Pitching on a yeast cake

[goosegrease]

Good morning!
I plan on brewing a kolsch using WLP 029. Anyone see an issue with racking a batch of helles onto the yeastcake? I have never had a sanitation issue, so I don't foresee that as a problem. Opinions welcome.
Thanks,
Jim

 

[McGarnigle]

Technically, you are over-pitching by a lot. But plenty of us have done it and lived to tell about it. If you're OK with the yeast choice, then go with it. It won't be a true helles lager.

 

[TyTanium]

Dump out 3/4 of it. That'll be closer to a good pitch rate.

 

[RM-MN]

Dump out 3/4 of it. That'll be closer to a good pitch rate.

WRONG ANSWER!!! Make 4 batches, divide the yeast cake among them.

 

[goosegrease]

I am looking to make a hybrid helles, with that in mind, do you think it will be appropriate? What are the dangers of over pitching yeast?
Thanks,
Jim

 

[goosegrease]

WRONG ANSWER!!! Make 4 batches, divide the yeast cake among them.

By the by RM, I like the way you think.:rockin::rockin:

 

[amandabab]

If I'm going slightly darker, racking to secondary the same time as I'm boiling.
I'll frequently pitch on the cake.

break the cycle after that second batch for sanitation sake.

 

[Dougan]

I've done it that way, dumping out about half the cake and racking onto it, it ferments like crazy but the beers turned out pretty well, as far as yeast flavors go. Both were with Wyeast 1056. One was a high-gravity, the other was a 1.050 or something like that.