 yeast... another silly question |
 Aug 1 2012, 05:29 PM
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Stewart  Group: New Member Posts: 10 Joined: 2-November 05 From: co Member No.: 4,569  |
OK... so I've just taken a 2.5 year hiatus from brewing... which means the $150 I have in ingredients are now... well... old. The main topic here is the yeast: so: its Whitelabs Belgium ale yeast... expired 2010... kept refrigerated. On Monday night we made a yeast starter (3/4gal in 1 gal jar w/ 1/2cup malt extract) Today Wed AM: after ~36hrs @ ~80F it is now slowly gaining activity. my plan was to wait another day or two until the yeast appears to gain significant activity... then brew. pps. the rest of the ingredients are impressively stable... grains still smell right, extract is a tiny bit moldy, Hops... still bitter Seems good to go... Does anyone think I should hold out until I find fresher yeast??? (not readily available!!) |
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Aug 2 2012, 09:09 AM
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Homebrewer Group: Members Posts: 41 Joined: 28-May 08 From: Winson-Salem, NC Member No.: 12,228 |
QUOTE(catsh16 @ Aug 1 2012, 05:29 PM)  OK... so I've just taken a 2.5 year hiatus from brewing... which means the $150 I have in ingredients are now... well... old. The main topic here is the yeast: so: its Whitelabs Belgium ale yeast... expired 2010... kept refrigerated. On Monday night we made a yeast starter (3/4gal in 1 gal jar w/ 1/2cup malt extract) Today Wed AM: after ~36hrs @ ~80F it is now slowly gaining activity. my plan was to wait another day or two until the yeast appears to gain significant activity... then brew. pps. the rest of the ingredients are impressively stable... grains still smell right, extract is a tiny bit moldy, Hops... still bitter Seems good to go... Does anyone think I should hold out until I find fresher yeast??? (not readily available!!) I would wait until the starter is finished (attach an airlock), crash cool the starter for 24hours (35deg) so the yeast will drop out, decant the spent wort, then put ANOTHER 3/4 gallon of starter wort into the bottle and repeat the finish, crash, decant. Now you can pitch your starter with enough healthy yeast. See www.yeastcalc.com |
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catsh16 yeast... another silly question Aug 1 2012, 05:29 PM
papasmurf If your not getting any weird smells or flavors fr... Aug 1 2012, 07:05 PM Ijones I would say since all the ingredients are old I wo... Aug 3 2012, 12:44 PM chuck_d The yeast *might* be okay, but I would do several ... Aug 3 2012, 02:09 PM Thorhale Just shell out the cash for good ingredients, at l... Aug 3 2012, 09:39 PM red131 I've brewed with really old grains before and ... Sep 10 2012, 03:28 PM
Vinman It seems to me that the yeast is fine. If it's... Mar 11 2013, 04:13 PM |
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