yeast

Normally, I brew lower abv beers, nothing over 1050 really, so one pack of yeast has always done the job for me. However, I decided to brew up a bigger Christmas spiced stout: OG - 1066 , Target FG - 1016, temp controlled @ 18 for 7days (now raised to 21). Bit of a kitchen sink brew so pitched...

Hey guys, So been gradually stepping up my brew game since getting into the hobby early this year. Temp controlled fermentation chamber, kegerator, water treatment, etc. Was thinking that the next venture may be getting into the world of yeast starters. What's everyone's thoughts on the topic...

Happy Thursday all! Now a few evenings a go i ordered 3 packets of Crossmyloof us-Pale Ale Yeast, it was my error due to amazons one click purchasing i ordered this instead of the real ale yeast. I plan to use a stout beer kit tomorrow and was curious as to if i make a starter would the yeast i...

Hi all, My Google-fu power is weak today, so hopefully somebody can point me in the right direction. I was reading a Michael Tonsmeire (madfermentationist) article about using wine yeasts to brew beer (link: https://byo.com/article/brewing-with-wine-yeast/), in particular using Lalvin S6U as...

Hi there, I brewed a kind of Oktoberfest/Marzen on Sunday and used Mangrove Jacks M54 California Lager yeast. I pitched at around 22 degrees which is a little higher than the recommended but after 15 additional minutes of cooling I could not get it lower (we are 8 weeks or so into a 35 degree...

What I have in mind is to compare six dry abbey yeasts. These can be grouped in three pairs, with apparent attenuation (appr.) 75%, 80% en 85%. I will have three brewing sessions, where I will brew enough to split in two and then use each yeast of the pairs. But, if I brew three times the same...

Hi there, I had a problem on my last two brews that I have not really encountered before. I did two brews back-to-back same day and missed the OG by about 0.006-8 on both brews and then missed the FG by about 0.004 even after recalculating from the new OG. So this means my efficiency was...

I done a coopers IPA and wanted to try this yeast I bought which was a 'Crossmyloof Brewery US Pale Ale yeast' I popped up stairs and came down pitched the re-hydrated yeast and closed everything. Upon discussing this brew with my partner I found out she pitched the Coopers Yeast when I wasn't...

I pitched 2 packs of rehydrated Safale S-04 into an American IPA with an OG 0f 1070 and it looks like it has chewed it down to 1012 already. The fermenter started bubbling with an hour of the yeast been pitched!

Does anyone know of a good supplier of organic yeast? I’m looking to move over to organic brewing. Cheers Mike

Hello all from the Other Side Of The Pond! Made my first two batches of cider last winter, first from a cider kit I was given for Xmas, the second because I remembered I had a five gallon beer kit I had nearly abandoned. Both came out OK, the gallon batch was from un-preserved bottled juice, the...

I have a pack of 11g yeast ready to use with my next brew, which is currently in the fridge. I have heard of people storing their yeast in the fridgr ready for use, but do you need to and does it help in the long run?

Hello ! I have done a festival pilsner kit about 2 months ago and everything is good so far, just curious about one thing . :) After bottling I had about 0.5 - 1 cm yeast sediment at the bottom of the bottles ( this is the dead yeast in my understanding ) but after leaving them in a fridge...

Hi All I'm new to the forum and this is my first post so I apologise if this has been asked already. I did have a search but couldn't see quite what I was after. I've been thinking about harvesting yeast from batch to batch and although I've managed to find a lot of information on how to do...

I would like forum members' help creating a comprehensive yeast database. Information on yeast manufacturers websites is often vague and frequently contradicted by anecdotal reports on forums. My plan is to crowd source data on as many different yeast strains as possible and then analyse and...

I’m going to bottle a been today that has been conditioning for 4 months. Obviously, I need to add some new yeast to the bottling bucket right before I bottle. I made a yeast starter yesterday with 750 ml of water, 60 grams light DME and 10 grams of Fermentis SafAle F-2. When I bottle the beer...