30 Year old dry yeast

milldoggy · Dec 18, 2011

All,
On a recent CL score, I got a ton of 30 year old Redstar Champagne and Montrachet yeast, mead yest, and a bunch of yeast that is in a ketchup like package.

Should I try something with it? Just to see if 30 year dry yeast is still viable?

Revvy · Dec 18, 2011

I think it would be fun to see what happens. But I doubt it's gonna be all that viable. Ut might end up being that you are set for life for yeast food to add during the boil.

But it would be a great experiment to try that yeast. I mean if 45 million year old yeast that was encased in amber turned out to be viable enough to make a beer with, then yours just might be as well.

helibrewer · Dec 18, 2011

Grow it, patent it, sell it.....get rich and spend your life brewing beer!!

Reno_eNVy · Dec 18, 2011

Give it a shot!

Subscribed in the event you try making a starter... I'd love to see the results (especially side-by-side with a fresh pack of dry yeast)

plumbob · Dec 18, 2011

It'll be interesting to see what it does! Probably have to make a starter and massively overpitch to get the starter cooking.

If nothing else you've just picked up the cheapest yeast nutrient your likely to ever get your hands on!

milldoggy · Dec 18, 2011

Since they are wine yeast, any ideas on a beer style to test them out? I do ten gallon batches, so I could use US05 in one, and a few packets of the old dry in the other. Then compare the results.

plumbob · Dec 18, 2011

Belgian Tripel? Anything that finishes out really dry.

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