Harvesting yeast

[Steve b]

Can somebody give me a step by step guide on harvesting yeast and after refridgation what to do with it , is there's process to get it going again ?

[Ralph]

There really is a heap of info on this all over the internet. Here is one site that explains it from the first page of google results...

http://www.thescrewybrewer.com/2012/04/making-starter-from-harveste...

[Liam Callaghan]

This is a good one for washing or rinsing yeast too.

http://www.brewersfriend.com/2010/01/30/yeast-washing-101/

 

[Andrew Jorgensen]

Another option is to harvest from kräusen rather than from trub. There's less crap in there so you don't have to worry about washing it. I boil a glass jar, lid and spoon, starting from cold water, for about 5 minutes, and when they're cool I simply scoop kräusen off the top until I fill the jar. Put the lid on, label it and whack it in the fridge. Works fine, although I don't really trust it to leave the yeast more than six weeks.

To use it, I just take it out of the fridge on brew day, allow it to warm to room temperature, and pitch it directly.

[Alice Dee]

I gotta say, the only other place I heard your last name from was White Zombie :)

[Andrew Jorgensen]

There was a Kiwi machine gun murderer called Ron Jorgensen. No relation though.

[Alice Dee]

Do you have your firearms licence?

MSSA?

No just joking mate :)

Best not go to the U S of A and spout that fact at present.

Anyways they are a product of their own environment :)