hotrodhed120
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I have some Lallemand Windsor yeast sitting in the bottom of a gallon jar that has been in the bottom of my refrigerator for the past 7 months waiting on my next wheat beer. Before storing in the fridge:
1) washed two yeast cakes and stored in one jar.
2) made a 1.050 DME starter about 3/4 gallon and once the yeast settled from the first step I decanted the liquid off the yeast and added the starter wort on top of the yeast.
3) I immediately put the yeast in the fridge.
Once the yeast cooled off it did not produce much gas, but over the past couple months there has been no excess co2 and over the past couple of weeks a dark tint has discolored the very top of the yeast cake. I honestly planned on using this yeast before now but due to time constraints I have not been able to brew since May. I would like to use this yeast in the next week or so but if you think this may be a mistake using yeast this old let me know.
1) washed two yeast cakes and stored in one jar.
2) made a 1.050 DME starter about 3/4 gallon and once the yeast settled from the first step I decanted the liquid off the yeast and added the starter wort on top of the yeast.
3) I immediately put the yeast in the fridge.
Once the yeast cooled off it did not produce much gas, but over the past couple months there has been no excess co2 and over the past couple of weeks a dark tint has discolored the very top of the yeast cake. I honestly planned on using this yeast before now but due to time constraints I have not been able to brew since May. I would like to use this yeast in the next week or so but if you think this may be a mistake using yeast this old let me know.