Soma
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I have a Wyeast smack pack of European Ale that was smacked a little over 3 weeks ago. Is there any reason that the yeast wouldn't be viable anymore? I will be making a starter w/ aeration and stirplate.
Smacked a pack 3 weeks ago, still ok?
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With aeration and a stirplate you'll be fine. Did you keep the yeast refrigerated by any chance? If not I'd give it a couple extra days, you probably have a lot of dead yeast in there.
BigB
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You'll be fine. I buy old/accidentally smacked and expanded packs from the LHBS all of the time.
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You'll be fine with a stir plate and starter.
You'll be fine with a stir plate and starter.
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Soma
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Awesome, thanks for the help!
Snowhere
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Make a starter and find out. As long as there are some viable yeast in there, you can grow more!
BigB
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You are likely going to be fine. There was an article a while back where some crazy scientist rehydrated some 3000 year old yeast from an ancient dehydrated beer and stepped it up enough to brew a batch.
Off topic, but where did you see that article? I'd love to read that.
BigB
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Oops...my bad... I was off on the age of the yeast... it wasn't 3000 years old, it was 45 million years old: http://www.examiner.com/beer-in-national/45-million-year-old-yeast-ferments-amber-ale
EDIT: For some reason the link doesn't work from this site... Cut and paste the url and it works just fine.
EDIT: For some reason the link doesn't work from this site... Cut and paste the url and it works just fine.
mountainman13
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I had a smack pack of Pacman that I smacked and decided not to use at the last minute that sat in the fridge for a month before I made a stater out of it. Took off like a champ.
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Soma
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Just an update: I brewed a porter with this yeast and it's fermenting away vigorously.
