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Dubzie

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Just seeing if anyone has any slurry/split yeast that they store.

While i don't have many rare or hard to come by yeasts yet.

I do have:

White Labs WLP004 Irish Ale Yeast (split)
US-05 (slurry)
Larger yeast (packet yeast) that i forgot to keep the packet to.

Anyone interested in swaps/gifting yeasts since we have no local sellers of liquid yeasts on the coast. I'll be updating my lists when i order more Liquid yeasts and split it after i make some starters.
 
I'm game - this is a good opportunity to refresh the yeasts I have stored, given that you're supposed to make a fresh starter with them at the 6-month mark or thereabouts.

I'll get the full list of yeasts when I get home, but I believe I have:

Vermont Ale (Conan)
Belgian Trappist (Wyeast 3787)
English ALE (WLP002)
US-05
Danish Lager (Wyeast Labs #2042)
Irish Ale WLP004
American Ale
Safale S-23? (Lager yeast)
WLP586 - Saison II
 
I will be doing my first liquid yeast soonish. i have the vial in the fridge.
not sure which one it is, but its a Belgian (will have to check)

how do you guys usually split/store it?
 
I follow the brulosophy approach - when making a starter I make more than I need, and store the rest in a vial or a capped beer bottle in the fridge.....
 
endisnigh said:
I follow the brulosophy approach - when making a starter I make more than I need, and store the rest in a vial or a capped beer bottle in the fridge.....
I also split mine this way:

Make a starter but add 400ml extra, just before i cold crash, sanitize a beer bottle, and fill it with the yeast starter and cap it off.
Store the bottle in the fridge for the next time i want to use it to make a starter.
 
Hmm, that's a good idea about making the "plus-sized" starter.

I've been spending a small fortune on liquid yeasts lately, I should really get into backup storage.

If I tell the kids it's a bottle of nose-fungus in the back of the fridge they might even leave it alone; might.
 
Yes, every little bit helps. I'm moving to bulk grain/milling (right now in fact!).

Tried recycling my hops but that didn't work out.
 
endisnigh said:
Yes, every little bit helps. I'm moving to bulk grain/milling (right now in fact!).
Fantastic now i know someone with a mill ;)
 
Dubzie said:
White Labs WLP004 Irish Ale Yeast (split)
US-05 (slurry)
Mangrove Jacks - Bohemian Lager Yeast - M84
 
endisnigh said:
Yes, every little bit helps. I'm moving to bulk grain/milling (right now in fact!).

Got a mill the other day, and a sack of grain on the weekend.
Maiden batch going down tonight
 
I have:

WLP644

WLP565/644 combo

Lallemand Abbaye (wouldn't reccomend though, rather boring really)
 
n87 said:
in-your-endo.... <_<

This one: http://cleverbrewing.com.au/brewing-equipment/grain-mill-with-hopper.html

seems to mangle grain well enough, now just to dial it in.
Got ~80% eff on the first batch. now just need to get that extra 5 or 10 im used to. :drinks:
Upvote for the Scrubs reference!

I got the MM3 (three-roller mill), but haven't used it yet - the wife is holding it hostage until next week - my birthday.

Picking up some unmilled malts this Saturday!

Oh, and I have to make a base.... it didn't come with one.
 
Ended up just buying some :)

Will save a bottle of slurry for next time XD
 
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