SleepySamSlim
Grandmaster Brewer
After using dry yeasts exclusively for about 18 batches (just cheap and easy - pitch and go) - I decided to start moving to liquid yeasts. It just seemed like one more complication when I started out brewing, but I see its not complicated. Following the info on Mr. Malty - using a 2000ml flask - and building a stir plate out of a computer fan and magnet from a hard drive. Its really not that much extra work --- and I have to say that I've seen fermentations (2 so far) that are easily double as far as krausen height and being very vigorous. I'm primarily using White Labs now.
The IPA I did with the first batch of liquid yeast is still conditioning but the 3rd week taste test was very promising. I have a NW Amber in the fermenter now with WLP005 and it is fermenting very well. Certainly I have some brews that are great with dry yeasts - but i see some interesting options with liquid.
The IPA I did with the first batch of liquid yeast is still conditioning but the 3rd week taste test was very promising. I have a NW Amber in the fermenter now with WLP005 and it is fermenting very well. Certainly I have some brews that are great with dry yeasts - but i see some interesting options with liquid.