Advertise Here
Main · BrewSpace · Recipes · Wiki · Groups · Clubs · Gallery · Reviews · Store · Video · Links · Chat · Blogs


Go Back   Home Brew Forums > Home Brewing Beer > Beginners Beer Brewing Forum
Register FAQ Mark Forums Read Home Brew Forum Twitter Home Brew Forum Facebook


Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 02-09-2010, 10:32 PM   #1
borealis
Junior Member
Recipes 
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: northern new york
Posts: 15
Default Yeast Differences

Sorry if this has been asked before...
When I look recipe kits there are always suggested yeasts. Sometimes there are both dry and liquid suggestions for a kit, say at Northern Brewer. Then I will see different types of the same beer, say different brown ales. How different will a beer be if you brew with 04 versus a notty, for example? I get that they have their own characteristics, but how different will the beer turn out?
borealis is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-09-2010, 10:53 PM   #2
ajf
Senior Member
 
ajf's Avatar
Recipes 
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Long Island
Posts: 2,569
Default

Some yeasts (like S-04) add a very distinctive flavor. Others (like Nottingham) add very little. The only real way to find out what the differences are is to try the different yeasts. I've found this to be very useful, and quickly learned what yeasts I like for different styles.

-a.
__________________
There are only 10 types of people in this world. Those that understand binary, and those that don't.
ajf is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-09-2010, 10:58 PM   #3
ReverseApacheMaster
Senior Member
Recipes 
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Texas
Posts: 258
Default

sa-05 and notty are both very clean yeasts, so they won't give off too much of a flavor. They are more or less interchangable.
__________________
In the primary: My first AG -- a brown ale I whipped up on BeerSmith

Bottled/party pig'd/in my stomach: The last of a belgian ale (my first batch), an oktoberfest-ish ale, a slightly modified version of Arkador's Dunkelweizen, AHS Harp clone, AHS Raspberry Wheat

Future goals: Left Hand Milk Stout clone, Irish Red, Green Chili Blonde Ale, Hefeweizen, Lime Blonde Ale
ReverseApacheMaster is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-09-2010, 11:02 PM   #4
TipsyDragon
Senior Member
Recipes 
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: California
Posts: 1,327
Default

as far as dry and liquid yeast its a matter of preference and availability. with the liquid yeast, depending on its OG, you will need to make a starter or use more than one pack/tube of yeast for the batch. with the dry yeast you will need to rehydrate the yeast in warm water before use. depending on the size of the packet of dry yeast and the gravity of your wort you may also need a starter or more packets. liquid yeasts give you more variety because most yeasts cant survive the drying process.
TipsyDragon is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply
Thread Tools
Display Modes


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Yeast Differences DuffmanAK Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 2 09-30-2008 07:58 PM
Scottish Ale recipe grain and yeast differences No_Secrets_Brewing Recipes/Ingredients 6 09-19-2008 03:53 PM
Yeast and Settling differences?? rfidd Recipes/Ingredients 5 04-30-2008 07:13 PM
Krausen differences: Same yeast different styles. Redweasel Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 3 03-10-2008 04:17 AM
Lager yeast differences javedian Recipes/Ingredients 4 01-12-2007 12:23 PM



Contact Us - Top - Privacy - All times are GMT. The time now is 03:51 AM.
House Repair & Improvement Forum - Firearm & Gun Forum - Airsoft Forum - Homesteading and Survival Forum - Tractor Forum - Jeep Forum - Bike & Cycling Forum - Plumbing Forum