Yeast Vial

[Hoppkins]

I have a vial of yeast in my fridge that i aquired recently. It has kind of clumped together, is it dead?

[steve_flack]

What's the best before and how's it been kept? In a fridge the whole time?

[Hoppkins]

Dont recall best before date im afraid, in fridge as soon as received for about 1.5 weeks now

[mysterio]

That's normal, especially for some of the flocculant strains like English ale yeast.

I just dump it as a clump into a starter and give it a shake. I find if you shake it in the vial after it's being warming up it can spray out when you open it.