Will my yeast harvest be sufficient?

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  1. TastyAdventure

    TastyAdventure Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2012 Kentucky

    First time...

    It has 4 dregs from SN Kellerweis and a dreg from a 16 oz of Weihenshephaner. I started it about 7 days ago... probably a few more than that.

    I first added 2 dregs and 200ml water with apprx 20g of wheat DME. There was action. A couple days later I added 1 dreg with 400ml water with 40g of wheat DME. The next couple of days I added the rest of the dregs. 2 days ago I poured out porbably 100ml off the top and replaced with a fresh 100 ml water with about 20g of wheat DME.

    I have not observed action or krusan for 4 days. When I shake it, I can tell there is light pressure in there.

    So... WILL IT BE SUFFICIENT FOR 5 GALLONS?
     
    #1 TastyAdventure, May 11, 2013
  2. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    I don't understand why you didn't put all your yeast samples together and start stepping up from there. The way you did it, I wouldn't have a clue how to estimate what you ended up with, but my sense is that it's not a lot. How dense does it look?
     
    #2 VikeMan, May 11, 2013
  3. cavedave

    cavedave Grand Pooh-Bah (4,157) Mar 12, 2009 New York
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    ^^^This^^^

    In future do all your dregs together. I have just started to culture from dregs, and all I have read advises this.
     
    #3 cavedave, May 11, 2013
  4. TastyAdventure

    TastyAdventure Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2012 Kentucky

    shit. well... I guess it's off to the brew store today....
     
    #4 TastyAdventure, May 11, 2013
  5. PortLargo

    PortLargo Pooh-Bah (1,831) Oct 19, 2012 Florida
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    You state you are adding "water and DME" . . . are you making wort (boiling & cooling before adding) or is this added raw?
     
    #5 PortLargo, May 12, 2013
  6. NiceFly

    NiceFly Initiate (0) Dec 22, 2011 Tajikistan

    I am going to guess he added them as he drank them. But I agree with you.

    OP I probably would not use this just yet. Cold crash what you have then pitch the cake into an appropriately sized starter for what you are brewing.

    Good luck.
     
    #6 NiceFly, May 12, 2013
  7. TastyAdventure

    TastyAdventure Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2012 Kentucky

    no i was making wort. boiling.
     
    #7 TastyAdventure, May 12, 2013
  8. TastyAdventure

    TastyAdventure Initiate (0) Nov 13, 2012 Kentucky

    Welp. I pitched what I had. the whole thing. also pitched a full pack of Safbrew S-33. My fermentation was strong after a couple hours, and now I have a blow out.
     
    #8 TastyAdventure, May 12, 2013
  9. PortLargo

    PortLargo Pooh-Bah (1,831) Oct 19, 2012 Florida
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    A suggestion, don't drain pour your attempt just yet, 'cause you never know what might happen. If it stays flat, then you and the Mesopotamians (and me) have one thing in common . . . we all failed on our first attempt.

    But re-trying with a six'er of Weihenstephaner is hardly considered bad duty.
     
    #9 PortLargo, May 12, 2013
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