Tropico
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Would the White Labs vials be suitable for the pressure cooker and freezing?
Edit: Used, empty ones of course.
Edit: Used, empty ones of course.
It wouldn't happen to be the one I left for you when you hosted the swap would it?Yob said:so 2 days ago, I took out a vial of 1728 from the deep freezer, this vial has been rock solid for a year or so..
had about 10ml yeast solids in it, I put that into a 500ml 1.020 starter overnight, the next morning, there was visible signs of activity, condensation on the inside of the flask, a lightening of the wort.. so that evening, I made 2 x 2lt starters of 1.040 and split the 500ml between them.. again, overnight they were showing signs of activity, at 18hrs to 24hrs they were starting to foam so Ive turned them off and will let them ferment out before pitching to the Bummock Ale (~1.100 Scotch Ale / Heavy Wee Heavy)
Stoked and pretty impressed at the revival
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God only knows mate. Fired like a demon though, letting them ferment out now....whiteferret said:It wouldn't happen to be the one I left for you when you hosted the swap would it?
If so good to know about the ones I've got still.
Nope they are PET, not polypropylene.Tropico said:Would the White Labs vials be suitable for the pressure cooker and freezing?
Edit: Used, empty ones of course.
Stuff the cost, SWMBO is worth itMartinOC said:Not gonna do the multi-quote thing here..
Second-hand pressure cookers can be had for nix (check your grandmother's stash of stuff she's collected over a lifetime). Maybe all that's needed is a new sealing ring. I picked one up from a local "pressure-cooker repair" place for $10. 'Been using it for years.
To get proper sterilisation, you need to get the contents to ~ 120C for 10-15 minutes. Job done.
I've been eyeing-off one of these babies for awhile, but will wait until I can justify the cost to SWMBO: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Presto-21-litre-Pressure-Canner-Cooker-6-Ball-Mason-Quart-Preserving-Jars-/151710568294?hash=item2352a78f66
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