madchef77
Brewer
OK there are a few things that I need to start with. We have been getting in to harvesting the yeast to save money. Great idea. I have been reading all about it am reading about starters and came up with an idea of my own. I make a 5 gallon batch with the desired yeast. After its done fermenting I secondary my beer and harvest the yeast into 3 equal parts. I also can brew 10 gallons of beer (Hmmm yum). So this is my idea. after we harvest the yeast on the same day I brew 10 gallons of beer everything is going fantastic. Now the wort is chilled and put in fermentation buckets for aeration. I aerate for about 4-5 mins shacking the fermenting bucket and pitch the yeast. I put 1 part of yeast in the each bucket (this is what I have read).
For the harvested yeast boil a gallon of water cool it off. Poor it in the yeast, mix it up wait for the sediment to settle and collect the yum yums (yeast). so a gallon of yeast was collected and split in the 3 equal parts.
Now on the my question- I woke up this morning with my basement smelling fantastic only to find that the beer is foaming out of the bubbler! damn. is this due to to much yeast or over aeration? If it is the yeast should I make smaller amounts? and by the way its still foaming so reply fast!
Thanks for helping
For the harvested yeast boil a gallon of water cool it off. Poor it in the yeast, mix it up wait for the sediment to settle and collect the yum yums (yeast). so a gallon of yeast was collected and split in the 3 equal parts.
Now on the my question- I woke up this morning with my basement smelling fantastic only to find that the beer is foaming out of the bubbler! damn. is this due to to much yeast or over aeration? If it is the yeast should I make smaller amounts? and by the way its still foaming so reply fast!
Thanks for helping