Harvesting Yeast from Bottle

[radagast]

So I got a bottle of Galaxy Dry hopped Pseudo Sue that I sampled back in March and found a nice bunch of yeast that settled out in my glass so I decided to save it.

This has been in a mason jar in my fridge since then. I plan to make another attempt at a clone recipe in the next two weeks and am curious if I should try to grow this up or if I should just use the WLP007 the recipe recommends? I assume I would need a stepped starter to grow this up before it would have enough cells to pitch. Any advice or recommendations?

Rad

[hd4mark]

I have had varying results using yeast from a bottle but why not try building it up and smell/taste it to be sure it’s OK? If anything doesn’t seem right you can always go with the WLP007.

[sneezles61]

I second that notion too! If you do want to X-beerment, then get the 007 going and split your brew and you can do a side by side sampling… And of course, return with your findings… Sneezles61

[brew_cat]

I’ve done it from the bottle worked fine. Get 2 bottles if you can and decant the beer leaving the slide behind. If you pour it in the glass you may contaminate it. Then pour it in a jar or whatever you use for a starter and add some wort. Build it up until you have enough. Go on the Bells Brewery site. They encourage growing their yeast up and give step by step directions

[radagast]

That’s a good point, hadn’t thought about that as I’ve never attempted to harvest from a bottle before. I left about a half inch of beer in the glass above the yeast, swirled it up and poured it into a sanitized mason jar. Maybe I shouldn’t even attempt it as it would have been exposed to possible contamination based on my drinking from the glass.

Rad

[brew_cat]

Swill beer

[sneezles61]

You’ll never know where that mouth was… Wait a minute… You should have a better clue than any of us! Sneezles61