George.bryant.nz wrote:Infection *sigh*, hope not!
Yummyrum wrote:The Generation comes from the Dunder not the yeast bed.
I used to reuse yeast bed but don't bother anymore ....Can't see the point in saving a few buck worth of yeast each batch
P3T3rPan wrote:Nice selfie George
Urrazeb wrote:Yummyrum wrote:The Generation comes from the Dunder not the yeast bed.
I used to reuse yeast bed but don't bother anymore ....Can't see the point in saving a few buck worth of yeast each batch
Sorry YR got to disagree with you here.. The yeast will develop into it's own "house yeast" after a few gens, being exposed to the atmosphere, the lees tend to pick up wild yeast and other organisms that assist in the distinct flavour of a multi-gen wash, each being different from each household. I think some of the flavour can come from the yeast in generations, and this is why it is called generations.. because you are continuing the yeast onto another growth phase.
I agree that starting a wash with just dunder as the "generation" component will impart a lot of the flavour but also reckon that your skipping an integral step in the process by discarding the yeast from previous gens.
As for the OP I have kicked off previously infected washes before and had them go on for many gens with no problem, it's not about saving money at this stage but more so about possibly getting something that is unique in flavour (from the infection itself) if you like the flavour after you do the strip (have a nip during hearts) then you may be onto something special.
I doubt the lees are going to bunch up like dried yeast at 3 gens in, though pics would help.. I think a rum wash is perfect for good strong yeast activity and it has a definite chance of overcoming an infection.
I have had some good hootch come from an infected wash, sometimes down the drain is not always the best place.
EDIT: Even if you siphon off the wash and run that, add the hot dunder back to the lees to kill off the yeast (and possibly the infection) you can use this as a nutrient for the next gen. I believe this would be closer to generations than not using lees at all.
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