Yeast Question
#1
Posted 30 March 2009 - 09:04 AM
#2
Posted 30 March 2009 - 09:14 AM
Here's the question for those that can't access the LB at work.I posted it at the Lifeboat so I don't accidentally infect this place.
At the local farm supply store they have 50 pound bags of dried brewer's yeast for about $10. What does everyone think I would get if I re-hydrated it, made a starter to see if it's viable and brewed a batch with it?
My answer is that there's no telling. Without knowing anything about that yeast, it's almost impossible to predict what its characteristics are. I'm sure you'd get beer but beyond that, I've no idea.#3
Posted 30 March 2009 - 09:19 AM
#4
Posted 30 March 2009 - 09:27 AM
I seriously doubt it will "come alive". My guess is that it's nutritional yeast. Not to mention how sanitary do you suppose it is?Here's the question for those that can't access the LB at work.
At the local farm supply store they have 50 pound bags of dried brewer's yeast for about $10. What does everyone think I would get if I re-hydrated it, made a starter to see if it's viable and brewed a batch with it?
My answer is that there's no telling. Without knowing anything about that yeast, it's almost impossible to predict what its characteristics are. I'm sure you'd get beer but beyond that, I've no idea.
#5
Posted 30 March 2009 - 09:35 AM
#6
Posted 30 March 2009 - 09:35 AM
#7
Posted 30 March 2009 - 09:38 AM
If someone's beer gets ruined because you dragged that stuff in here, it's your head. I tried to keep this place sanitary.Just sayin'......Here's the question for those that can't access the LB at work.
At the local farm supply store they have 50 pound bags of dried brewer's yeast for about $10. What does everyone think I would get if I re-hydrated it, made a starter to see if it's viable and brewed a batch with it?
My answer is that there's no telling. Without knowing anything about that yeast, it's almost impossible to predict what its characteristics are. I'm sure you'd get beer but beyond that, I've no idea.
#8
Posted 30 March 2009 - 09:44 AM
I know what it is and have used it in the past for it's intended purpose.It could be an ale or a lager yeast, or a mixture. I'm guessing that in this part of the country, it's coming out of a Miller brewery.Dried brewers yeast is commonly part of livestock feeds (e.g. Calf-Manna). It's likely dead, dried yeast cells from a large macro brewery sold for livestock feed preparations.
#9
Posted 30 March 2009 - 11:19 AM
Then, by all that is holy, please don't use it for beer - it was never meant to ferment beer.I'm guessing that in this part of the country, it's coming out of a Miller brewery.
#10
Posted 30 March 2009 - 11:27 AM
#11
Posted 30 March 2009 - 11:47 AM
Then, by all that is holy, please don't use it for beer - it was never meant to ferment beer.
#12
Posted 30 March 2009 - 11:54 AM
#13
Posted 30 March 2009 - 12:19 PM
#14
Posted 30 March 2009 - 01:58 PM
Six pounds of sugar in 5 gallons of water with 2 tablespoons of nutrient will also proof it well.do a corn mash wash .. wait...um - heh
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