Culturing Yeast from a Bottle Conditioned Beer

This video shows one method of culturing or propogating yeast from a donor bottle of bottle conditioned beer without the use of lab flasks or no rinse sanitisers but without compromising sanitation.

Once complete the propogated yeast will require stepping up to a 1l starter before pitching into 23l or 6usg of moderate gravity beer.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• yeast
• yeast culturing
• yeast propogating
• yeast starter
• brewing
• bottle conditioned beer
• yeast cloning

[GentlemansAle]

Great video-- very informative and well annotated. Why the note about the Pyrex glass? What's the issue and how do I avoid it as I'm in the US.

[strongandco]

@GentlemansAle Thanks. Pyrex jugs in the UK are made from Borosilicate glass, the same as laboratory glassware (source wikipedia) which is better for use directly over a flame. Soda Lime isn't unfortunately and is more likely to crack and break. If you can get hold of lab glassware such as a small Erlenmeyer flask that would be even better. You can grow the yeast on in it if you want, just cover the opening with foil.

[strongandco]

@GentlemansAle please see the wikipedia article for "Borosilicate glass" and "Erlenmeyer flask" to hopefully make things clearer. Sadly You Tube wont let met post links.

[strongandco]

You're welcome :0)

[strongandco]

Is your volume button broken ?

(ps it's lose)

[strongandco]

Thanks, hope it helps you in someway in your beer making endevours.

[TheKingdomisinHeaven]

Excellent video

[Sc0ttynzl]

@Sc0ttynzl so sorry its

Pachelbel's Canon in D

cheers

[Sc0ttynzl]

@johnnyshuttle whats the tune, is it bach?, i dont know my calssical thou, its s stab in the dark



[brumer0]

well done! Thanks for making this video. Its so much easier to see how it is done.

[StreetMachine18]

loose the music!