I moved over the summer and thought I'd share a story. My keezer collar broke in the process of moving and I'll need to replace it. Soon! I have kegs of beer sitting around in the garage, but no good way to serve them without the keezer. I have had a lot of homeowner's expenses lately and funds for beer are short. I drank all my bottles, and my beer cellar is totally gone. I've left myself with nothing to drink. I finally got around to rejuvinating some saved yeast this week. I plan to brew before the end of the month. I poured the beer off from a mason jar--not down the sink, but into a glass. It was a simple Equinox recipe that I brewed 3?4? months ago. The keg had long been kicked and I forgot what I was getting into. I just had a mason jar that said "US 05" on the top. I figured why not pour it into a glass and see what happens? I stir the crap out of my yeast cake before I move it over to a mason jar. It just helps loosen everything up. This should oxidize everything pretty bad. The mason jar of beer and yeast had also been cooled and warmed from the move. However; there was a little bit of a "Kkk-sst" when i removed the ring and the lid from the jar. After getting the beer into the glass I expected it to be heavily oxidized and to taste terrible. It wasn't. It didn't. It was really really good. It was akin to a Centennial or Cascade beer you'd find at a local bar. If you're in a pinch, and you're feeling curious, don't be afraid to drink from your saved yeast bank. So, again I want to remind everyone that it's hard to make bad beer. Prost!
