Chicago Homebrewers Yeast Bank Project

[bmason1623]

This is a form for a brewing yeast bank collection of harvested yeast from Chicago area home brewers through homebrewtalk.com. The idea and hope is to build a bank of yeasts that home brewers can share with their fellow brewers. This sharing of yeasts not only saves money but also allows you to expand your recipes using yeast strains that are seasonal or your LHBS does not carry. People will store their own yeast and trade with each other either personally or, hopefully, in group meetings at local bars, people's houses, group buys, pow-wows, etc. This form is very much work in progress so we should all feel free to offer suggestions in improving it. Get your yeast on!

Newer YeastBank added. Please use this one instead.

http://yeast.cadwallion.com/



https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFBNaVUwNkJkcFk4LTFPYnFiWGVoSkE6MQ#gid=0

 

[RC0032]

Subscribe. Where can I see a list of what others have?

 

[bmason1623]

Yeah, I need to figure out if google forms has a feature that allows respondents to view results. Otherwise, I'll just have to post a link to the spreadsheet. Give me a day to look into it. Thanks for participating, Rich.

 

[RC0032]

I have to look the rest of what I have up when I get home.

 

[bmason1623]

I have to look the rest of what I have up when I get home.

Rich, can you add the actual strain of the white labs yeast that you entered? Also, check out the for and click on the newly added link to see if it displays the results. Let me know if it works. Thanks.

 

[RC0032]

I did ....001

 

[RC0032]

It cuts off the leading zeros. Can you format the cell for white labs? WYeast wotn ahve that issue.

 

[FermentedTed]

Subscribed. Now I just need to get back into washing my yeast...

 

[bmason1623]

It cuts off the leading zeros. Can you format the cell for white labs? WYeast wotn ahve that issue.

Ah, ok. When I get back to my world headquarters I'll look into it. Thanks.

 

[bmason1623]

Subscribed. Now I just need to get back into washing my yeast...

Or slanting if you're adventurous...

 

[Uziyahu]

This looks like a great project. I hope I can participate once I get up to harvesting and washing my yeast instead of buying.

 

[bmason1623]

This looks like a great project. I hope I can participate once I get up to harvesting and washing my yeast instead of buying.

And reducing the buying along with variety is the ultimate goal. I'll enter my yeast later on today.

 

[RC0032]

This is mine and Bills thread...get out. Ok you can stay but add to the yeast bank!

 

[bmason1623]

This is mine and Bills thread...get out. Ok you can stay but add to the yeast bank!

yes, add to the yeast bank and we'll let you play at the bank.

 

[bmason1623]

OK, along with the spreadsheet link which anyone can now edit, I have added the neat (for the lack of a better word) results form that has the graphics. The link is on the form underneath the spreadsheet link. Get your yeast on!

 

[TheBreweryUnderground]

This is awesome, I'll have Belgian strains to add in the next month.

 

[bmason1623]

this is awesome, i'll have belgian strains to add in the next month.

+1

 

[bmason1623]

I just want to reiterate that this project was the brain child of wernerherzog. I wish I could take credit for it but I can't. I just put the form together. I hope we're onto something here. It would be great if people started harvesting bottle dregs too. How cool would that be?

 

[TheBreweryUnderground]

I have a bottle of Matilda for some dreg harvesting. Maybe we could hold a yeast workshop to teach washing yeast, slanting, stir plate building, etc. We could even group buy a ton of autoclavable test tubes. I always see them so much cheaper in quantities I don't need.

 

[wegz15]

I'll be able to wash some bell's two hearted yeast dregs after my clone ferments. I forgot how many cells I had from three bottles, but I pitched 300 billion cells.

 

[bmason1623]

I'll be able to wash some bell's two hearted yeast dregs after my clone ferments. I forgot how many cells I had from three bottles, but I pitched 300 billion cells.

I want to try your BTHA clone please.

 

[Uziyahu]

I have a bottle of Matilda for some dreg harvesting. Maybe we could hold a yeast workshop to teach washing yeast, slanting, stir plate building, etc. We could even group buy a ton of autoclavable test tubes. I always see them so much cheaper in quantities I don't need.

Great idea. Let me know when you plan it.

 

[starman]

This is great, especially for the bottle dregs variety. I currently wash but would love an in-person best practices demo on slanting before turning it over to other people.

 

[wegz15]

You would know of your slant was bad. If you only see yeast its good. You would be able to see an infection growing. So I've read. haven't had a bad one yet....knock on wood

 

[wegz15]

I was thinking about putting a demo together. I was thinking of buying some bulk vials, and pre making some slants. Have everyone coming bring a different strain of yeast. Then demonstrate how to make slants and how to slant yeast. Then at the end people can take home multiple vials of new yeast. I would charge for vials and agar. I would guess under a dollar per vial.

 

[bmason1623]

Wegz, that's a great idea.

 

[wegz15]

Trying to find a source for cheap vials with screw on caps.

Anyone interested besides me? To make slants you need a pressure cook to sterilize everything.

However if there was enough interest we could meet every so often to replenish slants. It doesn't take to long. So you guys can drop them back off to me and I can remake them. Maybe.

 

[Uziyahu]

I'd be interested in this.

 

[starman]

Wyeast has ~36 ale yeasts. If 12 people were interested, you could get a slant of each for about $60 a head... tempting.

36 varieties x12 people = 432 vials (budget $1 per so $432)
36 fresh smacks x $7 = $252

 

[wegz15]

That's not bad. We don't have to start with all the stains. Just whatever everyone brings. You can also make new slants from slants on hand.