So, I got a deal on some lager yeast that expired in August 2012.
Not really that old, so I thought making a starter and put it on the stir plate it should take off. After 4 days nothing. Is it dead and thats all she wrote?
Let me also say I did this with 4 different yeasts, all expired. Two white labs and 2 smack packs, the smack packs did not inflate after 3 hours, but I tried anyway, no good. Is there anything to add to the starter to help revive it or is it dead in the pack/vial already?
I do a 2l starter at about 1.040 using DME
Not really that old, so I thought making a starter and put it on the stir plate it should take off. After 4 days nothing. Is it dead and thats all she wrote?
Let me also say I did this with 4 different yeasts, all expired. Two white labs and 2 smack packs, the smack packs did not inflate after 3 hours, but I tried anyway, no good. Is there anything to add to the starter to help revive it or is it dead in the pack/vial already?
I do a 2l starter at about 1.040 using DME