Frozen bacteria and brett
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 6:34 am
by AaronWesternNY
I received some Flanders yeasts in the mail and they were frozen solid. Whities say a yeast starter may wake up the Sacc. Does anyone have experience with frozen bacteria-brett and waking them up, or are they lost? They were solid probably 4-5 days.
Re: Frozen bacteria and brett
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 1:01 pm
by Westco
AaronWesternNY wrote:I received some Flanders yeasts in the mail and they were frozen solid. Whities say a yeast starter may wake up the Sacc. Does anyone have experience with frozen bacteria-brett and waking them up, or are they lost? They were solid probably 4-5 days.
I would make a starter chill it then decant and drink the starter to see if its good. When in doubt toss it out. 7 hour brew day + 30$+ is worth more then a vial of yeast.