Hello all, this is my first post on these boards, so I figured I would post with a question.
I'm relitavely new to the homebrew scene, although I've done a lot of reading and studying.
I have only three batches under me. Tried extract the first time, and now I'm doing all grain.
About three weeks ago I brewed up my first American Ale, and when it came time to re-hydrate my yeast I noticed that the back of the package said it was good for 2.5 gallons. I was suprised because the last slap pack I used previously was good for 5 gallons. So I figured that was a standard quantity...
Well it was 11pm at night and I needed to pitch the yeast fairly soon. so I figured I would just add a little bread yeast and see how it turns out.
After one day in the keg the beer tasted quite bread-y. I wasn't sure if that's a result of using the bread yeast or just due to the fact that I think some was still in suspension.
As time passes it's getting more and more faint, but there's still a bread overtone to the beer. Has anyone else used bread yeast like this and had similar results?
I'm relitavely new to the homebrew scene, although I've done a lot of reading and studying.
I have only three batches under me. Tried extract the first time, and now I'm doing all grain.
About three weeks ago I brewed up my first American Ale, and when it came time to re-hydrate my yeast I noticed that the back of the package said it was good for 2.5 gallons. I was suprised because the last slap pack I used previously was good for 5 gallons. So I figured that was a standard quantity...
Well it was 11pm at night and I needed to pitch the yeast fairly soon. so I figured I would just add a little bread yeast and see how it turns out.
After one day in the keg the beer tasted quite bread-y. I wasn't sure if that's a result of using the bread yeast or just due to the fact that I think some was still in suspension.
As time passes it's getting more and more faint, but there's still a bread overtone to the beer. Has anyone else used bread yeast like this and had similar results?