Crazy fermentation

Northern Brewer General
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I had to rig up a blow off tube the day after brewing my first AG, a hefe.
What drained out, when settled, looked like about 1 cup of a nice thick yeast starter.

If I had kept it sterile, would it have made for the yeast in another batch?

blow off in progress:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v220/ ... zen012.mp4
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Yes some people and many breweries like to use top-cropped yeast, it is supposed ot be very healthy.