I have made plenty of starters using dry yeast and with good results. You are increasing cell count significantly. The yeast are active and "ready to go". I have found that the fermentation starts of much faster and healthier. Yes, in the end I get similar results pitching it dry and...
Update on my fix. I must have more of a leak than I thought. It keeps drifting warmer. I used the uv dye freon and can't see anything so I assume that the leak is internal. If I put another ounce in it buys me some time but long run my keezer is toast. Oh well it was worth a shot.
All very true and I agree 100%. This was my thought process. either I'm going to throw this one away and buy a new chest freezer or I'm going to spend $40 in parts and attempt to fix it and worst case I have to throw the chest freezer away and buy a new one anyway. also I wouldn't attempt this...
I weighed the can and watched how much went in, by reweighing the can. On the back of the freezer it said capacity was 3.5 ounces. I went for adding in 2 ounces as my target. That's a total guestimate for how much was needed though. The proper way would be to rent the ac vacuum from an auto...