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I've got this mash I have ready and done in the fermenter. I also have another fermenter filled and ready to pitch with some yeast.
I am aiming for a self sufficient system so I needn't buy supplies and consumables so often. I've seen many tutorials on washing yeast from fermenters to be reused.
So I figured I could just siphon some of the settled leese from the bottom of the completed fermenter into the other. I expected it to quite rapidly start up and get going since it should be already active yeast. However it hasn't shown any signs at all of activity. I did this yesterday afternoon.
Is there something I'm missing about this. Perhaps my yeast is damaged due to its alcohol tolerance? Or should I follow the old advice of be patient?
Thank you for any input.
