New kits - 90 Minute IPA and Chimney Soot Stout

Warm weather is here. We will continue to ship all of our kits with liquid yeasts with a cool pack. While the cool pack prolongs the life of the yeast for at least 4 days during the spring weather, there is a limit to how long the yeast will last as the temperature rises. You may have noticed that we offer several yeast options when you place an order. One of the options is a dry yeast option. We have included the dry yeast options where appropriate. The dry yeast is made by Fermentis and is called Safale(5 ale varieties) and Saflager(1 lager variety). These yeasts are dried using a new process to preserve their characteristics. They are affected very little by heat and have a shelf life of about two years. We have done extensive testing with the US05(old name US56) yeast and find it to have the same flavor profile as the White Lib WLP001 and Wyeast 1056 in the recipes that call for these yeasts. They also start very quickly. We highly recommend the Fermentis yeasts. We also offer these yeasts by themselves. If you have a hard time trying to remember that our Xtreme starts with an "X", we are pleased to announce that we also have the name ExtremeBrewing.com. We will still be known as XtremeBrewing.com Whether you spell xtreme with an "X" or an "E", you will find our products at www.xtremebrewing.com or www.extremebrewing.com