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Honey Ale on Kolsch Yeast Cake

jrsdws

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Ok so I've never reused yeast before. I'm on about my 5th or 6th all grain batch and I want to continue trying new things.

This weekend we'll be bottling a couple of different 5 gallon brews. One being a Kolsch. The other is a brown ale.

I'd like to try pitching the wort of the following honey ale recipe onto the kolsch yeast cake.

Ingredients Amt Name Type # %/IBU
7 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 75.0 %
2 lbs Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 2 20.0 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 3 5.0 %
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 9.6 IBUs
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 5 7.4 IBUs

Gravity, Alcohol Content and Color
Est Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.5 %
Bitterness: 17.0 IBUs
Est Color: 9.2 SRM Measured Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.7 %
Calories: 151.6 kcal/12oz
Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out
Sparge Water: 5.31 gal
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE
Total Grain Weight: 10 lbs
Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Tun Temperature: 72.0 F
Mash PH: 5.20 Mash Steps Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 14.50 qt of water at 162.0 F 152.0 F 60 min

Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun , 5.31gal) of 168.0 F water

How does it look and do you think it'll turn out? Do I just leave a little beer on the yeast cake, stir it up, and pour the new wort onto it which should both mix and aerate pretty well?

The brown ale used Wyeast 1968 and I'm going to attempt to wash and save it in mason jars.
 
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