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Acid washing is done to cleanse the yeast slurry before repitching into the next batch of wort. Acid washing consists of adding food grade sulfuric or phosphoric acid to the yeast until the pH level reaches 2.5. At this level of pH most bacteria are killed. Acid washing does not kill wild yeast cells which could still contaminate your wort.
