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JSSTR8
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Unidentified yeast

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Have a friend doing his first brew today. It's a Pliny kit. He started brewing and noticed that the kit contained no yeast. He called me to see if I had any. I have a few batches going, but nothing that he could pitch on the cake of. Then I remembered that I had this packet that I was eventually going to pitch into the boil and use as nutrient. Only problem is, I have no idea what it is. The internet has been no help either. Anyone have an educated guess?


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Looks like old Mr. Beer yeast, i.e. when they switched over in 2012. Current packets are white. See if there is a date code on the other side.
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Re: Unidentified yeast

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Made in EU though...

Looks like Munton's Premium.

They pack in 6 gram packets and would have been part of an extract kit probably.

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Re: Unidentified yeast

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BigPapaG wrote:Made in EU though...

Looks like Munton's Premium.

They pack in 6 gram packets and would have been part of an extract kit probably.

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I think you may be right. I Googled 6g ale yeast and pretty much everything that cane up was Muntons.
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Re: Unidentified yeast

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Thanks guys I believe that it is Muntons too. Whatever it was, it's making beer now! Image
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