badmajon

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Is it just me? Each time I use S04 it seems to crap out if the temperature goes under 65F. I love dry yeast but it seems to be hard to get a clean profile and a dry beer with this stuff.

I use pure o2 and never have this problem with any other yeast.

beergolf

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The recommended lower end of the temp range for that yeast is 59 degrees. Most that use it like to keep it in the low 60's for better flavor.

Yooper

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I've used it in the low 60s and it's worked great! I've never had a problem with the strain.

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bwomp313

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I've also used it in the low 60's many times with no problems at all

wyzazz

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If you're having issues with it dropping out then I suspect your temp is dropping lower than 65. Either that or your pitching too warm. I've found that with S-04 if you drop your temps more than a couple of degrees then it likes to floc out.

I pitch at 60-63 then ferment at 63 for 4 days. After that I ramp the yeast up 1.5F every day until I'm up to 76-78F. Then I start bringing my temps down and cold crash. Never had a problem with S-04 using this method.

Hope this helps.

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