Washed Yeast and Using it

-MG- · Post by **-MG-** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:51 pm

I brewed a premium lager a month ago, washed the yeast and stored it. I put together a starter yesterday without really thinking too much and now I'm producing a BMC clone (light american lager) for some drinking games.

It never occured to me until now if there are any negative side affects from going from my premium lager to a light lager with this yeast. I know its ok to go the other direction but what can I expect out of this?

The light lager is just an offshoot of my premium just watered down basically same hops, etc.

What do you guys think? I plan to decant the starer and pitch mostly the yeast. They have rested on the bottom of the starter and I have a light foam layer on the top and see some bubbles. I feel like its probably ok to go.

Also this is safalager 34/70.

JimF · Post by **JimF** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:08 pm

If the yeast is still healthy you should be fine, it will just start and finish fast.
On Mar 21, 2012 1:51 PM, "-MG-" <brew-recipes@crbeernuts.org (brew-recipes@crbeernuts.org)> wrote:

I brewed a premium lager a month ago, washed the yeast and stored it. I put together a starter yesterday without really thinking too much and now I'm producing a BMC clone (light american lager) for some drinking games.

It never occured to me until now if there are any negative side affects from going from my premium lager to a light lager with this yeast. I know its ok to go the other direction but what can I expect out of this?

The light lager is just an offshoot of my premium just watered down basically same hops, etc.

What do you guys think? I plan to decant the starer and pitch mostly the yeast. They have rested on the bottom of the starter and I have a light foam layer on the top and see some bubbles. I feel like its probably ok to go.

Also this is safalager 34/70.

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