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Genuinely curious if you all out there have a preferred brand, or if it is about identifying a specific character that a yeast may provide so brand be damned.
I just got brave enough to use liquid yeast a couple of weeks ago and used White Labs. The recipe actually called from a Wyeast strain, but I looked up something comparable for the sole reason that White Labs is maybe a 15 minute drive from me and I figured it would be fresher than what the LHBS might be carrying? Not sure if this is true or not, but knowing how my brain works I wouldn't be surprised if I found myself continuing to use White Labs yeast just due to familiarity. I find myself using Safale dry yeasts for the same reason, the first couple of kits provided that brand so I've stuck with it.
I just got brave enough to use liquid yeast a couple of weeks ago and used White Labs. The recipe actually called from a Wyeast strain, but I looked up something comparable for the sole reason that White Labs is maybe a 15 minute drive from me and I figured it would be fresher than what the LHBS might be carrying? Not sure if this is true or not, but knowing how my brain works I wouldn't be surprised if I found myself continuing to use White Labs yeast just due to familiarity. I find myself using Safale dry yeasts for the same reason, the first couple of kits provided that brand so I've stuck with it.