3.25 year old yeast

[evanvine]

A yeast culture grown from a pint of Theakstones Best Bitter and frozen on 05/09/2010 has fired up in under 10 hrs!
The yeast was frozen in rain water with NO Glycerin!!
A starter was made from water, golden syrup and a pinch of nutrient.
So much for high tech methods.

 

[brewtim]

A yeast culture grown from a pint of Theakstones Best Bitter and frozen on 05/09/2010 has fired up in under 10 hrs!
The yeast was frozen in rain water with NO Glycerin!!
A starter was made from water, golden syrup and a pinch of nutrient.
So much for high tech methods.

It's the golden syrup - I put some on me baked sausages this evening and that fired up me bangers and mash :thumb:

 

[evanvine]

Hope you enjoyed them.

 

[rpt]

So, key questions:

• 1. How much yeast did you freeze?
  2. Why golden syrup and not malt extract?
  3. Will it make tasty beer that attenuates well?

 

[evanvine]

How much yeast did you freeze?

2 x 70ml

Why golden syrup and not malt extract?

Cos I didn't have any LME or DME!

Will it make tasty beer that attenuates well?

Sorry, I'm not clairvoyant!
Not used it before.

Started 15:00 yesterday, head now twice as big!