Dry German ale yeast

[GonZolaB]

Can anyone recommend a good dry yeast for German Ales?


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[GonZolaB]

Bump


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[bja]

As far as I know there is no German dry yeast, though that doesn't mean that none exists.

I'd just use US-05 and call it good.

 

[nicklepickles]

wb-06, from fermentis. good stuff

 

[RmikeVT]

I would listen to the guy that said US-05 or wb-06.

What type of beer are you trying to brew?

 

[GonZolaB]

thanks guys for the suggestions on the us-05 and wb-06

RmikeVT, I am probably going to try a Kolsch or an Altbier.
Is there a particular German ale you would recommend for these yeast strains?

 

[Catawampus]

Fermentis also has K-97, which is widely believed to be a dried Kolsch or Altbier strain. I've used a couple of times, and it works fairly well. More like clean Altbier than vinous Kolsch.

 

[GonZolaB]

Thanks Catawampus, is this yeast hard to come by?


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[Catawampus]

Austin Homebrew is usually where I've found it. It can be a little difficult sometimes as it can be sold in 500g blocks---I first "discovered" its existence while reading over on probrewer.com, where some pros even use it for their house yeast (more clean, than a liquid Kolsch would be, meaning its more versatile). In my experience, its closer to Wy1007 (Altbier from Zum Urige), but YMMV.

AHS used to pack their own 11-12g packets of the stuff. I've always liked the yeast...fast starter and strong fermenter.

 

[GonZolaB]

Thanks for the info, I appreciate it. I will check it out. Hopefully they still sell the 11 gram packets somewhere



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[Beergnomes]

thanks guys for the suggestions on the us-05 and wb-06

RmikeVT, I am probably going to try a Kolsch or an Altbier.
Is there a particular German ale you would recommend for these yeast strains?

I will be brewing an Altbier in 2 weeks. Will be using Wyeast 1007 but I couldn't tell you what characteristics it has beyond the Wyeast description since this will be my first time with this yeast strain. Hoping for the best.

 

[GonZolaB]

Let me know how it turns out.


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