Trying a different yeast

[ReaperOnefour]

Hello all. So my wife just got me a northern brewer one gallon extract recipe kit. It's the chinook ipa. It came with what i think is US-05. (which is the yeast that i use most of the time.) I've used S-04, & S-33 as well. I've brewed the chinook ipa before, & it is a good beer. I was thinking about using this yeast that i saw, its called T-58. I've never used this yeast before, but the description that i read about it says that it gives the beer a spicy flavor, & a fruity aroma. Which i was thinking would be good for the chinook, since the chinook has a spicy taste to it. Like i said i've never used this yeast before, & i was wondering if anybody out there could please give me some info on this yeast. Do you think it would be good to use on my chinook ipa?

 

[JCasey1992]

The owner of my local homebrew store did a collaboration saison with a local brewery and I believe this is the yeast he used. It worked great for that. Not sure how it would work in a cleaner beer like an IPA. Might be a fun experiment though!

 

[ReaperOnefour]

Thats what i was thinking too.

 

[ReaperOnefour]

Is this yeast intended just for saison's & Belgian ales?

 

[JCasey1992]

Is this yeast intended just for saison's & Belgian ales?

Based on the description, I believe so but like I said, it still might be a fun experiment especially for only a one gallon batch. It just won't be true to style for an IPA.

 

[ReaperOnefour]

****. I must have missed that. Maybe I won't try it out then. The Chinook is a really good beer. I don't want to screw it up.

 

[ReaperOnefour]

It wouldn't let me say sh#t. Lol.

 

[tellyho]

It will definitely be a Belgian ipa. T-58 is my go to for saison, but don't use it if you don't want those flavors.

 

[ReaperOnefour]

i will definitely keep that in mind. A belgian ipa does sound good though.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Hello all. So my wife just got me a northern brewer one gallon extract recipe kit. It's the chinook ipa. It came with what i think is US-05. (which is the yeast that i use most of the time.) I've used S-04, & S-33 as well. I've brewed the chinook ipa before, & it is a good beer. I was thinking about using this yeast that i saw, its called T-58. I've never used this yeast before, but the description that i read about it says that it gives the beer a spicy flavor, & a fruity aroma.

I like T-58 but it's a peculiar yeast. Don't be misled by the "Belgian" thing - it is phenolic, but only has subtle peppery phenolics rather than full-on saison. In fact it's not at all related to the saisons, it's actually a cousin of Windsor and S-33.

Also IME it's very active in biotransformation - as it happens I put it in a Amarillo/Chinook pale ale in parallel with other yeasts and it clearly biotransformed hop compounds. T-58 reduced the overall intensity of hop flavour by about 20%, but turned the classic grapefruit of Chinook into a more complex, limey flavour.

So it's a matter of taste - I like it, but it might not be the right yeast if you're wanting a pure Chinooky grapefruit flavour.

Oh - and T-58 takes off like a rocket, so be careful with your airlock arrangements.

 

[ReaperOnefour]

Thanks northern Brewer. That was very informative. I really enjoy the chinooky taste of this IPA. So like you said, it might not be the right yeast strain for this style. I wonder if there is another yeast strain that would work well with this IPA. One that would inhance the Chinook flavor.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

I wonder if there is another yeast strain that would work well with this IPA. One that would inhance the Chinook flavor.

Define what you mean by "enhance" - the whole reason that US-05 is so popular is that it is so neutral and stays out of the way of the hops. But honestly, I think T-58 + Chinook is a great combination if you're looking to see what yeast can do - I'd argue the complexity you get makes for a better, more interesting beer than straight US-05, but it's not too different to what you're used to, and it doesn't completely trash the hops like eg WB-06.