Caputo Yeast Shelf Life

[DirectorDisch]

I bought a 3.5oz can of Caputo ADY, and the can says to refrigerate after opening and use within 2 months of opening.  I only bake 2-3 12" pies per week, using 2g of yeast.  Does anyone have a suggestion for keeping it fresh for longer?  It wasn't expensive, but feels very wasteful to use about 10% of the can before throwing it out.  Thanks. 

[Pete-zza]

I bought a 3.5oz can of Caputo ADY, and the can says to refrigerate after opening and use within 2 months of opening.  I only bake 2-3 12" pies per week, using 2g of yeast.  Does anyone have a suggestion for keeping it fresh for longer?  It wasn't expensive, but feels very wasteful to use about 10% of the can before throwing it out.  Thanks.

DirectorDisch,

Here are a couple of posts by the late Tom Lehmann:

Reply 2 at https://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php?topic=57983.msg581752;topicseen#msg581752

Reply 3 at https://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php?topic=936.msg608080;topicseen#msg608080

There are also some other interesting posts in the threads where Tom's posts reside.

To the above, I should add that Tom principally served professionals over his career, so his position on the lives of various forms of yeast was conservative and intended to minimize problems for professionals.

Peter

[Cheazy E]

I bought a 3.5oz can of Caputo ADY, and the can says to refrigerate after opening and use within 2 months of opening.  I only bake 2-3 12" pies per week, using 2g of yeast.  Does anyone have a suggestion for keeping it fresh for longer?  It wasn't expensive, but feels very wasteful to use about 10% of the can before throwing it out.  Thanks.

I bought the same brand of yeast in January 2021 and keep it in the fridge. Still works just fine!