Bad Influence
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OK, I have the books, videos, magazines, yadda, yadda, yadda.
I still get confused when I read about stressing yeast.
I have for YEARS made a simple slurry cooking water and dextrose and using that as a starter.
24 hours later, plenty of growth and then often pitch the yeast. I have done this with Wyeast (even recently) that was almost a year past it's expiration date - worked like a charm.
Is it possible..... that I've been incredibly lucky (but this much luck, I shoulda won the lottery I didn't play, right) or something else.
It's always worked, but I'm curious if anyone has an answer why I've never stressed out my yeast.
Better luck with the yeast than the ex wife!
Thanx,
Jonathan
I still get confused when I read about stressing yeast.
I have for YEARS made a simple slurry cooking water and dextrose and using that as a starter.
24 hours later, plenty of growth and then often pitch the yeast. I have done this with Wyeast (even recently) that was almost a year past it's expiration date - worked like a charm.
Is it possible..... that I've been incredibly lucky (but this much luck, I shoulda won the lottery I didn't play, right) or something else.
It's always worked, but I'm curious if anyone has an answer why I've never stressed out my yeast.
Better luck with the yeast than the ex wife!
Thanx,
Jonathan