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Hmm, better pop the top on a Shaftsbury Cream Ale clone, and give this some hard thinnin Baba Looey Quick Draw

I thought I read in this forum, that slower freezing is better for viability down the road, although mine froze very quickly, and was still viable a week later. Barney

Hi, I have this one that i just purchased a month or so ago. http://www1.thebrick.com/brickb2c/jsp/catalog/product.jsp?id=FFU13M3HW&navAction=jump&navCount=2 Told the better half we should have a good dedicated freezer;);). As for the settling yeast, after refrigerating, i swirled it...

Thanks Pug, I went to a brewpub the other day, which is a 4 hour round trip, and the brew master there was nice enough to give me a quart of his lager yeast and ale yeast. After washing it down a bit, i have about 200 mls of solid yeast that i am going to split up and freeze a few vials, and...

Hey all, Just tried my first attempt at freezing a wyeast 1450, from a 2nd gen cream ale. Made a 1:4 solution glycerin/boiled H20. Then 10mls washed yeast and 10 mls glycerin solution. Put in fridge for 24 hours, then wrapped in ice pack, and put in cooler, then in freezer. My curiosity got...

Hi all, Just picked up a couple of bottles of Belhaven Twisted Thistle IPA. Has sediment in the bottom. Has anyone harvested yeast from this? I just read on the label when i got home,(couldnt read at beer store,no glasses) it says "conditioned in Scotland". Would this be a no go? Thanks Barney

If all goes well, i will post my results Thank you

Hi, I just boiled 1 of the tubes for 3 mins, and seems good. The screw cap still screws on tight, no distortion. I will be harvesting Dennys favorite from an ale in about a week, so no big loss there if things dont turn out right. I think if I boil a tube for 5 mins, then soak in iodophor, i...

Hello all, I am going to try my first attempt at yeast freezing following directions found on this site. My preform tubes are in the mail, but in the mean time,my wife wast throwing out her old plastic beading tubes. I was curious if anyone has used these for freezing yeast. I realize they cant...

Hi, I just finished brewing up a 5 gal batch, and i saved the last 1.5 liters dregs of the mash. It has a SG of 1.016. I plan on brewing again in a couple of days, and the batch will be a 1.049 Ale. Can i use the 1.016 to make a starter, or should i boil it, and add some DME to it. If so, how...

Hi, Would like to try and harvest some commercial beer yeasts. I live in central vancouver island, and there doesn't seem to be a great selection to choose from at the local liquor/beer stores. There is a Saltspring Island brew that is unpasteurized/unfiltered, so i think that might be a good...

I only bottled just over 3 weeks ago. It is fully carbed, but it has a tin can taste. I am going to keep if for awhile yet, but cant really see this improving.(but i have been wrong before, ask my better half)

Tastes like sh*t. Tastes like an old tin can. Barney

Hey Celebran PM me and maybe we could help each other out when either of us heads to the Mainland or down island

Yes, the extract was very dark, but i wasn't sure exactly what color Aussie Draught is supposed to look like. Probably quite light i would assume. Not too worried about color at this stage, but if it tastes ok, I will get some more and dry hop, and use DME. I just made my first all grain batch...

Will post back in 6 weeks or so, after I try one. Hopefully it turns out, because he said he has about 30 more cans.(Didn't ask, don't wanna know). Forgot to say that it is Coopers Australian Draught

As of today, i have fermentation......Yaaaayyyy

Over at my buddies brother-in-laws having a couple of beer, and he says to me if I wanted some coopers extract cans that he had in the garage. I says sure, so he gets me a can. The bottom is rusted, but still has plastic lid on top, with directions, and the yeast pack. I said, how freaking old...

Hey Doc, I am mid island also, and have the same problem acquiring supplies. I am going to the mainland in a couple weeks and was going to Dans while i was there. PM me, and we can maybe work something out. Barney

Thank you all for your help