Hi all! Just interested as to how long rinsed yeast will keep. I just rinsed my first yeast (Y1762 Belgian Abbey II ) and its in a mason jar under some sterilized water. How long will it keep in the fridge like that? Do some strains keep for less time than others? Am I just better buying new yeast each time or is there a benefit to reusing yeast? Thanks and Merry Christmas to all!
Not sure about the different strains but there is a lot of benefit in reusing yeast.
- It’s a great way to have a lot of yeast on hand to make a big beer w/o a starter (if the yeast is less than a few weeks old).
- It saves you money.
Well, that’s 2 anyway.
If it’s more than a few weeks old than make a starter with it. I don’t think I’ve used it after 6-8 months but it may keep longer than that. I haven’t tried.
I haven’t started doing this myself yet, but the Brew Strong podcast about rinsing yeast seems to have a lot of great information.
It was said that some yeast strains do save better than others.
I just started rinsing and re-pitching yeast. I’ve stored 1084Irish ale for a week in a mason jar with foil in the frig and had good success using in my latest stout. I brought to room temp, decanted swirled, and then pitched in the wort. I think I would do a starter next time as there was a bit of lag before fermentation started.
Anyone have any thoughts on best way to store yeast for longer then 2 weeks, say a month? Refrigerated in a sealed mason jar, a capped beer bottle, or foil covered container?
I listened to Jamil’s show and did not hear these details covered.