Yeast Slant

[mac_1103]

Is it better to have a non-frostfree -20 for this, rather than the kitchen freezer?

Ideally yes, but a styrofoam box works well to keep the temperature of your yeast bank from fluctuating with defrost cycles.

 

[beren]

If freezer space is really tight you can limit the number of duplicates you have of each yeast. As in, do I really need 10 vials of EC-1118? As long as you have one vial you can always propagate more. I freeze ~ 10 at a time as that is what works for me. It would be easy to just keep ~30 mL from the bottom of your starter flask mix it with sterile glycerin/water and back to the freezer. Next time you use that yeast propagate one or two more.

Easy, maybe. You have to sterilize your vials, sanitize your pipette, decanted as much as possible, etc. I like to do 30 viles at once. I also let them settle for weeks or more to get every yeast cell

 

[user 341102]

Easy, maybe. You have to sterilize your vials, sanitize your pipette, decanted as much as possible, etc. I like to do 30 viles at once. I also let them settle for weeks or more to get every yeast cell

Yeah, none of us are here because homebrewing is easy. It’s far easier to pick up some craft beer off the shelf!

 

[beren]

Yeah, none of us are here because homebrewing is easy. It’s far easier to pick up some craft beer off the shelf!

Depends on what your day job is to earn those deflated dollars!