Safale High Gravity Yeast

I was buying some US-05 a few days ago and saw that Safale makes a high gravity dry yeast too. Anyone tried it out? On the US-05 packet it says low to medium gravity, but I’d read that US-05 could handle even up to 10-12%, is this correct? If that is the case, is that high gravity just something people would use for Barley Wines and such?

I never heard about it til now. But here's the pdf's for all of the safale/fermentis yeasts.

http://www.fermentis.com/FO/60-Beer/60-11_product_rangeHB.asp

I didn't see anything about a high-gravity beer yeast on their website, unless it's one of the ones for making spirits (which I'm guessing you wouldn't want for your beer. You can use S-05 for high-gravity beers, though. It's great stuff. I've seen people use other yeasts to finish off ultra high gravity brews, but I don't actually like to drink those beers, so I haven't paid much attention to it.

There's website is weired, it looks like I clicked on something and made the yeast disssapear...it looks like it is Safbrew s-33

Safbrew S-33
Robust ale yeast able to tolerate high alcohol conditions (up to 11.5% v/v). Used to produce a wide range of beer styles including Belgian wheat and Trappist beers. Available in 11.5 g sachets.

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http://www.fermentis.com/fo/pdf/HB/EN/Safbrew_S-33_HB.pdf


http://www.fermentis.com/fo/60-Beer/60-11_product_rangeHB.asp

Ohhh you're probably right, it's probably for spirits and wine and stuff. Didn't even think of that!

On the US-05 packet it says low to medium gravity, but I’d read that US-05 could handle even up to 10-12%, is this correct?

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I just got through brewing a 1060 Amber Ale using US-05. I used one sachet and had a 1014 after 5 days in the primary. I had a very strong fermentation going within 8hrs. of pitching. I rehydrated the yeast before pitching. First time I used it I did not rehydrate and it took quite a bit longer to take off and took about 3 days longer to finish on a 1045 brew.

GWJ