New player in Yeast

[danestead]

Does that mean I need to grow a pathetic beard, wear tight light brown jeans with volleys and call my beer some wanky name

Yes, if it means your profile picture has clothes on!

 

[Spohaw]

Oi,stop picking on Volleys . They're an icon.
Beard,light brown jeans and a wanky named beer are optional...nah the last 3 can piss off.

Damn ...... I got a beard , own some light brown pants and have started naming my beers ( to tell them apart )

Wondered why the ********* in freo were calling me " some sort of hipster "

No volleys but

 

[antiphile]

Exchange rate is also current below 70c, so you can add another 30% there.

Sorry Spiesy. Can't help myself. Working in percentages seems so intuitive, doesn't it? At an exchange rate of 70, I think you'll find you need to add about 42.857%. :blink:

 

[mckenry]

Sorry Spiesy. Can't help myself. Working in percentages seems so intuitive, doesn't it? At an exchange rate of 70, I think you'll find you need to add about 42.857%. :blink:

About?? hahaha.
Yep, thats it. An explanation for those wanting it. When its at 70, you need to add 30c to make a dollar. 30c is 42.857% of 70c.

For real ease of numbers, if we are at 50c, you need to add another 50c which is 100% more, not 50% more.

 

[sponge]

So what do I do with my non organic starter....

Dehydrate it..

So that you can re-hydrate it.

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

Dehydrate it..

So that you can re-hydrate it.

You might be onto something there

 

[DU99]

you could split a can and store it and make a starter's,or yeast wash at the end..saves a few $$$ if money is a issue

 

[Bribie G]

With the Seibel Institute US$100 odd will get you a sample of any strain you want on a slide, then you are off to reculture and produce whatever brand you want. Anyone with a degree in microbiology could do this.

Here is a big hint Ross@craftbrewer!...... Hire a young microbiology graduate, buy some slides, get culturing, get it packaged on contract by the local Yahkult packaging plant and sell four Yahkult sized tubs for $20, each tub should be enough for one brew after a starter, or two tubs for direct pitch.

I only ask for 10% commission.

That's more or less what a couple of grad students did in WA a few years ago. I think the name was Proculture and the product was fantastic - Nev sold the stuff. Then they stopped doing it and went on to develop flying cars or something.
The culture came in a single vial.

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

Just wondering about the canning process. I assume they just use a crimp method and not heat welding on the can

 

[Dips Me Lid]

I don't think heat welding is used in can manufacturing these day's, I believe it's all double seam crimping.

 

[klangers]

I don't think heat welding is used in can manufacturing these day's, I believe it's all double seam crimping.

Correct. The can body is formed by press extrusion (vaguely similar to drop forging) and the lid by stamping. After filling, the lids are "seamed" onto the bodies by crimping the seams.

 

[Weizguy]

Correct. The can body is formed by press extrusion (vaguely similar to drop forging) and the lid by stamping. After filling, the lids are "seamed" onto the bodies by crimping the seams.

Just like beer cans, which are the next big thing in beer packaging for micros. Already started in the US, 21st Amendment, Oskar Blues, etc

 

[Spiesy]

Just like beer cans, which are the next big thing in beer packaging for micros. Already started in the US, 21st Amendment, Oskar Blues, etc

And in Australia.

 

[Mardoo]

Mornington Sacchariferous Stout

 

[Reman]

Modus operandi 985ml Rye IPA, that's one big can!