Beer kit Expiry Date Question

[Sparkyweb]

Hi all,

I have just moved some bits in the cupboard and stumbled accross a ritchies simply bitter kit. Unfortunatly the best before end date states 9/2013. I assume I need to throw this away now?

Thanks

Mark

**** edit **** not awake yet, sorry posted in wrong forum. mods please move?

[Titch]

nope just open and bung it in, i just did some with over 18mth out of date
started yeast in sugar solution whilst i made up the FV and all is good
just racked it

[6470zzy]

started yeast in sugar solution

I know that it looks impressive when you start them in sugar water, but you will have killed off a good portion of them by doing so. It really is better to start the dry beer yeast off in plain old warm water. It is less shock for them until they get rehydrated. Not saying that your beer didnt ferment for you but it will have done better if you had treated the yeast better.

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As for the kit being out of date, you shouldn't have a problem. It was only September, go ahead and sling it into an FV and you are on your way.

Cheers

[Titch]

the sugar was as per the instructions on the kit .
10ml of water spoon of sugar

[Sparkyweb]

Great. Thats what I figured. I wanted to make sure I wasnt wasting my time