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.I buy it in bulk and use it 8 times outta 10...
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.
Where do you buy it bulk? Do you just ask your LHBS to order it in for you?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...
Where do you buy it bulk? Do you just ask your LHBS to order it in for you?
Isn't a pack of Notty like 79 cents? Why is a discount so important?
IMHO US05, S33 & S04 > Nottingham & Windsor
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.
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.
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.
I just used it in my Witbier. Its ok but next time I'm using liquid. It was too neutral for the Wit style...
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.
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)
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.
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