US-05:Soft or Firm

[NorCalHermit]

I have never used US-05 before, and just received some in the mail from Northern Brewer. On the Fermentis page for US-05 ( http://www.fermentis.com/fo/pdf/HB/EN/Safale_US-05_HB.pdf ) in the storage section, they say that you should not use packets of US-05 that are soft, but NB say's that they are all soft. Who is right? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks

 

[Odin_Brews]

I use US-05 on more than half my beers, never paid attention to how the packet is and it has always worked out for me. I do the normal rehydrate and pitch, S-05 is a monster at sucking up sugar, i love it!

 

[Shooter]

I have no idea what they mean by soft packet. I haven't brewed for a couple months, did they go to the vacuum packets like Danstar? Honestly, I wouldn't worry about it, mostly because I don't know what they are referring to.

 

[orangemen5]

The ones I've used have always been soft. I have two in the fridge and they are of the soft pack variety. Never had an issue with them

 

[KayaBrew]

I use S-05 almost exclusively, and all the packets are "soft". They are not vacuum sealed (which I can only guess is what they mean by "hard").

 

[Grannyknot]

S-05 soft. Danstar hard.

 

[jakenbacon]

s-05 soft. Danstar hard.

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