As a noob

[Doug]

Every Fermentation I do I get about an inch or so of brown slurry at the bottom of my FV.

Is this the yeast collection people keep going on about as i hate to throw good stuff away or is this the dead/bad yeast.

Also I have noticed on a couple of deposits at the bottom there are sometimes two slightly different tones slurry of which i suppose is due tot the coulouration of the beer on the top 2mm of the sludge which is a couple of tones draker than the main slurry.

This slurry at the bottom does not smell and tastes ok as yes I have tried it for research purposes.

Doug

[Doug]

I won't then. I'll try something with it feed the plants or something

[DRB]

mmmmmmm love it or hate it.

[Doug]

Bloody love I do

Doug

[flytact]

If you've spent the cash on liquid yeast then you should dump your next batch on top of the "brown slurry", or yeast cake. This takes a bit of timing and alway go darker with the next brew. You'll get a rocket fast start-up!
If it's dry yeast, just buy another packet. Unless your lazy or forget or both.
If your interested, google up "yeast washing" or "yeast propagation" for other techniques.

[dan_olo]

If you've spent the cash on liquid yeast then you should dump your next batch on top of the "brown slurry", or yeast cake. This takes a bit of timing and alway go darker with the next brew. You'll get a rocket fast start-up!

So you just put the wort onto the yeast cake and it'll start to ferment? No need to pitch a new batch of yeast?

[dan_olo]

If you've spent the cash on liquid yeast then you should dump your next batch on top of the "brown slurry", or yeast cake. This takes a bit of timing and alway go darker with the next brew. You'll get a rocket fast start-up!

So you just put the wort onto the yeast cake and it'll start to ferment? No need to pitch a new batch of yeast?

Yep, although i'd only use half of it as a whole yeast cake is far too much.

Now I realise why those liquid yeasts are so expensive, didn't realise you could reuse them!

[flytact]

Now I realise why those liquid yeasts are so expensive, didn't realise you could reuse them!

Do a search for yeast propagation, may even be in the techniques section here. You can turn one pack of liquid yeast into 6! Then each of those into 6, and then.....