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John Thompson
Intermediate Member
Username: Jt100
Post Number: 399
Registered: 04-2002
| | Posted on Friday, July 22, 2005 - 01:21 am: | 
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I've got an Alt that has been sitting in primary for 3 weeks at 61 degrees(due to circumstances, I couldn't rack). That cake was a leftover from an APA. I now want to rack the Alt and reuse the cake a 3rd time for an IPA. Any reason not to? |
David S
Member
Username: Dsundberg
Post Number: 194
Registered: 04-2004
| | Posted on Friday, July 22, 2005 - 01:30 am: |
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I would reuse it. |
Richard Nye
Advanced Member
Username: Yeasty_boy
Post Number: 816
Registered: 01-2004
| | Posted on Friday, July 22, 2005 - 01:43 am: |
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Nope. |
Mike Mayer
Intermediate Member
Username: Mmayer
Post Number: 402
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2005 - 01:05 pm: |
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You shouldn't have any problems with it. Beats spending the money on new yeast and making another starter. There is a discussion on this somewhere here in the archives, but I believe that some people have reused a yeast cake up to 6 times or more with no problems |
Wayne Faris
Member
Username: Bugeaterbrewing
Post Number: 213
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, July 24, 2005 - 02:18 am: |
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Sometimes I will save about half of a yeast cake and pitch onto the remaining half. The saved portion then gets used to make several starters over the nest month or two. This way I am never more than two generations removed from the original.
Wayne |
Richard Nye
Advanced Member
Username: Yeasty_boy
Post Number: 822
Registered: 01-2004
| | Posted on Monday, July 25, 2005 - 12:18 am: |
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Wayne, that's a great idea! My beers always start faster when I grow a starter up from a slant. Your idea is kinda like that. You'll probably end up with a lot of healthy fresh yeast by pitchin' time. |
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