Homebrewers - Whats in the fermenter?

kaisersozei · 03-23-2012, 09:14 AM

Question for the enlightened lager-ers:

How long will a lager yeast cake last in my primary fermenter, until I can pitch a new batch of wort on top of it?

I just racked a maibock into the secondary last night, and plan to brew up an Imperial Oktoberfest (or something) next weekend. Hate to waste all that great yeast slurry (WLP 833,) so I sealed up the primary and put her back in the fermentation chamber--currently at 52dg but will be dropping slowly as I bring the maibock down. It should sit pretty well for a week or so, right?

03-23-2012, 09:14 AM	#11
kaisersozei The Homebrew Hammer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Gerard Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 3,183 Trading: (40)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? Question for the enlightened lager-ers: How long will a lager yeast cake last in my primary fermenter, until I can pitch a new batch of wort on top of it? I just racked a maibock into the secondary last night, and plan to brew up an Imperial Oktoberfest (or something) next weekend. Hate to waste all that great yeast slurry (WLP 833,) so I sealed up the primary and put her back in the fermentation chamber--currently at 52dg but will be dropping slowly as I bring the maibock down. It should sit pretty well for a week or so, right? __________________