I really like OYL-061, but I haven't used it in 2 years. I have a couple of fruit jars of old yeast slurry in the fridge that is probably still good, but I'm cleaning out the fridge and I have a packet of dried Voss Kveik. I'm wondering whether to throw out the jars and start fresh next time I want to use kveik yeast, or keep the ones I have and know that I like and hopefully they'll still be good in another 6 months when it's time to start using hot-weather yeast again.
I just dumped a jar of K-97 yeast that was over a year old, but out of curiosity I added a little sugar and warm water to the stuff that was stuck to the bottom of the jar to see if it wakes up (the beer on top still smelled good, and so did the yeast after I poured off the beer) I don't think I'll use it for anything, just want to see if it's still alive and reasonably healthy.
I just dumped a jar of K-97 yeast that was over a year old, but out of curiosity I added a little sugar and warm water to the stuff that was stuck to the bottom of the jar to see if it wakes up (the beer on top still smelled good, and so did the yeast after I poured off the beer) I don't think I'll use it for anything, just want to see if it's still alive and reasonably healthy.