SO...
I want to use the yeast cake from a brew I put in the fermenter a week ago, assuming I get a decent FG reading that stays stable for two days.
can I rack off to a secondary fermenter and then use the cake? I figured I would give the secondary vessel a blast with co2 to minimise potential oxidization before racking.
I was talking to Chris at grain and grape and he said that if I use the whole cake, it can lead to a less flavoured beer as I miss out on flavours created by the yeast as it builds it's numbers, has anyone found this to be true?
it's US-05 so it's more of an experiment I guess than a need to be a tight ass.
I want the first beer into the keg asap as I have friends coming over on the 11th Jan and currently have no beer on tap, with the secondary racking slow down the process/time frame? either way it is going to be a young beer on tap.