Common Denominator

[FatherJack]

Hey all,

Just thought I would post this since it's kinda like a real life proof in the pudding thing, especially for those who are relatively new at this like me.

I'm fairly new at brewing and I've been getting deeper and deeper into the research. I have recently been reading the book "Yeast" by Chris White and Jamil Zainasheff. In the book, the authors state that 80 to 90% of a beer's flavor comes from yeast. I was surprised at this, but gave it some thought.

I went to a party last night and I brought some home brews. (BTW, nothing boasts the homebrewer's ego like a call to open your own brewery!) One guy said he noticed all these beers have a common taste to them. I thought for a bit. All the beers were radically different types of beer. He asked if it was a common grain and then it hit me like a ton of bricks:

US-05. I'm a fan of US-05 and S-04. It just so happens the beers I brought, with the exception of 2, were fermented with US-05.

This, more than anything I read, has made me want to try different yeast now and really see what's out there!

 

[TravisT]

funny you should say that! looks like a few HBT guys are running a little experiment about different yeasts and how it affects the taste of beer!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/user/tomroeder#p/u/7/4CN9AvZgJnc"]http://www.youtube.com/user/tomroeder#p/u/7/4CN9AvZgJnc[/ame]

then watch
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/user/BobbyFromNJ#p/u/0/st9mtJa-tJw"]http://www.youtube.com/user/BobbyFromNJ#p/u/0/st9mtJa-tJw[/ame]
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/user/tomroeder#p/u/6/P-9mNmCgoo0"]http://www.youtube.com/user/tomroeder#p/u/6/P-9mNmCgoo0[/ame]

basically in a nut shell a 10gallon batch of pale ale was split in half. then each was pitched with different yeast. I hope more guys take the time to do experiments like this.

 

[FatherJack]

Yeah.

I'm happy the beer tasted great, and I'm not knocking US-05, but it definitely opened up my eyes to the awesome potential of yeast. One of those things you read about it, yeah, whatever, you experience it, whoaaaaaaa.

 

[pokerfreak2]

funny you should say that! looks like a few HBT guys are running a little experiment about different yeasts and how it affects the taste of beer!

http://www.youtube.com/user/tomroeder#p/u/7/4CN9AvZgJnc

then watch
http://www.youtube.com/user/BobbyFromNJ#p/u/0/st9mtJa-tJw
http://www.youtube.com/user/tomroeder#p/u/6/P-9mNmCgoo0

basically in a nut shell a 10gallon batch of pale ale was split in half. then each was pitched with different yeast. I hope more guys take the time to do experiments like this.

Grrrrrrrrrrr I watched all those videos and they never give the results !

 

[Calder]

Be warned ....... You are opening Pandora's box when you start working with different yeasts, but you are stepping into a wonderful new world of flavors.

- Different yeasts
- Different fermentation temperatures
- Different amounts pitched

They all make a difference to the final flavor, and in some cases are really significant.

Let's brew!

 

[FatherJack]

I didn't post it in my original post, but I do highly recommend the book (Yeast- Chris White, Jamil Zainasheff) for those who have some experience brewing and want to learn how to improve their beers.

 

[TravisT]

Grrrrrrrrrrr I watched all those videos and they never give the results !

I think the results are going to be posted tonight!!! I think he was waiting for another guy to do a review, but was taking too long.