evandam
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Brewing a 10g batch of pale ale this weekend and want to pitch half with Notty and half with Safale-05. Problem is the Notty expired 3-07. That is working on 2 years. I hear 20% of the yeast dies a year if stored at room temp. I have no idea how it was stored. The local HBS is out of Notty
The question is what would be the disadvantage of just pitching the Notty dry and if I don't get any activity in 12-24 hours just putting some Safale-05 in the bucket? I could just pitch both with 05, but that kinda defeats the purpose of this little experiment. I know they say not to make starters with dry yeast, but could I just to see if I get any activity? Not brewing til Friday morning so I think I could get a decent little starter going? Any suggestions?
The question is what would be the disadvantage of just pitching the Notty dry and if I don't get any activity in 12-24 hours just putting some Safale-05 in the bucket? I could just pitch both with 05, but that kinda defeats the purpose of this little experiment. I know they say not to make starters with dry yeast, but could I just to see if I get any activity? Not brewing til Friday morning so I think I could get a decent little starter going? Any suggestions?