Proper job bottle condition yeast.

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Proper job bottle condition yeast.

Post by Top Cat » Thu Jan 25, 2018 1:13 pm

Hi brewers.
I have cultivated the dregs of two bottles of St Austell proper job. Everything seemed to go ok with 300ml of water boiled with 4table spoons of malt extract. Fermentation seemed ok and finished after about three days. I want to use it for a tribute recipe, however my local knowledgeable brew shop said there is a possibility that the yeast used in primary fermentation is not the same yeast as in conditioning or secondary fermentation. Do you think I will get good results if I use it?
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Re: Proper job bottle condition yeast.

Post by vacant » Thu Jan 25, 2018 2:20 pm

I've had great results every time. AFAIK they're still bottle-conditioning with their own yeast.
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Re: Proper job bottle condition yeast.

Post by subfaction » Thu Jan 25, 2018 2:25 pm

Keen to know how you get on with this planning on doing the same pretty soon


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Re: Proper job bottle condition yeast.

Post by Heron1952 » Thu Jan 25, 2018 2:40 pm

St Austell bottle condition with the same yeast, unless things have changed very recently. I have used Proper Job on several occasions to "borrow" their yeast.
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Re: Proper job bottle condition yeast.

Post by Meatymc » Thu Jan 25, 2018 3:57 pm

vacant wrote:
Thu Jan 25, 2018 2:20 pm
I've had great results every time. AFAIK they're still bottle-conditioning with their own yeast.
I'd 2nd that - now my go-to for the style

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Post by alexlark » Thu Jan 25, 2018 10:25 pm

I've used it also with great results. Brewed a EKG SMaSH.

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Re: Proper job bottle condition yeast.

Post by robbarwell » Thu Jan 25, 2018 11:23 pm

had an email from head brewer that said it was primary yeast. Go for it, Ive used it many times and its brilliant, top crops and drops like a rock

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Re: Proper job bottle condition yeast.

Post by Wonkydonkey » Thu Jan 25, 2018 11:33 pm

Yeah lots of peeps have used it, there was another thread about using it, but I an't digging up, to much effort
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Re: Proper job bottle condition yeast.

Post by Top Cat » Thu Jan 25, 2018 11:44 pm

Thanks to you all chaps, that’s given me the confidence I needed ! It’s in the fridge at the moment, I’ll resurrect it in about a weeks time, start it again, and then pitch in a 5 gallon brew. For subfaction purposes will post accordingly!
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Re: Proper job bottle condition yeast.

Post by alexlark » Fri Jan 26, 2018 6:30 pm

There is a thread on here somewhere that says to start fermentation off on the cool side for 48hrs then rise. It's what St Austell do. I followed that with good results.

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Re: Proper job bottle condition yeast.

Post by Top Cat » Sun Mar 18, 2018 1:07 pm

Morning brewers.
I said I’d make a post of how the brew went, better late than never!
The beer turned out to be a belter. I brewed along the lines of Brew Uk’s Grain kit, as I have brewed this recipe before using Nottingham yeast, which was ok but not as good as the original. This one was different, the colour, head retention, clarity after one week in the cornie was perfect, the taste and body a very close copy, the only difference I found was it didn’t possess as much hop aroma but still very close. Going back to brewing, fermentation was started at 18c for 3 days then brought up to 20c for the next 4 days. I kegged after 7 days, gravity 1012 but think it wouldn’t have hurt to continue for another few days. I have kept some yeast in a mustard jar from the bottom of the bin to use again, however not being
sure of how the best way to pitch it, I will probably revert to buying another couple of bottles of proper job, drinking the contents and using the dregs again! Judging by the results I am going to be using this strain exclusively in the near future.

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Re: Proper job bottle condition yeast.

Post by vacant » Sun Mar 18, 2018 2:47 pm

Top Cat wrote:
Sun Mar 18, 2018 1:07 pm
I will probably revert to buying another couple of bottles of proper job, drinking the contents and using the dregs again!
Glad you had such a stellar result.

Buying St Austell beer - as they have such a great yeast, it's the least you could do :D. Even though I could add slants of St Austell to my yeast bank, I bought a couple of bottles of PJ last week for my upcoming brewday (together with a Shipyard IPA and TT Landlord - Tesco 4 for £6).
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Re: Proper job bottle condition yeast.

Post by alexlark » Sun Mar 18, 2018 4:02 pm

I had a brew day yesterday, all grain Proper Job clone using the Proper Job yeast.

As I said I've used it before, in a EKG SMaSH. Lovely.

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Re: Proper job bottle condition yeast.

Post by subfaction » Sun Mar 18, 2018 7:55 pm

Thanks for the update, will have to get a brew planned soon


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Re: Proper job bottle condition yeast.

Post by Manngold » Sat Mar 31, 2018 2:29 pm

Hi. I am planning a pale brew for Tuesday and want to use proper job.

Is it ok to use lme from Holland and Barret to make my starter? My local Wilko does not stock dme. I don’t have a conical, is this an issue? What can I use instead? Is a Demi Jon to big, or can I use a mason style jar? How much water and hoe much lme should I use? From reading this, is two bottles enough?

Thanks, really excited to try this out.

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