Yeast Harvesting

[Mike Neilson]

Ok I have just ordered and picked up all the parts I need for my stir plate and 15 test tubes. My thinking is I should start Harvesting Yeast. Is my thinking correct about harvesting yeast? If I have a wyeast smack pack, can I split these up into say 5 equal test tubes and seal them off, when I am ready to make a starter, I just start with a five hundred mls starter, then after 24 hrs increase this by adding an additional 500mls to the flask and then so on untill I hit my desired yeast count as per say Mr Malty? Did I even make sense? what do you guys do to make your Wyeast go alittle further than 1 batch?

[JoKing]

Hello.....

My name is Joseph....




...and I'm a Brewcaholic.

[Alasdair]

I'm confessing too!

Mine arrived this morning. I picked up a 2L flask as well.

[studio1]

Here she is up and running with a 2L flask. That Vortex look all right to you fullahs?

[James P]

That's the shit!

[Stu McKinlay]

I'm so excited I've emailed the labwarehouse so that I can get in on the next order. Flag building one when I can sponsor a child in China to do so.

[Mike Neilson]

Damn it im buying 1 2

[denimglen]

Yeah I want one too, I've already got a DIY one but it's a bit budget in the magnet department.

Wonder if I could get a 4000mL flask on that hehehe.

[denimglen]

HDD magnets. Acutally there's probably nothing wrong with the magnets, just the assembler and his placement of said magnets :-P

[Stu McKinlay]

Let them know fellas - so they get plenty.

[denimglen]

Group buy!

[Reviled]

Ill buy someones 2nd hand diy one if they are gonna upgrade :o)

[Mike Neilson]

How noisy are they?