Liquid Yeast....

[InfernoBrews]

So in another Thread there was White Labs Talk.. And this may have already been done but im doing it again cause I didnt see it anywhere. What Yeast do you use more of?

 

[Evan!]

They're both fine products. I don't use one more than the other, I just pick what yeast I need. I'll usually consult Mr. Malty's yeast origins chart to see where it's supposed to be from, and get whatever my LHBS has, or whatever the online shop I'm ordering from has.

 

[Corey_James]

They're both fine products. I don't use one more than the other, I just pick what yeast I need. I'll usually consult Mr. Malty's yeast origins chart to see where it's supposed to be from, and get whatever my LHBS has, or whatever the online shop I'm ordering from has.

+1 liquid or dry. I use what the style of beer calls for.

 

[chumprock]

I typically use S-4/S-05 dry.

My exceptions are:

Alt/Kolsch: using Wyeast2565

Anchor Steam clone: Wyeast2112

Belgian Abbey/Dubbel: Reclaimed from Brewer's Art - Resurrection Ale

I've finally gotten comfortable with my AG batches to start experiementing more. I know how my ESB comes out with S-04, and really like it, but I wanted to get More English in there, so I think I was going to try the 1968 from Wyeast, but they were out so I got the WLP029 instead...

I've never used WL before this, not for any specific reason, I just tend to use dry or get a smack-pack.

 

[c.n.budz]

I use whatever is appropriate for what I'm brewing, though for my standard house ale I just use 2 packets of Notty because it's easy.

 

[Edcculus]

Mostly liquid. Dry for convenience. I tend to use more Wyeast because its readily available to me. I don't really care either way since I'm making starters.

 

[SpanishCastleAle]

In the past I only used liquid...always Wyeast because the LHBS doesn't carry White Labs.

I recently tried using dry (S-05) but have not tasted that brew yet. I have a pack of S-04 I intend to use soon. I've been using S-23 for my fast-ferment tests. If S-05 works as well as the liquid versions (Wyeast 1056...dunno White's # for it) then I'll just use S-05.

Now, when I order my stuff online I try to get White simply because the vial is tougher packaging than the smack-packs. I've had at least Wyeast smack-pack 'smacked' during shipment...luckily I intended to use it within a week of receiving it.

 

[eschatz]

I've always used both. Different applications for different beers. Although if it's a bigger beer I always use liquid with a starter. I usually just double up packets when I use dry yeast for smaller beers.

 

[menschmaschine]

I've used liquid mostly because of the limited dry strains available. But, from a convenience perspective, I would use all dry if they had the strains I want. Since they finally came out with a reliably good dry lager strain (W34/70), I'll use that almost exclusively for lagers.

I have yet to find a dry British ale strain that produces the type of ester profile I like. Notty and S-04 just don't do it for me on a lighter colored Ordinary Bitter. I'm going to try Windsor soon. If I like it, I'll stick with it, but I'm not getting my hopes up.

 

[PseudoChef]

99% Wyeast. I like the packaging/special releases/and website much, MUCH more than White Labs'.

I have stopped using dry. Didn't like the results.

I'm going to try Windsor soon. If I like it, I'll stick with it, but I'm not getting my hopes up.

Ha...good luck Non-attenuative, non-floc (even with cold crash)...but that's just my experience. It was free, so I gave it a shot.

 

[menschmaschine]

Ha...good luck Non-attenuative, non-floc (even with cold crash)...but that's just my experience. It was free, so I gave it a shot.

I know... I know. Some things I just have to learn the hard way.

I'm going to lower my mash temp to try to compensate for the attenuation... might even cut out the cara-pils in the recipe.

 

[PseudoChef]

Yeah, I admit I didn't do my research before my brew (Ord. Bitter). Therefore, I mashed high, around 155, if I remember correctly. 1.050-1.030.