Yeast need culture - homebrewing and cloning yeast.

How to clone yeast so you dont have to buy it over and over again.

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[HomeDistiller]

sterilization. you need to be spot on. or you WILL get an infection. you need to boil your juice, autoclave (heat in over at about 150°C for about 40mins) everything that will come in contact with the yeast. and you should work close to a flame so the up draft will pull any bacteria that could fall into the culture up and away.

you have some bad practices there.

[HomeDistiller]

@merddyn2002 you are right but better to be safe than sorry.. and why did you not outline that in your video? you didn't even mention sterilization, you used what looked like a dirty bottle and you had the dregs of a juice bottle. i would only use juice right from the bottle if i had just opened it.. flaming and autoclaving IS necessary if you wish to reuse the yeast more than about 5 generations.. you are asking for mutations and infections otherwise

[tartredarrow]

Yeast can mutate. Culturing your own yeast means the stuff you get in the vial is not the same as what you're culturing after a few generations.

[jfo1229a]

I'm sorry, I fell asleep, YOUR FRICKING BORING AS HELL!!

Get Off Youtube!!

[WombatHide]

Thanks merddyn2002 this video is really well done .and also you don't assume people know anything about it already meaning i can actually follow what your saying

[Mitchell556]

Awesome video Merddyn! I've just started using liquid yeast from my local home brew shop and they are about $8.50 a pop. Defiantly going to use this trick from now on! Thanks again for all your awesome help!

[AcuStick1988]

What's the difference (quality/ease) between cloning yeast the way you are demonstrating versus catching it when transferring from your primary to your secondary carboy? like this guy does

[AcuStick1988]

What's the difference (quality/ease) between cloning yeast the way you are demonstrating versus catching it when transferring from your primary to your secondary carboy? like this guy does

[ThomasPaine3]

How much liquid yeast do I need to make one gallon of Mead ?

[shnooks85]

your going to get some serious mutations after about 5-6 generations, try using slants to store yeast long term.

[suprchunk]

@merddyn2002 Looks good to me brother.

[merddyn2002]

@suprchunk I agree and based on our conversation I've added a note to the front of the video talking about just that. When you get a chance have a look at the note (it's in the very front of the video) and let me know what you think. Aside from re-shooting the video which isn't really an option at the moment the included note should help draw attention to the situation. I think i will make future plans to re-do this video and include those steps. thanks for the input. it's appreciated.