norfire0 wrote:Primary fermentation was wlp002. I keged and carbed, then said to my self I can't drink this because 002 flocked during a cold spell and the gravity stuck at 1.020 with an intended FG of 1.010.
So I transferred to a carboy and pitched The Roslaire blend. ...so the yeast in the carboy is just bottle dregs and Rosalie blend. It's been about a year. gravity is 1.009
I am thinking I just want to put fresh wort in and see what happens. If I am right the bugs and critters will pick up and not be affected by the long storage. I have not checked ph yet.
I bet you are right, there are still a lot critters in there. I'm not sure if they all survive, but brett and some acid producing bacteria definitely does.
I'm on my third year(forth generation) of repitching, originally roeselare i believe. I use fresh saccharomyces, a cup'ish slurry from the previous batch, and maybe occasional bottle dreg.