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Date: 29 Oct 2006 00:38:32
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Subject: Best way to culture yeast from a keg?
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Ok. I have a pale ale that I know has M&F xlight LME and Kent Goldings
for the hops because they were a gift. What I don't remember and
can't find in my notes due to a rainstorm that shredded my roof and got
me a $7000 payment from my insurance comapany is what yeast I used.
I'm really enjoying the ale. A LOT. I could dick around and
experiment until I found which of the Wyeasts I have on hand that I
used, but I'd rather just use what I used. Should I culture some yeast
from a bit that I tap into a bottle, or should I wait till the keg is
empty and culture from the dregs in the tank? Unless someone really
feels I should culture from a draft sample I'm going for the dregs
since I've seen my taps and sometimes they scare me. ;)
Bryan
p.s. I remember that it was a British ale strain and it tastes
somewhat spicy even though the Goldngs are pretty earthy hops. If you
have a guess I'd like to work it that way also. If I can't culture a
good sample I'll try to get it from wyeast again.
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Date: 29 Oct 2006 22:57:00
From: Wayne
Subject: Re: Best way to culture yeast from a keg?
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yournotauser@gmail.com wrote:
> Ok. I have a pale ale that I know has M&F xlight LME and Kent Goldings
> for the hops because they were a gift. What I don't remember and
> can't find in my notes due to a rainstorm that shredded my roof and got
> me a $7000 payment from my insurance comapany is what yeast I used.
> I'm really enjoying the ale. A LOT. I could dick around and
> experiment until I found which of the Wyeasts I have on hand that I
> used, but I'd rather just use what I used. Should I culture some yeast
> from a bit that I tap into a bottle, or should I wait till the keg is
> empty and culture from the dregs in the tank? Unless someone really
> feels I should culture from a draft sample I'm going for the dregs
> since I've seen my taps and sometimes they scare me. ;)
>
> Bryan
>
> p.s. I remember that it was a British ale strain and it tastes
> somewhat spicy even though the Goldngs are pretty earthy hops. If you
> have a guess I'd like to work it that way also. If I can't culture a
> good sample I'll try to get it from wyeast again.
>
Go with either Wyeast 1098 or White Labs 002. Both are great British
ale yeasts. There are others but these are the most common. I prefer
the 002 since it flocculates much quicker and gives clearer beers
without having to use fining agents.
Wayne
Bugeater Brewing Company
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Date: 29 Oct 2006 12:51:40
From: Spitzbuben
Subject: Re: Best way to culture yeast from a keg?
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What was the OG? Even if it wasn't that high I'd say the yeast are
tired as hell. Just use a London, English or a 1056. If you collect
from the bottom of the keg you are using the worst of the bunch IMHO.
Focus more on the recipe (malt, hops schedule, hops, ferment
temp...yada yada yada) then on the yeast. Just stick to basic yeast
strains like I mentioned above and drink a pint of your pale in a month
or two. Chances are that if it tastes just a little different the
hundreds of other variables had something to do with it, and it
wasn't the yeast. I just WOULD NOT a bunch of yeast in the bottom of
a keg that had some difficulty floccing (spelling?) out and just went
though a hell of a battle.
Spitz
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