A search didn't show much on this. I know the conventional answer is "no" but has anyone with any luck re pitched yeast from a tank that had been dry hopped at the tail end of fermentation (with 1/2deg P or so) and then harvested and re pitched that slurry?
I ask because I've really liked the results of dry hopping at the tail end but as a 7bbl tasting room with modest distribution model, I can't always harvest yeast from a non dry hopped beer. I use to do it while homebrewing, and before the eye rolling gets too serious, I realize these are two different animals. I'm set up to do cell counts and plan to look at some green slurry to see if it's countable but haven't yet. I'm too chicken to try it until I hear one way or the other. I've been hearing lately that many breweries are dry hopping this way that I can't imagine they are all always dumping yeast from those tanks and never reharvesting it.. All opinions/experiences welcome.
I ask because I've really liked the results of dry hopping at the tail end but as a 7bbl tasting room with modest distribution model, I can't always harvest yeast from a non dry hopped beer. I use to do it while homebrewing, and before the eye rolling gets too serious, I realize these are two different animals. I'm set up to do cell counts and plan to look at some green slurry to see if it's countable but haven't yet. I'm too chicken to try it until I hear one way or the other. I've been hearing lately that many breweries are dry hopping this way that I can't imagine they are all always dumping yeast from those tanks and never reharvesting it.. All opinions/experiences welcome.
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