I bought a coopers beer kit, it came with yeast. I have read that I should buy a better yeast which I have done. What I wanted to know is can I use both of these yeasts in the same brew?
Dr. Michael Lewis, retired professor from UC Davis, gave a great talk at the 2008 NHC in Oakland about blending yeasts to develop your own house strain that was conducive to the way you brew. He basically said the single cell/variety trend is an industry driven phenomenon, which produces consistent beer but not always the most interesting beer. He challenged the HBing community to have fun and play around a bit more with yeast and see what we could come up with. He went so far as suggesting taking 8-12 different varieties, mixing ale and lager, dumping it in a batch and see what happens. He said brew like you always do, rack when you generally rack, store the yeast as you normally store it ferment at the temps you naturally do and let natural selection provide you with a blend of yeast that after a few brews act the way you want it to.
I am dramatically over simplifying his lecture, but it was good.
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