Harvesting Top Fermenting Yeast

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Harvesting Top Fermenting Yeast

Post by Sobeys » Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:10 pm

I harvested yeast (wyeast kolsh) from my conical fermenter. Believe it is a top fermenting yeast. The first dump from the bottom of the conical was all hop trub. I transferred the beer then collected what was sitting on top of the beer. Wondering how ( or if I need to) wash this yeast. What I collected is in a mason jar and after a day in the fridge now has separated into a thin white layer on top, then a thin layer of beer then a thick white layer on bottom.

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Re: Harvesting Top Fermenting Yeast

Post by mr x » Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:45 pm

I doubt it needs to be washed.
At Alexander Keith's we follow the recipes first developed by the great brewmaster to the absolute letter. :wtf:

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