Questions tagged [wyeast]
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Modern Wyeast vs Original vs XL
Am getting back into home brewing after a decade-plus hiatus. Call me "born again," at the risk of offending some (I hope none are).
When I started in the 1990's, the cultures from Wyeast ...
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Taste diacetyl in my first Pilsner :(
I have brewed a number of ales which have all turned out delicious, and recently I attempted my first Pilsner (92% Pilsner malt, 8% flaked wheat) which did not turn out how I expected. There is a ...
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Finicky Wyeast 3724 Stall
Looking for some useful suggestions. I’m a veritable noob when it comes to brewing. I’m on my second brew and already trying to experiment with my own recipe albeit sticking to extract / specialty ...
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Liquid yeast Starter Activator Smack Pack
Does the yeast colony double every 90 mins?
If so, why wait days?
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What is the control recipe for official yeast attenuation ratings?
Attenuation is the % of sugars a yeast will consume during fermentation, and is a general gauge of how much ABV will result from a specific OG solution.
We all know that the attenuation of a specific ...
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Wyeast yeast replacements: US-05?
it's my first question here.
I've downloaded Brewdog recipe book, and they use yeasts like Wyeast 1056 - American Ale, Wyeast 1272 - American Ale II and WLP099 Super High Gravity Ale for Imperial ...
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Yeast not settling or contamination?
Having trouble understanding what I'm looking at here (see pic):
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Made an Amber ale with LME and used Wyeast 1332 Northwest Ale. Racked to secondary after 2 weeks ...
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My first yeast starter with a stir plate, possibly a disaster
This morning I smacked my first smack pack, and about 10 times, each time a little harder because deep depression would set in if the goodies spewed across the room. I finally got it, or so I thought. ...
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Yeast for dubbel
I was planning on making 35L of 1.070 ish OG dubbel on Friday. I don't have any yeast to hand and was wondering whether the smack packs of http://www.brewuk.co.uk/wyeast-activator-3787-trappist.html ...
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Bottle Conditioning with Saison Yeast - Any adjustments to priming sugar necessary?
I have 6 Saisons brewing, three using Wyeast 3711 French Saison and three using Wyeast 3724 Belgian Saison. The final gravities on these have been my lowest ever for any batch of beer.
The 3711's ...
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Worried about extent of inflation of Wyeast 4766 package
My friend and I were trying to ferment some raspberries using the WYEAST 4766 Cider yeast. Now it's 1 day after we activated the package and it is still only partially inflated.
Should we buy a new ...
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Fermentis S04 vs.US05
I am trying dried yeast for the first time. I did up 100 litres of English IPA yesterday and I pitched 2xS04 into 50 litres and 2xUSO5 into 50 litres.
Anybody want to hazard a guess at the ...
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No Activity or Krausen [duplicate]
Something that has never happened to me. Brewed early Sunday and hit 80+% efficiency. I used Wyeast London Ale that was fully bloated when pitched. Over 36 hours later zero activity. No krausen, ...
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International flight kill my yeast?
I live in Vietnam and there's a dearth of good beer. So I cobbled together some supplies and tried my first homebrew yesterday. I had the guidance of an expert so I feel it went really well, but my ...
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Wyeast Smack Pack did not inflate
I ordered four extracts from NB and received four Wyeast liquid yeast smack packs. There website specifically recommended against purchasing liquid yeast from them during the summer but I did so ...
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Benefits of different liquid yeast strains?
I have only brewed ~6 batches of beer thus far, and for all of them I have used Wyeast smack packs. However, for each batch, the kit I was using recommended a different strain of Wyeast. What is the ...
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Yeast Starter OG - Factoring in the WYeast Liquid
Is there any estimate to the "OG of the WYeast Liquid"?
When I make a yeast starter with an OG of 1.040, dumping in the WYeast liquid will bring it down, assuming that the liquid has an OG of less ...
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