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[ncbeerbrewer]

So I got up really early this AM and was planning to brew up a German Kolsch recipe that I had researched and worked up over the last few weeks. I have always saved many yeast slurries over the past 6 months or more for reuse and so on. I had a slurry of 2565 in the fridge and figured I would wake it up and pitch it once I chilled my Kolsch to around 58 degrees. While I was mashing my grains this morning I made a small 1L starter with Malta Goya around 1.036-40 in gravity. I mixed it in with the slurry and let it go while I continued to brew my Kolsch. The slurry was last year around 4-5 months ago. Anyways after about 4 hours and even now as I type I have seen no activity to the starter. I have a fresh yeast cake of 1007 that I just took my ALT off of last Monday and its going to ferment this Kolsch instead. I have never had a yeast cake do what the 2565 slurry did this morning but I am happy that I make starters and they do indeed tell you how viable your yeast or slurries are. I know I would have been upset had I just pitched this into my beer with no starter as well. I am sure some say well the slurry was kinda old perhaps but I am just happy to have had the 1007 to use. Didn't wanna pitch US-05 in emergeny for this one. Hoorah for staters!!Can a Mod move this, sorry meant to post in beer forum not Recipe Swap, my bad.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

So I got up really early this AM and was planning to brew up a German Kolsch recipe that I had researched and worked up over the last few weeks. I have always saved many yeast slurries over the past 6 months or more for reuse and so on. I had a slurry of 2565 in the fridge and figured I would wake it up and pitch it once I chilled my Kolsch to around 58 degrees. While I was mashing my grains this morning I made a small 1L starter with Malta Goya around 1.036-40 in gravity. I mixed it in with the slurry and let it go while I continued to brew my Kolsch. The slurry was last year around 4-5 months ago. Anyways after about 4 hours and even now as I type I have seen no activity to the starter. I have a fresh yeast cake of 1007 that I just took my ALT off of last Monday and its going to ferment this Kolsch instead. I have never had a yeast cake do what the 2565 slurry did this morning but I am happy that I make starters and they do indeed tell you how viable your yeast or slurries are. I know I would have been upset had I just pitched this into my beer with no starter as well. I am sure some say well the slurry was kinda old perhaps but I am just happy to have had the 1007 to use. Didn't wanna pitch US-05 in emergeny for this one. Hoorah for staters!!Can a Mod move this, sorry meant to post in beer forum not Recipe Swap, my bad.

For liquid yeast I always make them. If I had a nice yeast cake that I just racked off I might consider using this but that opportunity hasn't arisen yet.