Let's Freeze Some Yeast

[Midnight Brew]

1318 is Wy London Ale III. The greenbelt came from Wolfy (Melbourne AHB member) and if my memory serves correct he got it sent from Texas? It would have drifted alot through the years as we've kept it going between us. Still a great performer.

Here is some more on it: http://www.austinhomebrew.com/Beer/Wyeast/Wyeast-Greenbelt.html

I tend to use it around 20-22C and comes out beautifully. I've used it in American : Blondes, Pales, Ambers, Browns and Stouts. It was my house strain for about a year.

 

[Yob]

Yob, do you have anything else interesting?

San diago super yeast, 1217, 001,099 and the Greenbelt of course, still to get 1272 1056 and a couple of others...

 

[lael]

San Diego super yeast sounds special. Is that the anchor strain? What are 001 and 099?

 

[pedleyr]

San Diego super yeast sounds special. Is that the anchor strain? What are 001 and 099?

Super yeast (WLP090) is apparently a proprietary White Labs strain. It's a great yeast, it's resilient, fast and flocs better than the Chico strain. It is pretty neutral, probably a bit more towards malt focus than Chico.

It chews through any sub 1.050 beer I give it in ~3 days. Definitely worth a try.

I don't yet freeze my yeast but I have a starter of it going at the moment that I could chuck in a stubbie if you want to give it a try.

 

[pedleyr]

Edit:double post, apologies.

 

[Yob]

San Diego super yeast sounds special. Is that the anchor strain? What are 001 and 099?

All 3 are white labs yeasts, 099 is a super high gravity yeast, up to a stupid %25 abv

 

[lael]

Super yeast (WLP090) is apparently a proprietary White Labs strain. It's a great yeast, it's resilient, fast and flocs better than the Chico strain. It is pretty neutral, probably a bit more towards malt focus than Chico.

It chews through any sub 1.050 beer I give it in ~3 days. Definitely worth a try.

I don't yet freeze my yeast but I have a starter of it going at the moment that I could chuck in a stubbie if you want to give it a try.

That would be amazing. Where are you located?

 

[pedleyr]

I'm in Melbourne, and for some reason thought you were too... Where are you? Postage may end up being more than a fresh vial, let's see.

 

[MastersBrewery]

All 3 are white labs yeasts, 099 is a super high gravity yeast, up to a stupid %25 abv

How neutral is the 099? any other characteristics you've noticed not listed at white labs. the 25% is you stupid after consumption.

 

[Yob]

I cant say for sure, only what Ive read as it's still in the FV, and TBH, it isnt in there by itself so will be hard to tell, Batch one had T58 to start it off for the first 4 days and batch 2 had Greenbelt I think (or 1217) so both are a bit of a *******ised concoctions (as is my way)

Mostly Im using it (099) to be able to handle the ABV these are going to get to h34r:

Future brews I'll do exclusively with it to gauge the profile but from what Ive read (well at least the bits that stuck in my head) it favours a malt profile so probably not as neutral as other Ale Yeasts

 

[lael]

Ah, I'm up in Sydney... seems like there are more brewers down in Melbourne...

Well, Let me check what I have in the fridge in vials. I can spin up some yeast from vials I've got and send a few vials down via express if people want to swap? I'm guessing a sistema box with foam and techni-ice/similar on the inside plus some vials should all fit in 1 500gr express post satchel?

I've got the DT yeast I cultured and Conan, and 3724, 3726 (saisons) I think. Maybe some others, but I'm not sure about viability... so would need to spin it up and re-vial it.

 

[lael]

Wow - what are you making? I've read about T58 for a pannepot clone and have some waiting in the freezer for that adventure

 

[Yob]

It's a Belgian(ish) monster brew, but a hop monster as well, more of a specialty mix of styles, kind of barlywine cross IIIPA with a hint of Belgian finished with NZ hops in the keg

 

[wynnum1]

anyone had a look at this http://suigenerisbrewing.blogspot.com.au/p/yeast-exchange.html

 

[Yob]

anyone had a look at this http://suigenerisbrewing.blogspot.com.au/p/yeast-exchange.html

dude must have some serious time on his hands

 

[menoetes]

Hey Bribie, thanks for the thread. It's been really helpful. Knowing that I can not only farm, wash and recycle yeasts but freeze them too has finally convinced me to enter the world of liquid yeasts.

I bought my first strain (wyeast 1272 American Ale II) and made up a starter that I worked up from from 500mls to 2 litres over a few days. Then I split it, half going towards my new brew and the other half getting frozen in two 50ml sterile (need I say 'unused'?) urine containers from work. It was fun, I'll admit it.

My concern is that once the yeast settled/compacted down after some time in the fridge there was only what looked like a heaped teaspoons worth at the bottom of the liquid each of these containers.A layer about as thin a hb pencil lead. Does that sound about right or have I diluted out my yeast to much for future use?

 

[MastersBrewery]

put on a stir plate in a 200ml starter and work up from there, it'll be fine.

 

[menoetes]

Cheers Masters, I've been sweating about this for a while. Glad someone finally put my fears to rest

 

[Yob]

You may even want the first step to be less than that, 50ml then to 500ml, low gravity wort of about 1030, they have been in a pretty stressful environment and a bit of love won't go astray

 

[Yob]

Loving this bit of Kit, cant remember who I got it off a couple of years ago, but makes everything so much better to Sterilize.



The equipment Im using



Half Way



Complete ready for Freezing



Ive taken to giving it a shake up every half hour when freezing to stop it stratifying, seems to be a better freeze than some of the earlier ones.



Ive got frozen now,

Greenbelt
WY1217
WLP001

still to do

WLP099
SanDiago Super Yeast
WY1272