yeast

[jrakich87]

dry, smack packs, or vials?

 

[Parker36]

What about them? You can get them all. Dry yeasts ship and store easier, plus are cheaper. Smack packs and vials offer far more different strands. Start with a dry yeast, it is pretty much fool proof and will save you $5

 

[jrakich87]

is there a marked difference in general in freshness?

 

[jrakich87]

/does one typically give better fermentations?

 

[jrakich87]

k thank you

 

[Ben25]

Liquid yeast with a starter gives a better fermentation. Even without a starter it's better in general.

 

[Parker36]

Nope, dry yeast doesn't require any starter to get it going quickley, just dump it in. Same with smack packs in general (as long as it isn't too high of a OG), vials from White Labs need a starter usually.

 

[jrakich87]

For my first brew I used dry Munton's yeast and just re-hydrated for 20 or 30 minutes in boiled warm water... and it took off very quickly (<3 hrs) but I wasn't sure that was necessarily a good thing

 

[Parker36]

Nothing wrong with a quick start to fermentation. Just make sure you pitch at the right temps (both into your wort and when rehydrating)

 

[jrakich87]

the packet said to rehydrate a little warmer... like 103 F i think but i guesstimated a little lower