Brewer's Spring Kits

[LordEoin]

what's the code on that yeast packet?

[LordEoin]

Ahh ok, I was just wondering if it was the same packet

[@geterbrewed]

Young's have emailed back stating;
'Sorry for the late reply, I have been out of office all week.

The number you refer to 16010 is a batch number and not a BBE number as you thought.

As majority of Coopers Beers are Lager based,  I can only presume this is why they have gone with this yeast.'

[LordEoin]

Yeah, but their batch numbers are a julian calendar date, sometimes with  letters to distinguish different yeasts packaged on the same day.
Only the Pilsner (P) and European lager (L) come with a lager yeast.
The rest come with an ale yeast or a blend of ale/lager yeasts.

[LordEoin]

I just got a reply from Paul, Coopers' Technical Development Manager, Brewing Products.

he says:
"Yep, if it only carries a date code and no other letters, it's our Coopers AC yeast and has been packaged on the 160th day of 2010."

I might have a fresher sachet of this yeast at home, I'll check later and can bang it in the post.
otherwise I'd recommend a sachet of S23 fermented at 12C

[LordEoin]

I quite like it provided you can keep it at 12C, but there's always other strains like W-34/70

[ColinC]

I'll throw my name in forthis as well. And if Lord Eoin doesn't have a fresher yeast I'll post one to whoever wins too.

1 - LordEoin - I'd be more than happy to review it
2 - CrsZ00
3 - ColinC

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[LordEoin]

I have a two 7g Coopers Lager yeast [P](comes with the pilsner or european kits, best at 12C) and one 7g Coopers Straight Ale Yeast [A](comes with the Irish Stout and Wheat kits, best at 20C) all in date

[@geterbrewed]

I took the feedback you guys posted up and let Young's see it, they are adament that their buyer has checked and that its a batch number.

I have just put on one of the Brewers Spring Mexican lagers and its bubbling away as we speak, looking forward to it

[LordEoin]

Aye, but their batch code is the julian date of manufacture.
I'm sure it will be fine anyway.
I've had wine yeast out of date by 3 years and it still worked perfectly fine