I'm going to rack an APA out of primary this weekend and I'd like to reuse part of the yeast cake. I used a dry Safale US-05 Ale yeast on that batch. Is it worth trying an ESB recipe with that yeast?
All grain brewers can "over ride" the dryer '05 yeast with a shorter mash rest (40 minutes) and a substantially higher mash temp (157-159).
I pitch on 05 cakes regularly and the shorter/hotter mash will greatly reduce your attenuation and give you that residual sweetness.
If you have the capacity, I also recommend you mash out at 170+ degrees to stop the conversion and reduce the fermentability of your beer.
I have been having problems with S-05 and over attenuation. What are your FG's with the shorter mash rests and higher mash temps (157-159)?
At 40 minutes and 157 on a 1045 beer, I'll finish around 1014-1015. The opposite is true if you want a very dry beer. 90 minutes at 149 will take that same beer down to 1002-1003.
You can do an ESB with US-05. It's very versatile and can be used for a huge range of styles.
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