Two years since I got back into Brewing :icon_chickcheers: and the whole time, I have kept my sachets of dried yeast in the freezer. Despite numerous posts advising to the contrary. Works fine. I always have a selection of my favourites such as s-189, US-05 etc on hand, and I keep them in the little shelf inside the freezer door, often for months and they resuscitate like brand new.
Last August when SWMBO and I went for a midweek getaway to Maroochydore I came across a LHBS on Aerodrome Road. I popped in and bought some packs of Morgans Lager yeast, kept in a display fridge and while I was at it I got some US-05 and W-34/70. Due to moving house I've just about run out of beer so I've done a few quick kits n bits to put some drinkables in the kegerator, prior to the seeerious brewing for the annual comp push. Today I put down a Coopers lager and bits and rifled in the freezer door to see what yeasts I had, and there was a US-05. Nine months.
I rehydrated and within 15 minutes it was creaming, fluffed up and just about crawling out of the jar. I reckon dried yeast is like frozen sperm samples - you could probably put it into liquid nitrogen and it would come out and tear your head off. Method proven to my satisfaction.
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Last August when SWMBO and I went for a midweek getaway to Maroochydore I came across a LHBS on Aerodrome Road. I popped in and bought some packs of Morgans Lager yeast, kept in a display fridge and while I was at it I got some US-05 and W-34/70. Due to moving house I've just about run out of beer so I've done a few quick kits n bits to put some drinkables in the kegerator, prior to the seeerious brewing for the annual comp push. Today I put down a Coopers lager and bits and rifled in the freezer door to see what yeasts I had, and there was a US-05. Nine months.
I rehydrated and within 15 minutes it was creaming, fluffed up and just about crawling out of the jar. I reckon dried yeast is like frozen sperm samples - you could probably put it into liquid nitrogen and it would come out and tear your head off. Method proven to my satisfaction.
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