I've never harvested yeast from a batch to be used another batch, but I'd like to start doing that. I've read about harvesting yeast from the primary fermenter and going through successive stages of separating the yeast from the trudge, and I'm cool with that. I also read that collecting yeast from the secondary fermenter is OK, too. (Less cleaning but maybe slightly less in quality, I read.)
What about collecting the yeast from both the primary and secondary fermenters, though, and combining them (after cleaning, of course!) for starting another batch? Is there anything wrong with that?
(I tend towards med/high gravity beers, mostly German lagers, in case that makes a difference, though I imagine it doesn't so long as my next batch is the same style as the 1st.)
What about collecting the yeast from both the primary and secondary fermenters, though, and combining them (after cleaning, of course!) for starting another batch? Is there anything wrong with that?
(I tend towards med/high gravity beers, mostly German lagers, in case that makes a difference, though I imagine it doesn't so long as my next batch is the same style as the 1st.)