Yeast Expiry Date?

[happymondays]

Hi all,

I have bought some packet of Lalvin ICV D47 yeast today for my attempt at Mead, I have just looked on the packets and all four have an expiry date of 12/ 2007, should these be OK?
If I prepare a starter now with one how long should it take to start foaming, I have one batch of Mead in primary with Campden till tomorrow.

The HB shop only had these four packets left,
if they are no good these are the other packets I got :-

Young's Dessert / High Alcohol
Young's Champagne
and just Young's ordinary GP super wine Yeast,

What do you think?
regards Scott.....

[lockwood1956]

making a starter as prescribed in the everything you wanted to know about yeast starters thread.........



It should be going mental in less than 2 hours (I'm pretty sure your yeasties will be OK, they arent that far out of date)


hope this helps
regards
Bob

[happymondays]

Thanks again Bob, sorry if I keep asking silly questions got a bit of a panic on,
Scott....

[lockwood1956]

The only silly question is the one you didn't ask




we like questions

[StockeyDAW]

Hi all,

I have bought some packet of Lalvin ICV D47 yeast today for my attempt at Mead, I have just looked on the packets and all four have an expiry date of 12/ 2007, should these be OK?
If I prepare a starter now with one how long should it take to start foaming, I have one batch of Mead in primary with Campden till tomorrow.

The HB shop only had these four packets left,
if they are no good these are the other packets I got :-

Young's Dessert / High Alcohol
Young's Champagne
and just Young's ordinary GP super wine Yeast,

What do you think?
regards Scott.....

I agree should still be OK unless it it has been sitting under a heat register for some time. The D-47 will work fine in the mead that you intend to make. I think if not that I would go with the GP super wine yeast. My opinion. Cheers DAW

[happymondays]

Thanks Bob, Daw,

again for having patience and really appreciate the input,
regards Scott.....