WelshPaul Landlord. Joined Jun 6, 2011 Messages 1,153 Reaction score 5 Location Cardiff Mar 6, 2014 #1 I have a couple of vials of Whitelabs yeasts in my fridge that I haven't gotten around to using that are dated as best before end of December 2013. Will they be OK?
I have a couple of vials of Whitelabs yeasts in my fridge that I haven't gotten around to using that are dated as best before end of December 2013. Will they be OK?
A Aleman Regular. Joined Aug 15, 2008 Messages 257 Reaction score 31 Mar 6, 2014 #2 I recovered a wyeast pack that was only 4.5 years old. . . Started in 4 days too.
WelshPaul Landlord. Joined Jun 6, 2011 Messages 1,153 Reaction score 5 Location Cardiff Mar 6, 2014 #3 Haha, nice! Well, I'll use one of the Hefeweisen yeasts first as a test as they are fairly forgiving.
Haha, nice! Well, I'll use one of the Hefeweisen yeasts first as a test as they are fairly forgiving.
K kev Landlord. Joined Jun 23, 2011 Messages 1,489 Reaction score 2 Mar 12, 2014 #4 Just make a starter and it'll be fine. Factor in that the starter may take 24hours longer than normal though. Will be ok. K
Just make a starter and it'll be fine. Factor in that the starter may take 24hours longer than normal though. Will be ok. K
WelshPaul Landlord. Joined Jun 6, 2011 Messages 1,153 Reaction score 5 Location Cardiff Mar 12, 2014 #5 I pitched a vial of WLP300 into a wheat beer that I made on Friday with no starter and it's worked just fine. Good, resilient stuff. :clap:
I pitched a vial of WLP300 into a wheat beer that I made on Friday with no starter and it's worked just fine. Good, resilient stuff. :clap:
