Use kit yeast or another

CrownCap · Post by **CrownCap** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:13 pm

About to start my first 'full sized' brew this weekend after a few successful 10L BruBox batches [excited!]

Probably going to do a BruPaks Pride of Yorkshire Birkby Bitter. Is the yeast that comes with those kits pretty good (I'd hope so TBH) or would I be better using a sachet of Safale 04 I've got as a standby?

I've seen a few comments about kit yeast being unreliable or not quite up to the task of an all malt brew. What do you think?

prodigal2 · Post by **prodigal2** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:23 pm

If you follow DaaBs Brupaks kit instructions:

http://www.18000feet.com/brupaks/my_met ... s_kits.htm

You wont go wrong and the yeast with Brupaks kits is fine though having spare yeast to hand is advisable.

When you make up the Muntons Kit I personaly would use the S04 and use the yeast that came with the kit as a yeast nutrient (boil in the water that you use to rehydrate the S04).

HTH

guest5234 · Post by **guest5234** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:29 pm

I haver just done the Birkby Bitter and used Safesale 04. followed dabbs instructions and the yeast took off like a rocket, after 6 hours it was bursting over the sides.

delboy · Post by **delboy** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 3:31 pm

Go with the S04, it'll also clear down in the beer quicker

Russ · Post by **Russ** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:00 pm

Never had any problems with a Brupacks yeast, think it will be fine.....As Prodigal2 says if it were a Muntons kit that's a diffrent story.....use Safeale with these

....... I've recycled my Muntons kit yeast and used it in Turbo Cider, seems ok in that

. I'm sticking with Brupacks from now on until I go AG......

I'm currently have on tap a Brupacks IPA and thier Lithwaite light, just finished their Brewers choice best bitter made with spraymalt, which IMO is FANTASTIC!! so good I've made another which is sat in secondary. These all went without a hitch.

Cheers

CrownCap · Post by **CrownCap** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:19 pm

Thanks Guys. Bit of a split result, but I think I'll go with the BruPaks yeast with the Daabs method and save the 04 for the Muntons kit.

Is is best to store dried yeast in the fridge?

Russ · Post by **Russ** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:27 pm

Yup!

CrownCap · Post by **CrownCap** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 9:27 pm

Well its done. Used the BruPaks yeast prepared the Daabs way (as also recommended by the kit instructions). It frothed up nicely after 30 mins and is now chomping its way through 23L of wort!

CrownCap · Post by **CrownCap** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 3:51 pm

Well 7 days on and after keeping the temperature between 19C and 21C its still in the primary.

OG was 1042 but it seems to have stuck at 1016 for the last 2 days. Gave it a rouse last night and just checked but no change. Guess I'll have another look tomorrow.

If no progress from there what are my best options? I've got some Youngs Yeats Nutrient, Brupaks Dry Beer Enzyme and a couple of sachets of Safale S-04 to hand.

prodigal2 · Post by **prodigal2** » Fri Jun 22, 2007 4:16 pm

Leave it for a couple of days and see what happens. If it is still stable .....Bottle.
Hydrometers can be off a couple of points, pitching yeast will probably do no good at that reading as there is not enough viable sugars to start a proper reaction.

I would wait and see, or rack it into a secondry leave it for a month and then bottle.

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Use kit yeast or another

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