I'm thinking about starting a frozen yeast bank directly from a smack pack. To those who have done this instead of building a starter or harvesting, do you smack the pack first, or just use as is and keep the yeast in relative dormancy?
Frozen yeast banks - Do you smack?
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I smack. Technically, you shouldn't, but I really like knowing that the yeast was good.
