I have to say is that one of the best purchases I have made is this $10 dollar pack of centrifuge tubes from Amazon.

For 10.00 you get a ton of tubes! (50)

I also bought this rack, for easy storage in my fridge or freezer. (8.00)

Here is my process,

When I am going to brew a beer, I build a starter. I over build it. I then make sure my tubes are sanitized. During the pitch I collect a couple of tubes of yeast. I store them in the fridge for a couple of days, and wait for the collected yeast to form a cake. Decant them to the yeast cake in the bottom. Then top it with distilled water for long term storage. I then date and indicate th strain on the label Should be good for about 6 months.

This is a great way to save money on yeast and something I think every brewer should do. I would at least recommend it with any yeast that you use often. Like WLP 001 for example.

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