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Keeping Yeast

howamidifferent · 2013-01-30 14:43:29

What's the recommended way of storing packets of yeast? I've bought a few packets of various cider/ale/wine yeasts that I wont be using immediately and I'm wondering if they need temperature control. Should I keep them in a standard kitchen press or do they need to be kept in a fridge or does it matter at all? :confused:

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30-01-2013 3:43pm

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howamidifferent

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What's the recommended way of storing packets of yeast?
I've bought a few packets of various cider/ale/wine yeasts that I wont be using immediately and I'm wondering if they need temperature control.

Should I keep them in a standard kitchen press or do they need to be kept in a fridge or does it matter at all?

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#2 30-01-2013 4:00pm
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I've always just kept them in kitchen press and have never had any issue with them. One that I had opened and not completely used I kept in the fridge for a while (a month, two maybe). Was fine. I washed some yeast there recently for the experience of it and I'm keeping that in the fridge. I've had four successful brews so far from the yeast that I washed.

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#3 31-01-2013 10:01am
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For dried yeasts one manufacturer (I think it's Fermetis) states unopened packets should be kept in the freezer.

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