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Old 28-02-2005, 11:20 PM
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The one good reason for reusing yeast slurry is to restart a stuck
fermentation in another batch - lots of active yeast cells that are
already used to high alcohol levels.

Pp

Ray Calvert wrote:
I have used the yeast sediment from one batch to start another one if

the
timing was right. I have just racked the wine off the yeast and then

add
the sediment directly to the new batch. But I would not fool with

trying to
save any of this and I have only done it a few times.

Ray

"Gene" wrote in message
om...
How do you go about harvesting some of the yeast after ferment is
complete?



 

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