knappster
Well-Known Member
Austinhomebrew,
Do you have any off the top of your head estimates on what % of people use Nottingham vs. Windsor vs. Munich? Maybe you're right. I saw the thread about Notty and assumed that 90% of the Danstar yeast is Notty and so even if there was a problem with their other styles that there were just so few people using and that's why I couldn't find anyone else discussing their Munich. Even searching the forums for danstar munich doesn't turn up a whole lot of information compared to searching for danstar nottingham.
Maybe I am out of line here, but just like BillTheSlink, I've worked for companies who sell "defective" products because that is what you have on the shelf and if you take it off the shelf there is a 100% chance that they will not buy it. But if you leave it on the shelf and only get complaints on 50% while the customers take the hit on the other 50%, then there is more money in your pocket. And the whole time you are getting returns you deny seeing widespread issues with the product to try to keep the customer from realizing that you sold him junk.
It's not limited to one industry or one supplier, but that is why I recommended that duffman2 repitched with a different yeast manufacturer, because it was a safer bet than repitching the same yeast that wasn't working. Maybe the next time he brews this beer he can try the Danstar Windsor again and have some Safale S-04 on hand just in case he has a similar problem.
And no matter what, try to have fun It's a hobby, not a job.
Do you have any off the top of your head estimates on what % of people use Nottingham vs. Windsor vs. Munich? Maybe you're right. I saw the thread about Notty and assumed that 90% of the Danstar yeast is Notty and so even if there was a problem with their other styles that there were just so few people using and that's why I couldn't find anyone else discussing their Munich. Even searching the forums for danstar munich doesn't turn up a whole lot of information compared to searching for danstar nottingham.
Maybe I am out of line here, but just like BillTheSlink, I've worked for companies who sell "defective" products because that is what you have on the shelf and if you take it off the shelf there is a 100% chance that they will not buy it. But if you leave it on the shelf and only get complaints on 50% while the customers take the hit on the other 50%, then there is more money in your pocket. And the whole time you are getting returns you deny seeing widespread issues with the product to try to keep the customer from realizing that you sold him junk.
It's not limited to one industry or one supplier, but that is why I recommended that duffman2 repitched with a different yeast manufacturer, because it was a safer bet than repitching the same yeast that wasn't working. Maybe the next time he brews this beer he can try the Danstar Windsor again and have some Safale S-04 on hand just in case he has a similar problem.
And no matter what, try to have fun It's a hobby, not a job.