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I wouldn't risk it. IMO, yeast rinsing isn't necessary and is just one more thing you can screw up.
Quote from: denny on September 14, 2014, 01:24:38 pmI wouldn't risk it. IMO, yeast rinsing isn't necessary and is just one more thing you can screw up.I'm thinking the same. But not about rinsing. I've saved several hundred dollars by washing and reusing. This is the first time in many years I've had an issue.Dave
I quit doing it and agree to no advantage. Perhaps in a pro setting with a lab and trying to kill bac with an acid wash, bla bla, but I am a believer in just leaving a bit of the beer on the cake, swirl around, dump into a sanitized container.
Pretty much zactly what I did. Glad it works for you. I thought it was awesome, but quit and haven't noticed any difference in final product. But my experience is not the end all be all, for sure. What convinced me to change was tge idea that beer is a good medium and ph for yeast to relax in for a while. Made sense so I changed.
Quote from: klickitat jim on September 14, 2014, 04:19:23 pmPretty much zactly what I did. Glad it works for you. I thought it was awesome, but quit and haven't noticed any difference in final product. But my experience is not the end all be all, for sure. What convinced me to change was tge idea that beer is a good medium and ph for yeast to relax in for a while. Made sense so I changed.That has been my experience - and rather than using different beer after rinsing, I just use what the yeast just made. If I have a little trub, I don't sweat it.
For hoppy or big beers I think you do get a cleaner slurry by rinsing. I boil my mason jars with the water, let cool and then pour 2 in the fermenter, swirl, pour in to a sanitized container, let it settle for 20-30 minutes and pour back in to the mason jars leaving behind the trub and hop material. Let them settle again and combine to one jar. I get a really nice clean slurry with minimal effort and always have sterilized jars available.
Quote from: davidgzach on September 14, 2014, 01:28:52 pmQuote from: denny on September 14, 2014, 01:24:38 pmI wouldn't risk it. IMO, yeast rinsing isn't necessary and is just one more thing you can screw up.I'm thinking the same. But not about rinsing. I've saved several hundred dollars by washing and reusing. This is the first time in many years I've had an issue.DaveI'm not saying don't reuse...I'm on a 5th generation 1450 slurry at the moment. But I never rinse it any more. I founds no advantages to doing that.
Quote from: davidgzach on September 14, 2014, 03:20:36 pmFor hoppy or big beers I think you do get a cleaner slurry by rinsing. I boil my mason jars with the water, let cool and then pour 2 in the fermenter, swirl, pour in to a sanitized container, let it settle for 20-30 minutes and pour back in to the mason jars leaving behind the trub and hop material. Let them settle again and combine to one jar. I get a really nice clean slurry with minimal effort and always have sterilized jars available.Rinsing yeast with and storing it under boiled serves absolutely no useful purpose. If you want to know the reason why yeast rinsing is a poor practice, here is link to a thread that I started on the subject of yeast rinsing: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/forum/index.php?topic=19850.0.