CanadianJesus
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Ok, something crazy happened! :O
I had an old bag of 1388 from last year that I didn't end up using. I thought it was done for. A few days ago I broke the packet to see what would happen. Well lo and behold, today I look at it and it expanded like a baloon! Does this mean the yeast is still viable after a full year?
Should I make a small starter with it and see if it works for a small gallon batch that I can experiment with for the bigger 5 gallon batch of a BOMM metheglin I have planned for later this summer?
I have it refrigerated right now because I can't do anything with right this second. Maybe later in the week.
I had an old bag of 1388 from last year that I didn't end up using. I thought it was done for. A few days ago I broke the packet to see what would happen. Well lo and behold, today I look at it and it expanded like a baloon! Does this mean the yeast is still viable after a full year?
Should I make a small starter with it and see if it works for a small gallon batch that I can experiment with for the bigger 5 gallon batch of a BOMM metheglin I have planned for later this summer?
I have it refrigerated right now because I can't do anything with right this second. Maybe later in the week.