maltMonkey
Well-Known Member
It seems that most people (myself included) buy the recommended yeast for the style of beer they're brewing, but I've been thinking about some alternatives recently that I may try....I'm curious about other's experiences:
1. A lot of breweries use one or two kinds of yeast for every style they make.....does anyone have a "house yeast" that they use for most of the beers they make? I do wash and reuse yeast, but generally it's recommended to only use up to 5 generations of washed yeast....has anyone kept a pure yeast strain going over 30 or 40 generations via acid washing & extremely sanitary practices?
2. Has anyone tried making the exact same recipe several times with a different yeast just to see the differences?
3. I've seen some yeast blends that you can buy--has anyone tried making their own yeast blend with 2 or more strains of yeast? I was thinking about experimenting with a big beer and pitching 2 different types of yeast at the same or different times.....
1. A lot of breweries use one or two kinds of yeast for every style they make.....does anyone have a "house yeast" that they use for most of the beers they make? I do wash and reuse yeast, but generally it's recommended to only use up to 5 generations of washed yeast....has anyone kept a pure yeast strain going over 30 or 40 generations via acid washing & extremely sanitary practices?
2. Has anyone tried making the exact same recipe several times with a different yeast just to see the differences?
3. I've seen some yeast blends that you can buy--has anyone tried making their own yeast blend with 2 or more strains of yeast? I was thinking about experimenting with a big beer and pitching 2 different types of yeast at the same or different times.....