John304 Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 37 minutes ago, Back Brewing said: Same here I will buy a pkt of yeast and pitch it in the brew from that I will collect 2 jars of slurry which I use for the next 2 brews to save money on buying yeast every brew. What is the longest time you have kept a jar of slurry? I don't like to keep them any more than about 4 weeks any longer I just tip them out I’ve used refrigerated jars that are 6 months old and have sprung to life 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back Brewing Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 4 hours ago, John304 said: I’ve used refrigerated jars that are 6 months old and have sprung to life Do you make yeast starters? I don't I just pitch them straight in that's why I don't like to keep them for any more than 4 weeks but in saying that after 4 weeks they still smell fine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenyinthewestofsydney Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 6 hours ago, Back Brewing said: What is the longest time you have kept a jar of slurry? I don't like to keep them any more than about 4 weeks any longer I just tip them out No more than 3 weeks otherwise i will make a starter. A lot is dependent on the brew. IBU and most of all ABV. With high ABV beers there can be significant cell death in a week even. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John304 Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 3 hours ago, Back Brewing said: Do you make yeast starters? I don't I just pitch them straight in that's why I don't like to keep them for any more than 4 weeks but in saying that after 4 weeks they still smell fine Depends on how old they are, I’ve pitched them and seem to be fine 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamus O'Sean Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 9 hours ago, Back Brewing said: Same here I will buy a pkt of yeast and pitch it in the brew from that I will collect 2 jars of slurry which I use for the next 2 brews to save money on buying yeast every brew. What is the longest time you have kept a jar of slurry? I don't like to keep them any more than about 4 weeks any longer I just tip them out I used a lager yeast slurry after 3 months. But I made a starter with it. I have a 500ml slurry of Coopers Commercial Ale yeast from mid June that I will use at the end of September. So by the time I use it, it will be about 3 1/2 months old. I probably will not even do a starter with it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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