Miltonboro

Since I moved to North Carolina I've switched to using more dry yeast. Sunday I re-brewed my Belgian Golden Strong. I had gotten a...

I brewed a Pilsner yesterday. Pitched two packets of 34/70 that expired August 2024. Had activity six hours later.

Welcome back, another vote for Jeff at Jaspers... I also use beer/wine hobby in Peabody Ma.because its 8 minutes from my house for bulk...

I suppose Lallemand has the advantage of being vacu-sealed so you know is the seal is broken.

I've used some 10+ year old EC1118 that fired right up. That being said, I've had non expired Nottingham be dead.

I found an old Mr beer kit at goodwill, the date codes showed it was 7 + years old. I made the kit and the yeast worked ok with no...

I don’t. Think I’ve used 10 year old packets of dry yeast (yet), but I have a small glass jar of baker’s dry yeast in the fridge that I...

Let's just hope yeast is all you awaken from the long, cold slumber. You ever seen "The Thing" with Kurt Russell? That is very cool...

I did store it in a ziploc snack bag in the refrigerator but agree luck surely played a role. I wouldn't have risked a batch on it.

That's your luck, then. Because I have had opened packets that I discovered with subsequent batches were completely dead just a year or...

Being opened (damaged packet) was one of the attributes of the informal test I conducted previously. That packet was 6+ yrs. old but had...

I haven't used any THAT old but several times used some that was maybe 5 or 6 years old, without problems. Maybe dry yeast will last...

Wow! Definitely let us know how they turn out!!

Nice. I've never worried about expiration dates on dry yeast, but I can't say I've ever gone anywhere near ten years either.

To the OP...while I recommended Jaspers in NH due to it being close to VT...I will say I agree with Bobby... his place BrewHardware in...