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kwdriver
Joined: 19 Jan 2013 Posts: 113 Location: Eagle, CO
Drinking: Munich Helles, Schwarzbier
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Link Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 2:12 pm Post subject: Harvesting yeast from a conical |
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Howdy. I've got my first batch of beer (from the new setup) in my homemade temp controlled conical. I'm at the point where it's time to cold crash it. Should I harvest most of the yeast now and then crash it followed by hitting it with gelatin or should I simply cold crash it, wait a few days to harvest the yeast and then add gelatin? I realize I'm probably over thinking things but just curious what experience others have had. Thanks.
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hopster54
Joined: 11 May 2014 Posts: 188 Location: Vancouver, Canada
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Link Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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I harvest the yeast then crash the beer with gellaten -crash the yeast with a little beer left on top and refridgerate.
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Funkalizer
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kwdriver
Joined: 19 Jan 2013 Posts: 113 Location: Eagle, CO
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Link Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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Nice blog Funkalizer. I actually did 2 x 1000ml starters and then a 2000ml starter (all with a stir plate and foam stopper) and grew a bunch of yeast for the Alt that's currently residing in my fermenter. I kind of bastardized the yeast washing process by boiling distilled water and adding some to my mason jars and then letting them cool with lids attached. Once cooled I dumped some more trub from the fermenter and then dumped what I thought was yeast into each of my mason jars, capped, swirled and then put in the fridge. I'll probably wash them again later.
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kwdriver
Joined: 19 Jan 2013 Posts: 113 Location: Eagle, CO
Drinking: Munich Helles, Schwarzbier
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Link Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 1:17 pm Post subject: |
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hopster54 wrote: | I harvest the yeast then crash the beer with gellaten -crash the yeast with a little beer left on top and refridgerate. |
Thanks hopster. That's exactly what I ended up doing. Cold crashing 10 degrees per day until I get it close to freezing.
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