Hey guys
Can i freeze the grains that I used to ferment my first batch... to save it until I run my second batch as I am short on space... will it kill the yeast? Just curious, any help would be great.
Thanks
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Freezing fermented grains
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Re: Freezing fermented grains
Yes, you can freeze your grains ... yes, it will kill the yeast.
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Re: Freezing fermented grains
Just my drunken opinionworkpress wrote:Hey guys
Can i freeze the grains that I used to ferment my first batch... to save it until I run my second batch as I am short on space... will it kill the yeast? Just curious, any help would be great.
It's best to pitch fresh happy yeast
If you want, freeze the spent grain/yeast until needed
Boil some of the "spent grain/yeast" for nutrients and pitch fresh yeast
To eat the next batch of fermentable sugars
Re: Freezing fermented grains
Got to ask why you would want to save it.
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Re: Freezing fermented grains
I want to freez my first grain mash and add it to my second batch which was started 4 days after the first. To do a second larger batch of mash using backseat from the second run in my new larger drum...( as per Kentucky Shiners sweet feed recipe)
Also I am frugal, and I think the freezing may expand and rupture the cells in the grain releasing more starch when they thaw? It is just an hypothesis...
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Also I am frugal, and I think the freezing may expand and rupture the cells in the grain releasing more starch when they thaw? It is just an hypothesis...
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