What are my liquid yeast size options?
Midwest Homebrewing Supplies has various yeast options for use in our homebrew kits.
- 1.75 oz. (000W) Wyeast Propagator packs are pure strains of liquid beer yeast in self contained foil packs. Upgrading to this yeast costs an additional $3.00. They require activation 24-48 hours before brewing. This is easily done by holding the yeast pack in your hand and hitting it with your other hand. This ruptures the yeast culture inside the pack. The pack will expand and will then be ready to be added to a yeast starter. Wait 24 hours after creating the yeast starter to add the slurry to the wort.
- 150 mls (approx. 6 oz) (000ACT) Wyeast Activator packs are pure yeast in a UV light protected tube. Upgrading to this yeast costs an additional $4.00. These Activators are ready to use right out of the refrigerator. Wyeast Activators (000ACT) are available for an additional $4.00.
- White Labs Yeast vials (000WL) are ready to use right out of the refrigerator. No more waiting for incubation. White Lab vials (000WL) are available for an additional $5.00. Each vial is equivalent in cell count to a pint starter, or 75-150 billion cells, containing 8 times as much yeast as a small Wyeast pack.
