Noob yeast questions

[1sttimebrewer]

Hey all, have done about 5 brews all but the last were dry yeast packets, and the last was a liquid yeast from a pack I broke to activate it with nutrients. Ive heard yeast can greatly effect your beer and improve the taste greatly.What are some good threads on here to learn about yeast, what to use and when, what better liquid or dry, what's a starter...etc.thx for the help

 

[ETCS]

Here is a couple of articles from the homebrew wiki:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/wiki/index.php/Yeast_Starters

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/wiki/index.php/Yeast

You can also use the search function on this site, it's not the easiest to use, but you can find a lot of useful info.

Cheers

 

[Aschecte]

go to either wyeasts or white labs websites there is tons of usefull info on these sites for yeast profiles and selection.

 

[kh54s10]

After reading about the styles, read about using the proper amounts of liquid yeast.

http://www.mrmalty.com/
http://www.yeastcalc.com/

Using the right amounts will make your good beer better.

 

[Aschecte]

After reading about the styles, read about using the proper amounts of liquid yeast.

http://www.mrmalty.com/
http://www.yeastcalc.com/

Using the right amounts will make your good beer better.

+1 yeast pitching rates are crucial. Great sites .

 

[dregus]

Here is a pic of two fermenters with the same beer and same yeast after 10 days in the Primary. The left I used a 1000ml starter and in the right I just used the pitchable tube. You can see residue on the right. The final product was similar but the one with the starter was noticeably cleaner tasting.