Do you always rehydrate or make starters with dry yeast M?
Is that with your dried yeast? I'm giving drying a go for the first time today. Got my fingers crossed it works!
Do you always rehydrate or make starters with dry yeast M?
Very thrifty!
...mad scientist.
I made this a couple of weeks ago as my first BIAB experiment. I ended up with SG of 1.038. It's now down to 1.007 and I've kegged it this morning. It smells and tastes quite a lot like guinness.Chocolate Guinness 12L
I made this a couple of weeks ago as my first BIAB experiment. I ended up with SG of 1.038. It's now down to 1.007 and I've kegged it this morning. It smells and tastes quite a lot like guinness.
Wow there's a lot of trub with BIAB!
Think next time I might use some gelatine and cold crash for a bit longer (just left it outside overnight last night) to try to compact the trub a bit more.
Thanks for posting all your recipes M, it's really helpful.
Do you think there's a substantial benefit to storing in the freezer instead of the fridge? Is it just the yeast viability you're aiming to maintain? I've been doing some extra small batches recently and have been sotring half open dry packets in the fridge after resealing. Haven't experienced any problems yet but just got me thinking.Yes. so 20p-40p per brew
I'll buy a pack of something or other every so often. I've got quite a collection of dried yeast in the freezernow. A pack should generally last until I finish it - however long that takes
Do you think there's a substantial benefit to storing in the freezer instead of the fridge? Is it just the yeast viability you're aiming to maintain? I've been doing some extra small batches recently and have been sotring half open dry packets in the fridge after resealing. Haven't experienced any problems yet but just got me thinking.
That makes sense. It sounds like a good method. I've always overbuilt starters with liquid yeast but have been using dry yeast more and more for less "yeast specific" beers. May give your method a go once I get some malt extract again. I recently bought some liberty bell and was impressed with it in a bitter.Probably not. One of the main reasons I store it in the freezer rather than the fridge is that I have more room in my freezer. I think as long as it's cold it should last a long time (and this has been borne out by my experience). I guess it freeze dries in the freezer?
That makes sense. It sounds like a good method. I've always overbuilt starters with liquid yeast but have been using dry yeast more and more for less "yeast specific" beers. May give your method a go once I get some malt extract again. I recently bought some liberty bell and was impressed with it in a bitter.
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