Made a very successful yeast starter this past sunday
Given what I witnessed as the best primary fermentation I have ever seen, i will be making starters in the future. :rockin:
Question: For my next batch, If I open up a White Labs yeast container, shake, and pitch half in a starter, can I save the other half by re-tightening the cap and putting back in the fridge for use in a future starter?
For that matter, could I pitch just a third of it into a starter and get three uses from the same White Labs Yeast container? Or four uses? My starters would be the 1 liter variety with a cup of DME.
What would the shelf life in the fridge be for the 1/2 bottle of White Labs yeast that is retightened and put back in fridge?
Or am I totally off base here and this method could not be done.
Given what I witnessed as the best primary fermentation I have ever seen, i will be making starters in the future. :rockin:
Question: For my next batch, If I open up a White Labs yeast container, shake, and pitch half in a starter, can I save the other half by re-tightening the cap and putting back in the fridge for use in a future starter?
For that matter, could I pitch just a third of it into a starter and get three uses from the same White Labs Yeast container? Or four uses? My starters would be the 1 liter variety with a cup of DME.
What would the shelf life in the fridge be for the 1/2 bottle of White Labs yeast that is retightened and put back in fridge?
Or am I totally off base here and this method could not be done.