and then fill the rest of the mason jar with pre-boiled water. I’ll store in the refrigerator and then do I decant and then dump it into a starter for my next batch?