Title asks it all. Please advise if you re-use. I only dry hopped with a total of 1.5 ounces; El Dorado and Mandarina.
Edited by Poptop, 19 August 2019 - 06:16 AM.
Posted 19 August 2019 - 06:16 AM
Title asks it all. Please advise if you re-use. I only dry hopped with a total of 1.5 ounces; El Dorado and Mandarina.
Edited by Poptop, 19 August 2019 - 06:16 AM.
Posted 19 August 2019 - 06:19 AM
What style beer are you using it in? If it will be something with character and hops I would re-use it. Let it settle in a jar and take the middle of it. If you are going into a blonde ale I may use something new?
Just my nickle.
Posted 19 August 2019 - 06:24 AM
^^ oddly enough a blonde ale would likely be the next use so there you go. It's 1728 Scottish. When I made my starter I did save off a little for future use. The slurry is from an American Amber.
Posted 19 August 2019 - 06:33 AM
I'd wash it, especially if you're using it in such a light style. But after washing, I wouldn't think twice!
Posted 19 August 2019 - 06:45 AM
I'd wash it, especially if you're using it in such a light style. But after washing, I wouldn't think twice!
This. Washing is pretty quick and easy insurance that the hop character from the prior batch doesn't carry over into the new one.
Posted 19 August 2019 - 06:48 AM
Thanks fellas
Posted 19 August 2019 - 10:14 AM
Posted 19 August 2019 - 10:27 AM
^^^^ Yea, I can appreciate this. That's why I typically save a pinch from any starter I make. That way I have enough to light up 4-8 ounces of DME and make fresh.
Thank you
Posted 19 August 2019 - 01:06 PM
I'd wash it, especially if you're using it in such a light style. But after washing, I wouldn't think twice!
I assume you mean rinse it
Posted 19 August 2019 - 01:25 PM
I wouldn’t use it without washing and then building it back up. Hops are really bad for yeast viability so if you absolutely need to reuse a cake, make a stepped up starter. I’m friends with the head yeast guy at Genny. His advice is to ditch it.
Edited by Zsasz, 19 August 2019 - 01:25 PM.
Posted 19 August 2019 - 01:30 PM
Ignoring the possible flavor contribution from the hops for a moment is it safe to assume viability concerns due to this is pretty much zero if you are using immediately after racking (for instance next day)? If I use a yeast cake it is often 2 weeks after pitching the yeast in the first batch.
Very rarely am I luck enough to dump onto a cake. It's usually chillin in a Mason jar for a couple weeks. I very rarely DH and that's one reason I pulled a little amount of starter away from the batch. When I rack out of the kettle into a fermenter I strain through a double mesh strainer which catches almost all of the hop debris. I pitch slurry all the time.
Posted 19 August 2019 - 02:03 PM
Ignoring the possible flavor contribution from the hops for a moment is it safe to assume viability concerns due to this is pretty much zero if you are using immediately after racking (for instance next day)? If I use a yeast cake it is often 2 weeks after pitching the yeast in the first batch.
assuming the batch fermented normally, yes.
Posted 19 August 2019 - 06:46 PM
I assume you mean rinse it
Probably Denny! I'm not 100% what the difference is, but what I do mean is that I'd be adding water to the yeast slurry and let the hop bits settle out so I can pour off yeast and dump the hops.
cheers!
Posted 19 August 2019 - 06:49 PM
Posted 19 August 2019 - 06:56 PM
So this is kind of a point of contention for some people. I know brewers who are concerned that another possible reason to not repitch dry hopped yeast is contamination from the hops. But again, the main reason is a massive drop in viability. If anyone has access to a microscope, it’s pretty easy to see with methylene blue dye.I assume you mean rinse it
Posted 20 August 2019 - 09:55 AM
Ah! then yes, I totally mean rinse. haha
Posted 20 August 2019 - 01:09 PM
Probably Denny! I'm not 100% what the difference is, but what I do mean is that I'd be adding water to the yeast slurry and let the hop bits settle out so I can pour off yeast and dump the hops.
cheers!
Washing inplies acid washing it. Using only water is rinsing.
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