aukebaybrewing
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Man getting old sucks. I've got about 8 of my main yeast slurry's (2 generations of 4 yeasts usually) rotating on my keezer shelf in mason jars at any given time. I've been doing this for many years with great success. Last night I was moving the older jars to the top so I use them next and I find an unmarked jar. Ugh... CRS must have kicked in and I forgot to mark it when I harvested. I did the math the unknown is the 9th jar with all my normal ones present. I added 3724 (dupont) this year but I'd be able to identify that I think (even washed)
This is a washed slurry (sometimes I don't wash which would have given me a clue at least with the smell of the beer). There's no helpful identifying smell to the yeast. I know it's an ale yeast (no lagers in the last year). I think my options are to make a starter and try to smell a clue (possibly belgian? vermont ale is a recently used strain and is identifiable by smell or is it totally neutral like 1056 etc) or just make a smash and see what I get. Or just toss it. Thought I'd ask fellow brewers for any other ideas... I hate tossing stuff especially 4 inches of slurry in a pint jar. lol...
Scott~
This is a washed slurry (sometimes I don't wash which would have given me a clue at least with the smell of the beer). There's no helpful identifying smell to the yeast. I know it's an ale yeast (no lagers in the last year). I think my options are to make a starter and try to smell a clue (possibly belgian? vermont ale is a recently used strain and is identifiable by smell or is it totally neutral like 1056 etc) or just make a smash and see what I get. Or just toss it. Thought I'd ask fellow brewers for any other ideas... I hate tossing stuff especially 4 inches of slurry in a pint jar. lol...
Scott~