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[lowendfrequency]

I'm assuming they use a diff strain for their wit versus Rare Vos and the others. Does this sound correct?

I would assume the same.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

Okay - I now have 2 fresh bottles of rare vos. I shall try again tomorrow.Should I pour the yeast of one into the other and repeat what I already did?

[siouxbrewer]

Okay - I now have 2 fresh bottles of rare vos. I shall try again tomorrow.Should I pour the yeast of one into the other and repeat what I already did?

I'd give each of the bottles a dose of starter wort and see if one or both get some activity. Then step up like previously discussed.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

I'd give each of the bottles a dose of starter wort and see if one or both get some activity. Then step up like previously discussed.

what's the thought process behind doing them separately instead of combining them?

[siouxbrewer]

what's the thought process behind doing them separately instead of combining them?

One is sanitation. Less transferring of the yeast means less chance of infection. The other reason is because one bottle may be viable and the other may not, you don't want dead yeasties in your starter, or at least not too many.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

holy shnikies I have something resembling fermentation in my original bottle. I guess this means I get to get 2 more going and maybe mix them all together. I did crack the foil on the top of this bottle a couple of times to either pour some wort out to measure the gravity or to just take a quick sniff to make sure nothing awful was going on inside. I made it a point to do this fast and to not breath in or anything near the opening. Is it still relatively safe?

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

definite fermentation going on...

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

lot's of foam - w00t!

[siouxbrewer]

lot's of foam - w00t!

[Jimmy James]

Good suff, now you can drink those other bottles w/out any worries!

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

Good suff, now you can drink those other bottles w/out any worries!

oh - I'll still be harvesting yeast from those as well

[CaptRon]

oh - I'll still be harvesting yeast from those as well

New obsession?

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

New obsession?

I've got signs of life from one of the bottles from round 2.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

I've got signs of life from one of the bottles from round 2.

bottle #3 is doing it's thing as well. looks like I'll have a few bottles worth for my next step up

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

So from the three bottles I have now. Is one more starter before actually brewing a 5 gallon batch of beer enough or should I do two more steps before pitching into beer? My first batch with this yeast will probably be a low gravity SMaSH brew (pils, czech saaz).

[Jimmy James]

Since you intend on cycling the yeast through multiple brews I'd step it up a couple times to build up a good number of cells before doing the first brew regardless of OG. So yes, I'd recommend that. I think it won't make as much as a difference for your first beer but down the road it could mean you have more yeast to harvest for successive brews.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

Since you intend on cycling the yeast through multiple brews I'd step it up a couple times to build up a good number of cells before doing the first brew regardless of OG. So yes, I'd recommend that. I think it won't make as much as a difference for your first beer but down the road it could mean you have more yeast to harvest for successive brews.

Just to be clear - I save yeast by not using the entirety of my starters when I pitch into the wort.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

Alright - threw the built up yeast from three bottles into step #2 this morning (about 1.75L of weaker than my regular starters) and it already seems to be doing some fermentation.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

it's crazy but this is one of the healthiest looking starters I've seen...

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

do belgian yeasts typically produce a lot of foam? I had over 2L of foam sitting on top of my starter.