So I am currently fermenting my first ever beer using Lutra Kveik. The reason it is my first ever is because of the price per packet for Lutra available in Finland. There is only one single home brew store in the country which imports it and they're selling for 10€/pkt (roughly 10USD nowadays). For a packet of dry yeast I feel that it's quite a lot, and that is not even considering that the store in question is too far away for pick-up and the minimum postal fee is also quite high! More than half of the money spent on the ingredients for this beer went into that one packet. In comparison, I can purchase US-05 for around 3,50-4€...
So this is the reason I am considering harvesting this yeast after fermentation has finished... I've heard harvesting dry yeast is rarely worth it though? Can anyone point me to some good tutorials/up to date instructions on how this should be done, IF you even think it is worth my effort... As I said, it is just because of the massive price difference compared to other yeasts that I am even considering it.
Alternatively, anyone know of a good international (Europe) home brew store from which I could get a few packs for cheaper (per pkt)?
So this is the reason I am considering harvesting this yeast after fermentation has finished... I've heard harvesting dry yeast is rarely worth it though? Can anyone point me to some good tutorials/up to date instructions on how this should be done, IF you even think it is worth my effort... As I said, it is just because of the massive price difference compared to other yeasts that I am even considering it.
Alternatively, anyone know of a good international (Europe) home brew store from which I could get a few packs for cheaper (per pkt)?