As the previous poll was fundamentally flawed , here's the new one:
I'm curious as to how many yeast strains everyone maintains and regularly uses. Over the years, I've chosen strains to best fit the type of beer I feel like making, but am now contemplating just maintaining three or four for routine use, and brewing styles around those strains. Additionally, I wash every strain I use, which shakes out to me coming back to stored yeast sometimes well over a year since I've originally washed (with good success).
So! How many strains do you bother maintaining?
I'm curious as to how many yeast strains everyone maintains and regularly uses. Over the years, I've chosen strains to best fit the type of beer I feel like making, but am now contemplating just maintaining three or four for routine use, and brewing styles around those strains. Additionally, I wash every strain I use, which shakes out to me coming back to stored yeast sometimes well over a year since I've originally washed (with good success).
So! How many strains do you bother maintaining?