obtaining yeast .....

[daddies-beer-factory]

Hi,
does anyone know where you can get yeast by post - without paying the 6 pounds postage to online brew shops ? after all 2 packets of yeast could fit into
a 1st class envelope. or any other way to get cheap yeast ?
Thanks
DBF

[Ben711200]

Appears to be 90p post for 2 packs of dried yeast from the malt miller

[daddies-beer-factory]

Thanks very much - the home brew shop & hop and grape were charging minimum 5/6 pound delivery for any order

[Dennis King]

brewlabs slants, £4 including p&p

[Nofolkandchance]

brewlabs slants, £4 including p&p

Beat me to it!

[Skittlebrau]

Thanks very much - the home brew shop & hop and grape were charging minimum 5/6 pound delivery for any order

To be fair, Hop and Grape refund that charge on small items (minus the actual postage cost) so you wouldn't actually have paid that amount in the end.

[Belter]

Thanks very much - the home brew shop & hop and grape were charging minimum 5/6 pound delivery for any order

To be fair, Hop and Grape refund that charge on small items (minus the actual postage cost) so you wouldn't actually have paid that amount in the end.

what a backwards way of doing things though. That's pretty much why I don't use them

[Skittlebrau]

Thanks very much - the home brew shop & hop and grape were charging minimum 5/6 pound delivery for any order

To be fair, Hop and Grape refund that charge on small items (minus the actual postage cost) so you wouldn't actually have paid that amount in the end.

what a backwards way of doing things though. That's pretty much why I don't use them

It is a backwards way of doing things. This said, I have always found the service from them to be excellent.

[boingy]

Hop and Grape have just changed hands so I'd expect things to change in time.Whether the changes are good or not is a different matter!

[vacant]

Save a litre of wort before you start fermenting. Freeze it.

When it's time for the next brew, thaw and dilute to about 1.035 to 1.040, boil and cool, add the dregs from one or two bottles of Proper Job. Rouse frequently. When it's frothy, brew then pitch the lot.

You could probably improve on that by buying a kilo of dried malt extract (use 100g for each 1 litre starter), make a stir plate, buy a flask and flea (stir bar) but I noticed the word cheap in the original post. You use the starter wort in your next brew, so that costs nothing. You have to drink Proper Job to get your free yeast.

[Normski]

Save a litre of wort before you start fermenting. Freeze it.

When it's time for the next brew, thaw and dilute to about 1.035 to 1.040, boil and cool, add the dregs from one or two bottles of Proper Job. Rouse frequently. When it's frothy, brew then pitch the lot.

You could probably improve on that by buying a kilo of dried malt extract (use 100g for each 1 litre starter), make a stir plate, buy a flask and flea (stir bar) but I noticed the word cheap in the original post. You use the starter wort in your next brew, so that costs nothing. You have to drink Proper Job to get your free yeast.

Even cheaper.
Use some of your own bottle conditioned beers. Then you dont even have to buy the Proper Job.

[vacant]

Even cheaper.
Use some of your own bottle conditioned beers. Then you dont even have to buy the Proper Job.

True. I've used Bengal Lancer and Proper Job so far. A guy at last Thursday's Brew Club said the yeast for conditioning Proper Job is washed. I've had vigorous ferments with both so I don't know what if any advantage that is.

Forgot to mention - Proper Job has a "best before" which appears to be a year after bottling, e.g. BB June 2014, bought in July - big supermarkets have a fast turnover so check the BB especially if buying from a quieter off licence.

[phill71]

Hi,
does anyone know where you can get yeast by post - without paying the 6 pounds postage to online brew shops ? after all 2 packets of yeast could fit into
a 1st class envelope. or any other way to get cheap yeast ?
Thanks
DBF

I've recently visited two local microbreweries, who have both very kindly donated some of their yeast.
I'm not sure if this is possible where you are, but in my experience these guys are truly helpful and well worth supporting.

[boingy]

Some micros seem to enjoy helping home brewers, others find it too much hassle.
Ask around but be prepared to fit in with their schedule rather than demanding yeast at a convenient time for you.
And take a sanitised container. Those clip-top Tupperware things are good. I once turned up with a pre-chilled stainless thermos flask thinking the insulation would help the yeast but all I got was a lot of tutting from a brewer who had to try to pour yeast from a 10 gallon bucket into a tiny flask opening.

Never lose sight of the fact that any micro that gives you yeast is doing you a massive favour and some may be happy to sell you ingredients too but always keep in mind that they are running a business first and that you are not really part of it. One brewery near Peterborough stopped supplying homebrewers because they started to demand "service" rather than that favour.