I really like Fat Tire, and just bottled my first batch. I was lucky enough to do it just before they ended the limited edition of the N.B. Fat Tire yeast, but not soon enough to taste it before they quit selling it. I didn't have they time/equipment to save any from the primary, but when I bottled it yesterday I through a couple cups of boiled water and a teaspoon of sugar into the secondary, on the yeast cake. But I don't have any wort or any way of making it soon, to make a starter with it.
What I'm wondering is this:
1) Who used the N.B. yeast for a Fat Tire clone, and is it worth trying to find more of it? Does it make enough difference to make it worth setting up some yeast swaps, so we can preserve the yeast's availability in the home brew world?
2) If so, I'd like to know who has some cultured that could ship a frozen sample?
3) What should I do to save the yeast I have in my secondary NOW? Could I just dump it into a Mason jar and stick it in the fridge? I probably won't be able to brew again for a couple months, but am not set up to freeze it.
Any help would be appreciated.
What I'm wondering is this:
1) Who used the N.B. yeast for a Fat Tire clone, and is it worth trying to find more of it? Does it make enough difference to make it worth setting up some yeast swaps, so we can preserve the yeast's availability in the home brew world?
2) If so, I'd like to know who has some cultured that could ship a frozen sample?
3) What should I do to save the yeast I have in my secondary NOW? Could I just dump it into a Mason jar and stick it in the fridge? I probably won't be able to brew again for a couple months, but am not set up to freeze it.
Any help would be appreciated.