I want to start saving money on yeast but wanted a different way that washing or slanting.With the brew I'm doing i used a vial of white labs yeast.What I'm trying is after i pitched the yeast i left just the little residual bit in the vial and capped it.
The next day i prepared a small starter wort of 2 cups water and half cup dme.I swished some around in the vial and then put it and the rest of the wort on a stir plate.24 hours later it was fermenting away.then i made another starter on the same proportions and added it to the original one on the stir plate.It's fermenting away again.
My plan is to let that completely ferment and then put it in the fridge to settle,then decant off the beer.I then plan to fill the original white labs vial with the yeast i collected.Now i have a vial already labeled and ready to go.The next batch i will do the same thing and always have a vial of yeast labeled and ready to go.
It seems like it will work to me,but what do i know,It's just an experiment.How does this sound?
The next day i prepared a small starter wort of 2 cups water and half cup dme.I swished some around in the vial and then put it and the rest of the wort on a stir plate.24 hours later it was fermenting away.then i made another starter on the same proportions and added it to the original one on the stir plate.It's fermenting away again.
My plan is to let that completely ferment and then put it in the fridge to settle,then decant off the beer.I then plan to fill the original white labs vial with the yeast i collected.Now i have a vial already labeled and ready to go.The next batch i will do the same thing and always have a vial of yeast labeled and ready to go.
It seems like it will work to me,but what do i know,It's just an experiment.How does this sound?