Buying yeast at discount

[Lunkerking]

I am interested in buying some white labs yeast at a discount , maybe by buying 10 or so at once. Is there anywhere online that someone could suggest?

Thanks.

 

[day_trippr]

I can't recall ever seeing a site with volume discounts for yeast, but I suppose you'd have to be looking in the right place at the right time.

You might consider yeast ranching...even on a modest scale, like over-building a starter so you can store the excess for subsequent batches. This is what I do with liquid strains to dodge the cost thing...

Cheers!

 

[Bobby_M]

There's little to no profit in yeast so it's not something you'll find quantity discounts on.

 

[MerlinWerks]

I can't recall ever seeing a site with volume discounts for yeast, but I suppose you'd have to be looking in the right place at the right time.

You might consider yeast ranching...even on a modest scale, like over-building a starter so you can store the excess for subsequent batches. This is what I do with liquid strains to dodge the cost thing...

Cheers!

+1

I just pitched my 17th batch from a smack pack of 1450 I bought a year ago.

No special techniques, just leave some beer in the fermentor, swirl it up and save in sanitized mason jars.

 

[WaltG]

Best way to save money on yeast is to start washing

 

[brewbama]

Yeast is the cheapest component to brewing yet I continually see posts on how to save money on it. Harvesting yeast as a spin off hobby from brewing is one thing -- enjoy -- but doing it to save a few bucks at the risk of mutants, infection, off flavors, etc -- I don't think so. IMO: Spend a few bucks and pitch fresh yeast to ensure the best brew. YMMV

 

[Aristotelian]

Yeast is the cheapest component to brewing yet I continually see posts on how to save money on it. Harvesting yeast as a spin off hobby from brewing is one thing -- enjoy -- but doing it to save a few bucks at the risk of mutants, infection, off flavors, etc -- I don't think so. IMO: Spend a few bucks and pitch fresh yeast to ensure the best brew. YMMV

Depends. If you are brewing small batches of anything other than IPA, $7 for a fresh vial of yeast is the major expense. Reusing yeast or culturing from commercial bottles is easy to do, just as easy and same infection risk as making a fresh starter.

 

[beersk]

Best way to save money on yeast is to start washing

You don't even need to wash it, just harvest it and use it from batch to batch. Unless you're referring to actually washing it with chemicals like they do in labs. Most people say washing when really they mean rinsing. Rinsing is a potential for contamination.

I've been using top cropping yeasts and harvesting some off the top after skimming the crud for a day or two. Nice and clean and fresh pitch of yeast.
Just sucks you can't top crop lager yeasts...

 

[ericbw]

Like everyone says, just wash or reuse it. You'll get 10 batches for the price of one. Best discount in the world!