Favorite Dry Yeast
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Soulive
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N-O-T-T-I-N-G-H-A-M :rockin:
I buy it in bulk and use it 8 times outta 10...
I buy it in bulk and use it 8 times outta 10...
+1 for the nottingham
great yeast
almost fool proof
neutral yeast
great yeast
almost fool proof
neutral yeast
FishinDave07
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+2 for Notty. If in doubt, use it!
sirsloop
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+3 nottinghams
gonzo brewer
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Nottingham 2nd
Safale 05 First
Safale 05 First
Tonedef131
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Interesting idea, if refrigerated is dry yeast good indefinitely? I would like to buy a whole box of safale 05 if it would save me some coin.
Soulive
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I keep mine in the freezer and I'm almost certain I'll use it up before it begins to go bad. The bulk buying does save money...
Baumgartner
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Nottinghams. Quick, easy, cheap, and always a sure thing.
Tonedef131
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Where do you buy it bulk? Do you just ask your LHBS to order it in for you?
Soulive
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I ask my supplier to give me a better price since I'm buying so much. Any good HBS will oblige...
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Isn't a pack of Notty like 79 cents? Why is a discount so important?
Soulive
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More like $1.25 per pack and when is getting something for less money ever unimportant?
sirsloop
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Why pay $5 for a gallon of gas when you can get it for 4?
Safale-05 is my standard.
brewt00l
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IMHO US05, S33 & S04 > Nottingham & Windsor
Trencher
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Tried the US05 once and I was not happy with it's poor flocculation. I probably could have gotten clearer beer with a secondary but didn't want to take the time.
Now I'll be using Nottingham as a backup or when I'm feeling lazy.
Now I'll be using Nottingham as a backup or when I'm feeling lazy.
menschmaschine
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I use S-04 if I want more character from the yeast, but Nottingham if I want a better attenuation.
Nottingham is my goto yeast. For the last few months I haven't even had liquid yeast in stock. The only reason I do now is that I'm getting into some lagers and hefe's for the summer. I had high hopes for Windsor to compliment Nottingham but I've had problems with it getting stuck very high during fermentation (unreasonably high, 1.030 on a 1.045 batch for example).
Chriso
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Safale US-05. Almost EVERY batch. It'll do anything you want it to, from a 3.5% session beer to a 11% stout. It's polite, it cleans up after itself, and it's cheaper than bejeezus. Plus, it washes will for multiple batches.
But I keep a spare pack of S-04, a spare Notty, and a spare Pasteur Champagne in the fridge.
But I keep a spare pack of S-04, a spare Notty, and a spare Pasteur Champagne in the fridge.
I'm in the Saf-05 crowd, although I've never tried Notty. It always gives me a nice clean beer.
I never use liquid for standard ales any more.
I never use liquid for standard ales any more.
calpyro
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Nottingham. Great for big clean beers. Takes off like a rocket and drops like a rock when done.
Nottingham FTMFW!!!
How do you like that S-33? I have a pack that I just bought in an assortment and never quite figured out what style of beer it would be good for.
Soulive
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I just used it in my Witbier. Its ok but next time I'm using liquid. It was too neutral for the Wit style...
Don't go by what it says on their site, (belgian flavors my a$$) it makes a nice English ale, a little fruitier and maltier than 04 or Nottingham
So it's not going to replace WLP-400 any time soon. Oh well... the Belgians are the last thing keeping me from sticking with dry yeast exclusively.
Soulive
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No it definitely does not replace WLP400...
T-58 makes an acceptable Wit. I don't understand why they label S-33 as Belgian, it's the Edme strain
http://www.brewingtechniques.com/bmg/edme.html
Scotch ales, hefe's, kolsches and lagers don't have a suitable dry yeast either. a Kolsch you could probably get away with an 05, but for the extra $5, I'd rather have a more drinkable beer.
Personally, 04 and 05 are my favorites.
S-189(only in 500g bricks so far) is a good dry lager yeast( I got 60g's left)
WB-06 and the soon to be released Munich may help with Hefe's
Kolsch really needs its own yeast IMHO
And no Peated or smoked malt will give that Scottish yeast hint of smoke flavor(I love Scottish beers)
Chriso
Broken Robot Brewing Co.
But depending on yr grain bill, US-05 -OR- S-04 -OR- Notty can all pass off a decent Scottish ale....
Anyone try the Danstar Munich yet? ( http://www.northernbrewer.com/dried-yeast.html )
Anyone try the Danstar Munich yet? ( http://www.northernbrewer.com/dried-yeast.html )
never tried s-189, but brewferms lager yeast isn't very good. W-06 isn't bad, but it's not that great of a hefe yeast. I've used it and it's pretty bland, but can do the trick.
as for the scottish beers, they really do derive that earthy, slightly smokey flavor from the yeast and the cool ferment ... I just don't think it's possible to find that flavor in a dry yeast.
korndog
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Yep, Same here on th 05. Love the stuff.
brett
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Nottingham and S-04.
But really, nottingham is the shiznit
But really, nottingham is the shiznit
aekdbbop
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nl724
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how does muntons active compare to notty?
I'd stay away from the Muntons yeasts personally. I've had nothing but bad luck with them.
The only dry yeast I really like is Windsor. The rest are just too attenuative and too neutral for me (or start producing bad-tasting esters when pushed); I want a yeast with some character. Nottingham is a decent choice for when I'm looking for a neutral, attenuative yeast - but that's not really all that often.
