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Give it another day then. Where did you buy it? Maybe give them a call?. I agree that they should sell yeast that is over 6 months old. I for one will be more careful in future when buying liquid yeast. Not sure if that what that means.:-?

Those two are still lagering and i haven't tasted them yet. If the yeast was manufactured last November then it would only have a viability of about 10-15%. So from a possible cell count of 100 billion you are down to 10-15 billion cells which is way below pitching rate for a lager. I reckon...

It might not make much of a difference either way. What was the packaging date on the yeast? I pitched one of those smack packs of Pilsner yeast into 2 x 5L of wort for a temp experiment I was doing with lager yeast. One was set fermenting at 20c and the other was at 10c. Both of them took...

Tim, many thanks for the reply. You may have just saved my Fermenting fridge! I did get the fridge down to 0C on its own anyway, it just took a good few days to get down to that temp but is pretty constant now. It is fluctuating between -0.3C and +0.3C which is grand for Lagering. Thanks again.

Thanks for the help guys. Image below.

My fermenting Fridge is in a wooden shed and the outside temp has quite an effect on how cold I can get the temp within the fridge. I have been able to achieve around 0.4C over the winter period but I am trying to lager a Bock at the moment and the temp will not drop below 3C!. I was thinking...

Thanks again. Simpler than I thought. 8-)

I have test kits for total alkalinity and Calcium content. I have now used these tests to treat my water. It does add another level of interest to brewing and I am now thinking of looking at the other Ions but I cannot find tests for Sulphate level and Chloride Level. Does anybody know if kits...

Thanks Aleman, I will just use Campden and CRS for now as I don't have the test kits for Sulphate level and Chloride level.

All, I have always used 5.2 powder before but I am planning on treating my water this time instead. I am making a Lager using the Budvar yeast. As this is a Pilsner I will need make sure the water is soft enough. I have tested my water. The water has a total alkalinity of 165 mg/l CaCO3 and...

Cheers, Yes it is made out of borosilicate glass. I am using a electric ceramic hob though not gas. I have seen these on Bunsen burners(naked flame). I was just concerned the the Cremaic hop may be different?

I have an Erlenmeyer flask that I have used once before for a starter. When I made the starter, I boiled and cooled the extract in a saucepan and then dumped it in the flask before pitching the yeast. I was going to boil the wort directly in the flask but was afraid that it would crack the...

I love Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted and have wanted to try replicate it for myself. I have only switched to All Grain the last two brews and I am interested in using adjuncts to see the difference they make to my beers. This recipe uses both Flaked barley and Torrified wheat which I have never...

Cheers for the advice. I made the starter of 1600ml. Pitched it to wort at 20 C. There was no visible fermentation after 12hr but when I came home from work it had a frothy head of Krausen. I am afraid now that it has fermented to long at 20C ??? :( . I have now put it in my fridge and...

I have my temperature control system up and running and am planning to brew a lager this weekend. I have never brewed using lager yeast before and have a few questions regarding the best process. 1. Should I make a starter? I know the various arguments for and against with ale yeasts but is it...