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Offline troy@uk

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Re: Lifespan of harvested yeast.
« Reply #15 on: March 11, 2010, 06:30:36 am »
Help me out please.  I have just started harvesting my yeast.

If I have an unwashed slurry in a 1 qt jar that is say more than 2 wks old, but not more than 3 months old.  I want to make a starter.

My question is, when I make my starter, how much of the unwashed slurry do I add to the cooled starter wort?

Ale starter size of 1 ltr of 1.035 wort

Lager starter of 2 ltr of 1.035 wort
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Offline dean

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Re: Lifespan of harvested yeast.
« Reply #16 on: March 11, 2010, 07:02:22 am »
Go to www.mrmalty.com and select the pitching rate calculator, then select your settings for qts/gal or liters etc, the type of beer you're going to make, original gravity, batch size and at the bottom select "slurry".  I'm not sure what you'd put for a date on the slurry but as you move your mouse over some of the selections it gives you information to help you.  
« Last Edit: March 11, 2010, 07:04:21 am by dean »

Offline troy@uk

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Re: Lifespan of harvested yeast.
« Reply #17 on: March 11, 2010, 08:42:36 am »
Dean,  I've saved it as a favorite, THANKS!
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Re: Lifespan of harvested yeast.
« Reply #18 on: March 11, 2010, 01:55:34 pm »
No problem, but don't thank me, thank JZ and JP for being willing to share.   :)

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Re: Lifespan of harvested yeast.
« Reply #19 on: March 11, 2010, 02:16:22 pm »
Double CHEERS to JZ & JP then because I am living w/BREWING CLASSIC STYLES also.  And Cheers to all that have more knowledge than me and are willing to share (Wow, thats a lot of beer!).
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