Mr Malty wants the birthday of the yeast. The White Labs vial has "Best Before" What is the birthday to use?
How to find the "Born On" date of White Labs Yeast?
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guitar510
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I just purchased a WLP001 with Best Before July 25....can't be 4 months?
???? I also was under the impression that the production date is 4 months before the best by date.
ChessRockwell
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Wow, I thought it was 4 months too... Dude, you got yeast from the FUTURE!!! Well, at least 3 days in the future anyway. Ask it if they have flying cars yet, and let us know.
dbreienrk1
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Or it's reeeeeally old...
scurry64
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I thought that it was 6 months. I don't remember exactly why, but it may have been one of the podcasts or the yeast company website.
From the White Labs Website:
What is the shelf life of White Labs Yeast?
Quick Answer: 4 Months
They go into a more detailed explanation in the FAQ post.
What is the shelf life of White Labs Yeast?
Quick Answer: 4 Months
They go into a more detailed explanation in the FAQ post.
iaefebs
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Your yeast bottle date was 12/14/2013. 26 days ago. This is an older thread but I still enjoy seeing people count backwards.
iaefebs
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Post a picture of the vial. The last sentence in the small print on the vial should say "best before date is 4 months after bottling"
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