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Offline roguejim

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How old is this White Labs yeast?
« on: September 01, 2012, 02:18:00 pm »
This vial of Czech pils yeast says to use on or before Nov. 11, 2012.  So, how old is it?

The White Labs says their yeast has a 4 month shelf life.  Does this indicate that my vial is ~2 months old?

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Re: How old is this White Labs yeast?
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2012, 02:27:04 pm »
This vial of Czech pils yeast says to use on or before Nov. 11, 2012.  So, how old is it?

The White Labs says their yeast has a 4 month shelf life.  Does this indicate that my vial is ~2 months old?

Count bact 4 months from nov 11 to get a "birth" date of July 11th

Offline jiggs26.2

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Re: How old is this White Labs yeast?
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2012, 06:21:42 pm »
This vial of Czech pils yeast says to use on or before Nov. 11, 2012.  So, how old is it?

The White Labs says their yeast has a 4 month shelf life.  Does this indicate that my vial is ~2 months old?

Count bact 4 months from nov 11 to get a "birth" date of July 11th

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