Greene king vintage ale ?

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Greene king vintage ale ?

Post by greenwood » Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:25 pm

Early days but anyone tried firing up this yeast ? My friend from Suffolk loves Abbot Ale and would like to make him some .


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Re: Greene king vintage ale ?

Post by greenwood » Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:11 pm

greenwood wrote:Early days but anyone tried firing up this yeast ? My friend from Suffolk loves Abbot Ale and would like to make him some .


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Ok then .I'll give it a go myself !


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Re: Greene king vintage ale ?

Post by orlando » Thu Mar 01, 2018 9:48 am

Maybe we haven't. Do you know if it is a bottling strain or nor? That's the first question.
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Post by BarnsleyBrewer » Thu Mar 01, 2018 6:40 pm

I've given up scavenging yeast from bottles because more times than not nowadays it's a bottling strain..
Wish I'd been around and brewing when brewers were getting yeast out of Guinness bottles...

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Re: Greene king vintage ale ?

Post by Dennis King » Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:35 pm

BarnsleyBrewer wrote:
Thu Mar 01, 2018 6:40 pm
I've given up scavenging yeast from bottles because more times than not nowadays it's a bottling strain..
Wish I'd been around and brewing when brewers were getting yeast out of Guinness bottles...

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Some of us are old enough. :whistle:

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Re: Greene king vintage ale ?

Post by BarnsleyBrewer » Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:52 pm

Dennis King wrote:
Thu Mar 01, 2018 8:35 pm
BarnsleyBrewer wrote:
Thu Mar 01, 2018 6:40 pm
I've given up scavenging yeast from bottles because more times than not nowadays it's a bottling strain..
Wish I'd been around and brewing when brewers were getting yeast out of Guinness bottles...

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Some of us are old enough. :whistle:
No way!!!! :shock: :shock:
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Re: Greene king vintage ale ?

Post by IPA » Fri Mar 02, 2018 8:50 am

BarnsleyBrewer wrote:
Thu Mar 01, 2018 6:40 pm
I've given up scavenging yeast from bottles because more times than not nowadays it's a bottling strain..
Wish I'd been around and brewing when brewers were getting yeast out of Guinness bottles...

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Re: Greene king vintage ale ?

Post by Dennis King » Fri Mar 02, 2018 1:55 pm

Think I only tried Guinness twice then when on to Worthington White Shield.

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Post by BarnsleyBrewer » Fri Mar 02, 2018 5:33 pm

Isn't White Shield a bottling strain nowadays?
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Re: Greene king vintage ale ?

Post by Dennis King » Fri Mar 02, 2018 5:59 pm

BarnsleyBrewer wrote:
Fri Mar 02, 2018 5:33 pm
Isn't White Shield a bottling strain nowadays?
Think so. Could not get the beer for several years and when it re-appeared the yeast was crap in comparison.

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Post by BarnsleyBrewer » Fri Mar 02, 2018 7:41 pm

Wonder what's the best proven bottled yeast to use nowadays?
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Re: Greene king vintage ale ?

Post by greenwood » Fri Mar 02, 2018 8:20 pm

St Austell . Proper job.In my opinion .


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Re: Greene king vintage ale ?

Post by MyQul » Fri Mar 02, 2018 8:42 pm

BarnsleyBrewer wrote:
Fri Mar 02, 2018 7:41 pm
Wonder what's the best proven bottled yeast to use nowadays?
Im enjoying using the Gales strain that I got out of a bottle of HSB

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Re: Greene king vintage ale ?

Post by greenwood » Fri Mar 02, 2018 9:19 pm

MyQul wrote:
BarnsleyBrewer wrote:
Fri Mar 02, 2018 7:41 pm
Wonder what's the best proven bottled yeast to use nowadays?
Im enjoying using the Gales strain that I got out of a bottle of HSB
I think its brewed by fullers now. I've used fullers 1845 yeast many times and the bonus is you get a fab pint to drink while preparing the starterImage


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Re: Greene king vintage ale ?

Post by Dennis King » Fri Mar 02, 2018 9:34 pm

Agree about Fullers it's a cracking yeast but I'm sure I read they still used the
Gales strain for the Gales beers.

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