So, I'm in a bit of a bind when it comes to yeast, I'm having trouble getting healthy packets during the summer.
I do most of my brewing in the summer, since I've got night school pretty much the rest of the year. LHBS is 1.5 hours away, and getting up there to get yeast isn't always feasible. They do ship, but generally I find that they don't go through yeast that quickly and sometimes I'll get older yeast. Shipping still has the same issue I get when I buy yeast from NB: by the time the yeast get to me the ice packs have melted and the yeast packets are warm.
What can be done to "de-stress" yeast that have sat at warm temps?
I'm working towards being able to store slants, that's my future plan for having healthy yeast on hand for the summer. I suppose ordering a bunch of yeast and getting overnight shipping *might* be an alternative, but if the yeast show up warm I'm in the same boat and I'm out a wad of cash.