[dzlater]

 After racking the beer to a keg, I added some boiled and cooled water to the carboy swirled it around and poured into a erlenmeyer flask.
 I now have about 800 ml of yeast, then there is about a half inch of liquid, then another inch or two of yeast on top. The beer was a porter, and the yeast was Wyeast 1318, London Ale III.
 Has anyone seen anything like this before?

[morticaixavier]

I was just using the burton ale yeast and the pancake on top WOULD NOT DROP. I cold crashed at ~40 for two days and when I went to rack I still had to punch through the layer of yeast on top. ended up having to put a bit of grain bag ovre the end of my dip tube cause gunk that got transfered kept clogging the poppit.

[dzlater]

Here's what I am talking about.
The last batch was the third time using this pitch of yeast.

[a10t2]

That's totally normal for 1318.

[dzlater]

It didn't do that the first two times.

[Kaiser]

You may not have frothed (sp??) It up that much last time. It's basically yeast mousse.

Kai

[mripa]

I agree looks over swirled...I use mason jars and keep washing till clear.

[Kaiser]

Is this yeast actually washable? My experience with wlp 002, for example, is that it would not unflocculate, even in wort. The flocculation binds up the trub.

Kai

[a10t2]

Is this yeast actually washable?

When I was brewing with it I would just top crop, since it was so easy.

1968, on the other hand, I have rinsed successfully, after a lot of vigorous swirling.