Paul H
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Brewing folk,
Warning children do not try this at home....
Two weeks ago I purchased a German Pilsner wort kit from Bacchus Brewing in an attempt to rekindle my passion for all things brewing. Anyway the time came to pitch yeast as I had cooled the wort kit down to 12C. I rummaged through my yeast fridge only to find my supply of S189 from Craft Brewer had a best before date of October 2011. Anyway throwing caution to the wind & going against popular theory I rehydrated 4 x 12g yeast sachets & pitched.
My apprehension gave way to joy when 12 hours later a bubbling airlock & thick krausen greeted me. Anyhow after 2 weeks I had gravity down to 1.012 & a sample revealed the completion of fermentation so I racked into a keg for a month or so of lagering.
It would appear that storing dried yeast in a air vac sachet in a cold fridge may extend its shelf life..
Cheers
Paul
Warning children do not try this at home....
Two weeks ago I purchased a German Pilsner wort kit from Bacchus Brewing in an attempt to rekindle my passion for all things brewing. Anyway the time came to pitch yeast as I had cooled the wort kit down to 12C. I rummaged through my yeast fridge only to find my supply of S189 from Craft Brewer had a best before date of October 2011. Anyway throwing caution to the wind & going against popular theory I rehydrated 4 x 12g yeast sachets & pitched.
My apprehension gave way to joy when 12 hours later a bubbling airlock & thick krausen greeted me. Anyhow after 2 weeks I had gravity down to 1.012 & a sample revealed the completion of fermentation so I racked into a keg for a month or so of lagering.
It would appear that storing dried yeast in a air vac sachet in a cold fridge may extend its shelf life..
Cheers
Paul