Brupaks Yeast

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Brupaks Yeast

Post by bitter_dave » Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:15 pm

Brupaks produce sell their own brand of real ale yeast (see item 13):

hop and grape link

(sorry for the long link - I don't know how to shorten it :oops: )

Anyway, I was wondering if it was the yeast provided with Brupaks kits?

Also I was wondering if anyone had used it more generally. I might consider trying it for an all grain brew if I knew a bit more about it's characterisitics, but I've never used it.

Of course Clive would be able to answer this, but I'm also curious to have the impressions of others.
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Post by johnmac » Mon Mar 19, 2007 8:59 pm

I was on the HG site today wondering the same thing. Only 85p as well. But only 6g. OK if you make a starter, I guess.
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Post by bitter_dave » Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:31 pm

I was just going to use two sachets if I used it, but to be honest unless someone gives me a ringing endorsement of the yeast I'm going to stick with S 04 which I'm happy with.
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SAFALE S 04 Yeast

Post by parkerwitton » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:07 am

In using the Safale 04 yeast in kits or extract brewing what would one reccomend 1 or 2 sachets per 23 litre brew?
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maxashton

Post by maxashton » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:16 am

The idea of the S-04 and all fermentis packs is that the have enough viable yeast to pitch directly to 5 gallons. However, i always make a starter becuase i'm pedantic. If you're doing extract, it should be easy.
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Re: SAFALE S 04 Yeast

Post by bitter_dave » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:30 am

parkerwitton wrote:In using the Safale 04 yeast in kits or extract brewing what would one reccomend 1 or 2 sachets per 23 litre brew?
One sachet of Safale is more than enough yeast for 23 litres, or 25 litres for that matter (it has 11 gms) :wink:
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steve_flack

Post by steve_flack » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:46 am

According to the MrMalty Pitching rate calculator one packet of Safale is more than enough for anything up to 23L of 1.050 beer. Above that you'd be slightly underpitching but I wouldn't worry about it. For really really strong beers (1.080+) then two packets might be an idea.

Actually 6g of dried yeast would be enough to do a light beer like a mild.

Most people using liquid yeasts really underpitch - that's one advantage of dried yeasts.
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mr.c

Post by mr.c » Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:12 pm

Been reading abit on "DRY YEAST" from http://oz.craftbrewer.org/Library/Metho ... east.shtml it makes very good reading
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maxashton

Post by maxashton » Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:58 pm

Good read, mr.c

I found a simmilar one basically saying we baby our yeast too much, and can rough them up a bit more. I'll see if i can find it.
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