R.F. wrote:
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> I know it's a living culture and I can't make it from scratch, but
> I am interested if it's possible to harvest a new yeast culture out
> of kraeusen. Somewehere on webI read about old trappist brewers
> who were knowledgable enough to collect kraeusen and grew a new
> culture whichwas also improvimg a taste with each new generation of
> their kraeusen cultured yeast. What's the procedure called ? Please
> can someone point to a web page which explain the process, or
> explain such yeast harversting. I was searching sites [url]www.byo.com[/url]
> and [url]www.reelbeer.com[/url], and could not find anything related about
> usefull purpose of collecting kraeusen.
>
> Thank you.[/color]


Hey, it's as easy as bottling the trub. I didn't know there was a science
or tradition to it or anything. Just be careful and start with clean
bottles. It's just the sediment that collects after your primary
fermentation, and after you bottle it, keep it refrigerated. That way it
won't spoil. You should get two or three bottles out of five gallons.
Good luck,
-gc