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My go-to home brew is an English Bitter recipe that I have had great success with: http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/british-bitter-all-grain-kit.html.
I love hoppy IPAs but for all the extra costs, time, and pains in the ass of brewing big beers, I don't find it as rewarding considering how many high-quality craft versions are available retail. The retail options for solid session beers, though, are limited, so I really enjoy making AND drinking these simple brews.
Enough pre-amble, here's my question: This time I ordered it as a kit because I was already making an equipment purchase through Northern Brewer and decided to take advantage of the shipping by throwing on a few kits as well. However, I wound up getting side tracked with the other brews and with life, and the yeast (the Wyeast 1945 NeoBrittania), which is still in the back of my fridge, is now 6 months old (manufacture date on the smack pack of January 24th, 2013).
The Hops are in deep freeze in my chest freezer, and I planned to go buy some extra Kent Goldings to add anyway, since I think the recipe as-is is under-hopped, so I should be fine on that front. The lesson learned here is to stop buying kits, but I knew that already.
Thanks
I love hoppy IPAs but for all the extra costs, time, and pains in the ass of brewing big beers, I don't find it as rewarding considering how many high-quality craft versions are available retail. The retail options for solid session beers, though, are limited, so I really enjoy making AND drinking these simple brews.
Enough pre-amble, here's my question: This time I ordered it as a kit because I was already making an equipment purchase through Northern Brewer and decided to take advantage of the shipping by throwing on a few kits as well. However, I wound up getting side tracked with the other brews and with life, and the yeast (the Wyeast 1945 NeoBrittania), which is still in the back of my fridge, is now 6 months old (manufacture date on the smack pack of January 24th, 2013).
- Should I try to make a starter to revigorate it (I have never yet done this, and have no stirrer or other equipment, although I know that's also not really necessary)?
- Should I suck it up and get a replacement pack?
- Or, by chance, may it still pull through fine if I brew it immediately? Remember, this is a low-gravity recipe.
The Hops are in deep freeze in my chest freezer, and I planned to go buy some extra Kent Goldings to add anyway, since I think the recipe as-is is under-hopped, so I should be fine on that front. The lesson learned here is to stop buying kits, but I knew that already.
Thanks