Culturing Bell's Yeast From the Can

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  1. scottakelly

    scottakelly Maven (1,487) May 9, 2007 Ohio

    I'm planning on my next batch of beer being a Bell's Smitten clone. I have a 12 pack of Two Hearted cans on my fridge, and am wondering if anyone has had any luck making a yeast starter from Bells can dregs (obviously I've had success with bottles before).

    I know the cans are unfiltered and unpasteurized, but I don't see anything on the can saying it's "can conditioned". Obviously there is not a lot of yeast in a Two Hearted can, so a lot of dregs would go into the starter
     
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    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,647) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    I have never tried to culture yeast from the cans. I would be very thorough on sanitizing the top.
     
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