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Date: 05 Sep 2006 20:02:17
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Subject: Smackpack lifespan after smacking?
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The other day I opened the fridge and found a roast sitting on the
shelf my wife has said was mine to use. Well, it appears that the 6lb
roast smacked my smack pack of Wyeast Saison. It is very slowly
expanding while sitting there in the fridge. I was going to culture
some yeast from a Delerium Nurnum and do a Dubble or Belgium Strong
Dark Ale, but I think I may be doing a Saison now. If I hold off on
using the Saison yeast what's the consensus if I make a starter from
the expanded smackpack in 2-3 weeks? I've used WY1968 and Wyeast
Koelsch starters that were about 1-1.5 months old with no real problem
so I figure that the Saison will wait a while, but... I can make a
Saison next weekend, but it wasn't what I was planning. Good thing I
haven't bought any grain yet.
Regards,
Bryan
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Date: 06 Sep 2006 10:08:58
From: IrishRedBrew
Subject: Re: Smackpack lifespan after smacking?
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A buddy of mine that owns a brewshop just GAVE me 21 white labs and 23
Wyeast assorted yeast. All had expiration dates of Aug-Dec05 I had to
smack them about 3 days before I make the starter to pitch 3 days after
that! Small price to pay for over $200 worth of yeast.
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Date: 08 Sep 2006 19:40:30
From: Andy McKellar
Subject: Re: Smackpack lifespan after smacking?
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IrishRedBrew wrote:
> A buddy of mine that owns a brewshop just GAVE me 21 white labs and
> 23 Wyeast assorted yeast. All had expiration dates of Aug-Dec05 I
> had to smack them about 3 days before I make the starter to pitch 3
> days after that! Small price to pay for over $200 worth of yeast.
>
If these are single-yeast packs, terrific -- you got a bunch of good
yeast for the cost of some starters. But if any of them are blends, be
aware that, at this point, you don't know which yeasts survived and
which didn't, so bubbling after pitching doesn't mean much except that
you have *SOME* live yeast.
--
-- Andy McKellar
Dallas, TX
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Date: 06 Sep 2006 15:31:09
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: Smackpack lifespan after smacking?
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On 5 Sep 2006 20:02:17 -0700, <yournotauser@gmail.com > wrote:
> The other day I opened the fridge and found a roast sitting on the
> shelf my wife has said was mine to use. Well, it appears that the 6lb
> roast smacked my smack pack of Wyeast Saison. It is very slowly
> expanding while sitting there in the fridge. I was going to culture
> some yeast from a Delerium Nurnum and do a Dubble or Belgium Strong
> Dark Ale, but I think I may be doing a Saison now. If I hold off on
> using the Saison yeast what's the consensus if I make a starter from
> the expanded smackpack in 2-3 weeks? I've used WY1968 and Wyeast
> Koelsch starters that were about 1-1.5 months old with no real problem
> so I figure that the Saison will wait a while, but... I can make a
> Saison next weekend, but it wasn't what I was planning. Good thing I
> haven't bought any grain yet.
You should be fine. Make a starter with it in a couple weeks and I don't
think you'll have any problems.
John.
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Date: 06 Sep 2006 19:01:47
From:
Subject: Re: Smackpack lifespan after smacking?
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David M. Taylor wrote:
> <yournotauser@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1157572796.294694.84860@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com...
> >
> > p.s. It was delicious with a side of sweet potatoes, some baked beans,
> > and two glasses of robust porter.
>
> I wish my wife would make a pork roast with a side of sweet potatoes and
> baked beans sometime, sure would be nice. I suppose I could do it myself
> sometime, but then again, I work 40-odd hours a week and my wife does not.
> Oh well......... ;)
My wife and I both work full time, but I do most of the cooking because
I find it a way to relax, pretty much like when I'm making beer.
Besides when I'm spending 8 hours smoking a roast on a holiday weekend
I can't do those other household projects like painting the family
room. I have to sit there with my book and a big stein of homebrew and
make sure nothing bad happens to dinner. ;)
>
> --
> Dave
> "Just a drink, a little drink, and I'll be feeling GOOooOOooOOooD!" --
> Genesis, 1973-ish
Bryan
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Date: 06 Sep 2006 12:59:56
From:
Subject: Re: Smackpack lifespan after smacking?
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John 'Shaggy' Kolesar wrote:
> On 5 Sep 2006 20:02:17 -0700, <yournotauser@gmail.com> wrote:
> > The other day I opened the fridge and found a roast sitting on the
> > shelf my wife has said was mine to use. Well, it appears that the 6lb
> > roast smacked my smack pack of Wyeast Saison. It is very slowly
> > expanding while sitting there in the fridge. I was going to culture
> > some yeast from a Delerium Nurnum and do a Dubble or Belgium Strong
> > Dark Ale, but I think I may be doing a Saison now. If I hold off on
> > using the Saison yeast what's the consensus if I make a starter from
> > the expanded smackpack in 2-3 weeks? I've used WY1968 and Wyeast
> > Koelsch starters that were about 1-1.5 months old with no real problem
> > so I figure that the Saison will wait a while, but... I can make a
> > Saison next weekend, but it wasn't what I was planning. Good thing I
> > haven't bought any grain yet.
>
> You should be fine. Make a starter with it in a couple weeks and I don't
> think you'll have any problems.
I figured it would be fine considering several people have recently
brought back several year old tubes and smackpacks on the group.
Mostly I was lamenting the way that that bloody germ ridden chunk of
hog flesh molested my poor Saison. Well, I showed it. I drowned it in
a brine solution for 24 hours then roasted it over charcoal for 8.5
hours. Then in a fit of rage I pulled it apart with my bare hands.
Let me tell you it won't hurt any innocent yeast packs anymore.
>
>
> John.
p.s. It was delicious with a side of sweet potatoes, some baked beans,
and two glasses of robust porter.
Bryan
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Date: 06 Sep 2006 17:41:42
From: David M. Taylor
Subject: Re: Smackpack lifespan after smacking?
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<yournotauser@gmail.com > wrote in message
news:1157572796.294694.84860@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com...
>
> p.s. It was delicious with a side of sweet potatoes, some baked beans,
> and two glasses of robust porter.
I wish my wife would make a pork roast with a side of sweet potatoes and
baked beans sometime, sure would be nice. I suppose I could do it myself
sometime, but then again, I work 40-odd hours a week and my wife does not.
Oh well......... ;)
--
Dave
"Just a drink, a little drink, and I'll be feeling GOOooOOooOOooD!" --
Genesis, 1973-ish
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Date: 06 Sep 2006 12:13:52
From: Denny Conn
Subject: Re: Smackpack lifespan after smacking?
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IrishRedBrew wrote:
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> A buddy of mine that owns a brewshop just GAVE me 21 white labs and 23
> Wyeast assorted yeast. All had expiration dates of Aug-Dec05 I had to
> smack them about 3 days before I make the starter to pitch 3 days after
> that! Small price to pay for over $200 worth of yeast.
I have a Duvel clone fermenting happily with a tube of Wyeast (pitched
into a starter, of course) that was dated April 8, 2003! The LHBS gave
it to me 3 years ago becasue it was out if date then. You made a score,
man!
--------- >Denny
--
Life begins at 60...1.060, that is.
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