Danstar Windsor out of date

[Benman]

hi all,
Bought a pack of Danstar and found out at home the 'Best Before Date' is 11/2016
the pack looks fine, not soft or inflated, should i toss it? use it?

 

[jeffpn]

Do a starter and see what happens.

 

[Benman]

thanks Jeffpn,
I use only dry yeast and never did a starter, should i follow the rehydrate instructions of Lallemand?

 

[jeffpn]

It’d be more than that. I don’t do starters (or rehydrate), but it involves malt extract, something to feed the yeast.

 

[Benman]

got it, i'll give it some from my next brew this weekend
many thanks!

 

[jeffpn]

Google homebrew yeast starter for more info.

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

its fine, I've had dried yest for years and it work very well, add a spoonful of suger and its back to work

 

[Nosybear]

thanks Jeffpn,
I use only dry yeast and never did a starter, should i follow the rehydrate instructions of Lallemand?

In this case, do a starter. I don't think rehydration alone will do it. You probably have enough viable cells in there to do a fermentation, just not a good one.

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

thats funny I found a packet of 04 I had for 4 years and it took off like it was new, dry is dry, the only difference is if got moist

 

[Benman]

thank you for the feedback, i'll give it a try and trust it will work well