Selecting yeasts

[theron.hall]

How does one select a particular yeast for a brew? What makes one better than another?

I know some alcohol yeilds can determine the yeast for those seeking a particular abv. But how do you know what the potential yeild is? I've been shopping online and it doesn't appear to show on the packet.

Thanks,
T

 

[davidabcd]

edit: incorrect info posted and now removed.

 

[Kent88]

Sites like Wyeast's and White Labs have tools to sort out yeast strains, or even look up the BJCP style you want to make on the yeast growers site and it can suggest strains for you.

 

[Maylar]

https://www.homebrewing.org/
https://www.homebrewing.org/
Basically, find a beer that you want to make. If it's a kit, the yeast comes with it usually/always.

There are tons of ways to get the info you want but that address above is to adventures in homebrewing. click on "beer ingredients" and go to yeasts. From there you can familiarize yourself.

Umm.. this is the mead forum. We're not brewing beer.

 

[Maylar]

How does one select a particular yeast for a brew? What makes one better than another?

I know some alcohol yeilds can determine the yeast for those seeking a particular abv. But how do you know what the potential yeild is? I've been shopping online and it doesn't appear to show on the packet.

Thanks,
T

The yield you're talking about is called alcohol tolerance and it's on the spec sheets of any wine yeast. Ale yeasts may not list it, but typically they're 12-14%.

One of the reasons that wine and mead makers like Lallemand/Lalvin yeasts is that they publish more info about their yeasts than anyone else.

Some resources:

The Scott Labs handbook:
https://scottlab.com/content/files/Documents/Handbooks/ScottlabsHandbook2018.pdf

Lallemand Brewing:
http://www.lallemandbrewing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/LAL-Catalog-Mars2018-Digital.pdf

And a handy chart of popular wine yeasts:
http://www.piwine.com/media/pdf/yeast-selection-chart.pdf

 

[davidabcd]

T

Wrong forum, sorry.

 

[theron.hall]

The yield you're talking about is called alcohol tolerance and it's on the spec sheets of any wine yeast. Ale yeasts may not list it, but typically they're 12-14%.

One of the reasons that wine and mead makers like Lallemand/Lalvin yeasts is that they publish more info about their yeasts than anyone else.

Some resources:

The Scott Labs handbook:
https://scottlab.com/content/files/Documents/Handbooks/ScottlabsHandbook2018.pdf

Lallemand Brewing:
http://www.lallemandbrewing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/LAL-Catalog-Mars2018-Digital.pdf

And a handy chart of popular wine yeasts:
http://www.piwine.com/media/pdf/yeast-selection-chart.pdf

That is awesome! Thank you.