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So I am going to try and clone the Bridge Road Brewers Chestnut Pilsner, figured would be easiest to start from a kit and work my way to AG with this recipe. So I have myself a Coopers Pilsner kit can, some LDME (1kg) and chestnut meal (500g - unsure how much I will ad at this stage), anyway let's stay on topic!
The Pilsner can has the Coopers Lager yeast sachet (7g) and I also have on hand an old Fermentis s23 sachet (11g) that a friend gave me who has left it in his garage for a year or two and unsure of storage temp (definitely not refrigerated), the best before date is November this year.
I will brew this in 2 weeks time so was wondering, being my first experience with a lager yeast, should I use the more fresh coopers packet, the s23 packet (both are norw refrigerated by the way) or build a starter from the s23?
Also on a level playing field if both were fresh, would the s23 be a superior in quality yeast to the coopers?
The Pilsner can has the Coopers Lager yeast sachet (7g) and I also have on hand an old Fermentis s23 sachet (11g) that a friend gave me who has left it in his garage for a year or two and unsure of storage temp (definitely not refrigerated), the best before date is November this year.
I will brew this in 2 weeks time so was wondering, being my first experience with a lager yeast, should I use the more fresh coopers packet, the s23 packet (both are norw refrigerated by the way) or build a starter from the s23?
Also on a level playing field if both were fresh, would the s23 be a superior in quality yeast to the coopers?