anyone want to get in on a White Labs WLP773 Scottish Cider Yeast Blend order?

[Blacksmith1]

Based on what I've been reading in all these "order yeast" threads, these guys don't bother ramping up production till they have X # orders. How hard would it be to keep yeast colonies ready to go? They either have a working starter or a pile of dried to start from. They just don't bother till it's going to make them a specific minimum amount.

 

[wasully]

Yeah, that's true. And I'm sure they've done the math. And for beer that's "fine". But for genuinely seasonal fermentation it's definitely an imperfect business model for the consumer.

The vault is probably a loss-leader/advertisement more than a profit generator. In my uninformed speculation.

 

[MarkKF]

I guess I should just buy 12 gal. of fresh pressed every December and put it in the freezer. Ideally I should ferment in February when the basement is cold!