Your favorite bottle of Belgian brew has gone through quite a bit to get to your hands.  The beer was produced, bottle conditioned, sent over seas, stuck in a warehouse, put onto a truck, a stuck on a store shelf (for who knows how long) until you purchased it.  The yeast in the bottle are not going to be at their best.  I understand you want “authentic” Belgian ale, but there is another alternative.  The yeast you want is available commercially, fresh and viable.  

Isn’t “fresh and healthy” better than “tortured, jetlagged, and left for dead”?  You can buy the same yeast used to make your bottle of Chimay in a fresh, healthy and much happier state.  Wyeast and White Labs have already done the work for you.  The best part is these yeast are happy and healthy!  Here’s the list of commercial yeast, and the Belgian or Trappist source.

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