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Title: American Lager Yeast WLP 840 BB April 2012!!
Post by: Ciderhead on December 31, 2012, 10:47:26 PM
I'm a big fan of Greys Anatomy and bringing things back to life.
Damn housekeeping today for the new year found a vial of 8 months over at the bottom of my fridge, gone into a starter tonight for an American lager in 2/3 days if it ever takes off. :)
Can anybody beat 8 months for resurrecting liquid yeast :o?
Title: Re: American Lager Yeast WLP 840 BB April 2012!!
Post by: johnrm on January 01, 2013, 01:14:33 AM
You might be filling your 'franken' Stein with this one...
Title: Re: American Lager Yeast WLP 840 BB April 2012!!
Post by: LordEoin on January 01, 2013, 01:27:09 AM
QuoteYou might be filling your 'franken' Stein with this one...
Go home Dad, you're drunk! :D
Title: Re: American Lager Yeast WLP 840 BB April 2012!!
Post by: Ciderhead on January 01, 2013, 01:27:45 PM
White Labs actually suggest on their website that Yeast is Viable between 6 and 12 months after!, and as a general rule one day in the starter per month over the BB date. 
Mine won't be a week in the starter! :(
Title: Re: American Lager Yeast WLP 840 BB April 2012!!
Post by: Ciderhead on January 06, 2013, 08:54:26 PM
Well holy god as we say in Wicklow my American lager Yeast came back to life and little yeasty clumps appeared in the last 48, its a miracle!!, so white labs were right with their 1 day for 1 month over BB.

Too bad an iPA went in my frimentor yesterday and this starter is going down the sink :o
Title: Re: American Lager Yeast WLP 840 BB April 2012!!
Post by: Will_D on January 06, 2013, 09:42:55 PM
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Too bad an iPA went in my frimentor yesterday and this starter is going down the sink :o

Nooooooo!!!, Never bin a yeast that has revitalised its manhood thanks to your carefull massaging!!

Just let it grow into a fully fledged strain and then pop it into a vial and bank it!

(If I have not given enough hints/clues to the punners here then I give up)
Title: Re: American Lager Yeast WLP 840 BB April 2012!!
Post by: Ciderhead on January 06, 2013, 10:33:02 PM
Listening to you two you'd think I was putting puppies in a sack to throw in the river.
Ok have out in in the shed to finish off and will put in a sterilised jar for next week-end
Talk about wusses ::)