Lalvin EC1118 Champagne Yeast for Beer?

[mikedub21]

Thanks for the help. I really appreciate it! from one brewer to another Thanks!

 

[z-bob]

Bump. So how does this yeast work for beer? I'm concerned that it doesn't eat maltitriose, OTOH that might be good because it will eat every last molecule of simpler sugars, so at least there will be something left. Also, it's a "killer" yeast, but will it kill brett? I'm wondering about pitching it as the main yeast in a high-gravity beer, then adding Brett B to the secondary.

 

[couchsending]

Bump. So how does this yeast work for beer? I'm concerned that it doesn't eat maltitriose, OTOH that might be good because it will eat every last molecule of simpler sugars, so at least there will be something left. Also, it's a "killer" yeast, but will it kill brett? I'm wondering about pitching it as the main yeast in a high-gravity beer, then adding Brett B to the secondary.

Brett isn’t susceptible to the killer enzyme produced by yeast..

Never used this yeast for primary but it might leave a lot of sugars for Brett to eat depending on the starting gravity. Might be a good thing, might not be.