The Vitality of Yeast

If you were to search the web wondering "how long does yeast last" you will hear "maybe a few months, but anything over that, throw it out". Not true.

I have had a stoppered jar of used White Labs Bastogne, from a Monticello Door batch Spring 2009, sitting in back of my fridge, for almost 2 years... A few days ago, I worked up a 2 c. wort & made a starter, pitching some of the jar after allowing it to near room temp. As you can see, two days later, as temps conjealed, a nice krausen developed, yeast as live as ever. This makes me happy, b/c I stored a few other strains this same way, & also, this particular strain, is hard to find. It was a limited edition to start w/ (& produced wonderful results).

I will put it to good use soon.