Yeast cake question Edinburgh Scottich Ale
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:52 pm
I have a yeast cake from a Scottish so low hop and I get very little break material in the fermenter.
I am brewing in the morning and do not have a starter going so I am considering taking a 1/4 or so of the yeast cake, washing it in a little sterile water, and pitching it in a Brown Ale. I racked the beer off this cake 4 or 5 days ago. I left a 1/2 inch of beer on top of the cake and left the lid and airlock on it. Anyone think it would be a problem to wash and reuse this yeast at this point? Is 5 days too much time to let it sit?
It is the WLP028 Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast by the way.
I am brewing in the morning and do not have a starter going so I am considering taking a 1/4 or so of the yeast cake, washing it in a little sterile water, and pitching it in a Brown Ale. I racked the beer off this cake 4 or 5 days ago. I left a 1/2 inch of beer on top of the cake and left the lid and airlock on it. Anyone think it would be a problem to wash and reuse this yeast at this point? Is 5 days too much time to let it sit?
It is the WLP028 Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast by the way.