Yeast Selection

[gazbo]

ordering up for second all grain brew, Fullers Discovery from G Wheelers book.
Used safale04 first allgrain for a rauchbier with good success, kegging half and bottling remainder. Would this yeast be suitable for Discovery or can anyone recommend anything more suitable.Priority though is quick clean ferment,thanks.

[Dennis King]

White labs English WLP002 or Wyeast London ESB 1968 are supposed to be Fullers stains. Recomend you to read up on liquid yeast first

[subsub]

Same as Dennis, you won't get the right flavour with S04. Try his suggestions for the liquid stuff.

[gazbo]

have looked at wyeast esb strain but was worried about lower attenuation in a lighter weight beer and poorer flocculation as will be bottling some of this.
what do you reckon on Gervin english ale yeast.

[Dennis King]

Never tried Gervin but have used both the liquids many times with good results. personally found them both well balanced yeast.

[mattmacleod]

MAybe use the Fuller's strains (WL or Wyeast) and just drop your mash temp by a degree or two for extra dryness. Or sub maybe 5% or your malt bill for sugar?

[trucker5774]

Gervin is the same as Nottingham. It is a neutral flavoured yeast and will attenuate slightly better than S-04 and flocculate almost as well.

[JohnJeye]

I have used the liquid pouches a few times and they deliver great results. Require more work though if you dont wanna spend 6/7 quid a go on yeast. I make up a small batch around 5l, let it ferment for just less than 24 hours. Fill 2 x 2l PET botles to about 2/3 full and stick them in the fridge for next time. Then dump a fresh batch of wort onto whats left to be fermented out.

Next 2 batches you just have to remember to take the starter out of the fridge in good time to allow it to wake up

[Dennis King]

I have used the liquid pouches a few times and they deliver great results. Require more work though if you dont wanna spend 6/7 quid a go on yeast. I make up a small batch around 5l, let it ferment for just less than 24 hours. Fill 2 x 2l PET botles to about 2/3 full and stick them in the fridge for next time. Then dump a fresh batch of wort onto whats left to be fermented out.

Next 2 batches you just have to remember to take the starter out of the fridge in good time to allow it to wake up

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