Think it's still viable?

[Matteo57]

I have a wyeast Brett C. packet from 4/15. It's been sitting in my fridge, i forgot about it. Any thoughts if it's still viable at all or think all cells are dead by now?

Thanks all!

 

[RPh_Guy]

Make a small starter.

 

[sweetcell]

wait - 4/15 this year? as in, it's a month old? or are you saying that the expiry date was 4/15, so it's a month out of date?

what are your intentions for this brett? use for primary? inoculate something in secondary? pitch alone or with other bugs? what results are you aiming for?

 

[brownni5]

wait - 4/15 this year? as in, it's a month old? or are you saying that the expiry date was 4/15, so it's a month out of date?

what are your intentions for this brett? use for primary? inoculate something in secondary? pitch alone or with other bugs? what results are you aiming for?

I was assuming April of 2015!

 

[Matteo57]

I was assuming April of 2015!

It is April 2015 of course, yes.
I'll try to make a small starter with it. It was for secondary only, not primary.

 

[Matteo57]

wait - 4/15 this year? as in, it's a month old? or are you saying that the expiry date was 4/15, so it's a month out of date?

what are your intentions for this brett? use for primary? inoculate something in secondary? pitch alone or with other bugs? what results are you aiming for?

To pitch alone after primary, to add a small bit of brett character.