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I pitched the 1318 about 72 hours ago with no starter. No visible fermentation activity since then - no krausen yet and no airlock activity (which I know is never a good indicator to use, but just throwing that out there FWIW). Overshot my OG and it came in very high...
I may try and copy that plan. I'm in Iraq right now, so the summers make shipping liquid yeast (or really anything) a no-go. Might be able to get one more shipment before things get too hot, so planning to harvest over summer sounds like a good idea.
Thanks for all the advice everyone. Will definitely be going with the 1318 for this batch. Harvesting yeast sounds like a good option moving forward. I'm overseas right now, and getting liquid yeast is a bit challenging where I'm at, especially as summer months start heating things up.
Will...
HI all
I'm attempting to brew a NEIPA this weekend for the first time and I need some yeast recommendations. The options I have available are below:
Liquid- Wyeast 1318 London Ale III , no starter
Dry -- Safale 05
Dry - Bry97
I would prefer to go with Wyeast 1318, as I've read that's best...