Whatever to do with the yeast sediment at the bottom of your bottle?

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by devlishdamsel, Jan 11, 2013.

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Do you drink the yeast at the bottom of the bottle or do you dispose of it?

Indeed, i love it 89 vote(s) 72.4%
no way, this distrubs me 32 vote(s) 26.0%
i have yet to be presented with this situation. 2 vote(s) 1.6%
  1. BeerWizard Member

    Location:
    Colorado
    Drink that shit. Drink it UP. It's good for you.
  2. fmccormi Member

    Location:
    New York
    Really? I thought they flash-pasteurized all their beers, even the "wild" ones in the Lips of Faith series. Kinda assumed that would render any remaining yeast sediments useless, for brewing purposes.
  3. UCLABrewN84 Member

    Location:
    California
    Drink it. It will put hair on your chest.
  4. Dannywhitewash Member

    Location:
    Ohio
    Pound that shit, bro!
  5. cavedave Member

    Location:
    New York
    For those who are saying to use the yeast in bottle to brew, you might want to check out the list at Madfermentationist for the ones that have the same yeast as was used in brewing the beer. Many bottle conditioned beers are bottled with a different yeast that you prob. don't want to brew with.
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  6. KYGunner Member

    Location:
    Kentucky
    I think it's funny that the option on the poll is " no, this disturbs me." I am apparently the only one who objects to the texture of the yeast and yes it does disturb me!
  7. antilite Member

    Location:
    Florida
    Give that barkeep a whole bunch of style points. That's livin' the high life. (Oops, sorry).
  8. DelMontiac Member

    Location:
    Oklahoma
    Depends on the style, how much yeast is in there, and the mood I'm in at the time.
  9. TheBeerAlmanac Member

    Location:
    Kentucky
    I pour it over my T-zone and massage gently in a small semi-circle pattern to exfoliate. The microbes really open up your pores.
  10. ubenumber2 Member

    Location:
    Arkansas
    Save about 5 bottles, grow it and use it in my next batch of home brew
  11. EddieGold Member

    Location:
    North Carolina
    the la folie were corked and caged, this implies pre-pasteurization. the others were pasteurized.
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  12. PorterLambic Member

    Location:
    Florida
    I try to rotate the beer horizontally repeatedly just before I open it in an attempt to distribute the yeast. Somewhat effective. After the first pour (from a bomber) I swirl the remaining beer around somewhat vigorously to suspend the remainder of yeast in the liquid for further pours. If it is a small bottle, I do this about 1/2way through the bottle.
  13. fritts211 Member

    Location:
    Kentucky
    I never notice yeast in my bottle. I've never cared to look. I'm much more concerned about getting every last drop of my beer into my glass, and then into my mouth. I always swirl my bottle before pouring the last few ounces though.

    Maybe I'm doing it wrong.
  14. inchrisin Member

    Location:
    Indiana
    I need a crash course on which beers deserve sediment. I've been willing to pour it into hefes and kolsches so far and that's about it. I'm especially curious to know about this lambic that I have in the fridge.
  15. GodlessWatermelon Member

    Location:
    Maryland
    Any of them

    I always pour the sediment in my glass. Doesn't hurt anything and I like watching all the floaties
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  16. wesbray Member

    Location:
    Alberta (Canada)
    I always add it to Belgian beers.
  17. jhartley Member

    Location:
    Pennsylvania
    Leave a 1/2 inch in the bottle to save for the last swig; pour it in your glass at the end.
  18. Stevedore Member

    Location:
    Wisconsin
    Homebrews.
  19. Hockey_Fan Member

    Location:
    Maryland
    I can't say I've ever come across a Kölsch with sediment in the bottle. Has anybody else found it? I'm curious, in which one have you found it?
  20. Alextricity Member

    Location:
    Michigan
    It kind of grosses me out. Obviously I drink beer when it's floating around, but I won't gulp the yeast when it's just concentrated at the bottom of my glass. I just leave that last sip of it sitting in there.

    Besides, I don't want diarrhea.

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