Hi Raanan,
> wrote in message
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On Nov 1, 10:50 am, "R M Watkin" > wrote:
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> I have had a wild yeast which has out performed the wine yeast, am sorry
> now that I did not save it, young and foolish at the time.
>

Richard,
Just curious, how were you able to tell that the wild yeast had
outperformed the wine yeast? what signs were there?
And another question - how could you have saved the yeast for future
use?
Thanks,
Raanan

First of all it was far more tollerent, and the wine ended up far than
stronger than it should have been. To save the yeast you can collect the
lees of your wine, which contains active yeast. Find a smallish bottle [ I
use a pint milk bottle ] fit an air lock and put the lees in to the bottle
and add sugar, and keep fementing untill required., or add it to your next
brew. I believe it will keep in the fridge for a limited time , but have not
tried it. If you think about it bewers do not buy new yeast for every brew.
hope this helps you.

Richard M. Watkin.