Steveruch
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Which of the (dry) Kveik yeasts is the most neutral?
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DuncB
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Opshaug very neutral, I use it as flakes dried out after my first brew with it.
What dry strains have you seen? The common strains I know of are Lutra from Omega, and Voss sold under a couple brands. Of those, Lutra would be my choice for neutral. I recently split a batch with two dry yeasts from kveik.com (Eitrheim & Stalljen). They claim that Stalljen at cool temps is neutral, and it was the most neutral of the two, but fermented at ~80F it imparted quite a bit of yeast character.
I've used Omega Lutra at ale temps (62-66) and also warmer (70-74) and it is very very neutral. Lallemand Novalager is also in that category; the few times I've used it I've gotten more of an 'ale' taste from the beer than a lagerish flavor/character, including under pressure, no matter what temperature it ferments at.
I use Lutra at 68* to start and finish at 74*-76* and always get a clean ale with no tartness at all. I also use the standard ale pitch rate.
