End of an era????

[pimento]

What is the reason they ship certain yeast in liquid? Are some yeast not able to survive drying or does it preserve some of the characteristics of the yeast better?

 

[truckjohn]

This is kinda a funny discussion... because from the folks I have talked with, my impression is that most US "Home Brewers" end up using dry bread yeast like Fleishmann's Rapid Rise for their beer, wine, and ciders..... Why? Because they can get it in town and it's cheap....

Personally, I don't like the stuff because it ferments *REALLY* hard, tends to blow out *Every* flavor and color and leaves things bland and nondescript...

Just using a proper "Beer" yeast puts us in the minority..... no matter whether it is liquid or dry yeast.....

Thanks

John

 

[erock2112]

This is kinda a funny discussion... because from the folks I have talked with, my impression is that most US "Home Brewers" end up using dry bread yeast like Fleishmann's Rapid Rise for their beer, wine, and ciders..... Why? Because they can get it in town and it's cheap....

Uhm, Yikes!


I'm a fairly busy guy, and making a starter sometimes just isn't an option - I'll suddenly find time to brew and won't have a starter prepared, or I'll have to cancel a scheduled brew day because of unexpected circumstances. It's just easier to use dry yeast in that case. There's also the cost issue. I will absolutely use liquid yeast when I need a certain yeast character for a style.

 

[bob1852]

Just using a proper "Beer" yeast puts us in the minority..... no matter whether it is liquid or dry yeast.....

Really???????????????

Uh oh......

 

[brewingkitty]

i just LOVE me some ec-1118!

 

[Revvy]

What is the reason they ship certain yeast in liquid? Are some yeast not able to survive drying or does it preserve some of the characteristics of the yeast better?

The asnwer was given in the john palmer quote in my post. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f163/end-era-199874/#post2328354

 

[ArcaneXor]

i just LOVE me some ec-1118!

That's a good point. Virtually all winemakers use dry yeasts as well.

 

[IrregularPulse]

You also have to keep in mind that we here at HBT are a very small portion of the homebrewing community. And I've only seen issues with a couple bad lots of Notty. Still plenty of love for dry yeast out there.