US-05

[llannige]

Paul from BarleyBottom gave me a couple of samples along with a recent order .Whats it like,pros and cons?Any tips when using it?
All advice welcome.

[mysterio]

Fairly high attenuation so it will leave a dry beer. Adds very little flavour of its own, very clean. Good for hoppy beers, but can be a bit bland in British styles where you want some fruityness. Ferments well, doesnt generate a lot of heat and is a true top-fermenting yeast. Flocculation isn't great, so you'll need to use some finings if you want a polished beer.

[bconnery]

Absolutely brilliant for hoppy beers. Neutral flavour that lets the hops shine through.
Ferment at 17-18C.
Has been used for pseudo lagers by fermenting down at 14-15 but the result is not really lager like, more just a clean blonde ale...

Do an APA style with nice late additions of US hops, or indeed any good strong flavoursome hop(s)...
Or a blonde/summer ale with the same thing...

I use dry yeast for most of my brews and always have some of this yeast around for just that purpose.

[AT]

I've used this once and it resulted in probably the best beer i've made so far
clicky
I have it in the fermenter now working on Hookey Street so fingers crossed.
It did take quite a while to clear but was worth it in the end

[johnh]

Also the sediment in bottles will swirl up at the slightest movement. Last batch I bottled with 5g of dissolved gelatin in with the priming solution and the sediment is now firmly stuck to the bottom.

[awalker]

I have used it recently on a few brews and as everyone says its ideal for hoppy ale styles.

It does make the beer come alive a bit compared to S04, but each has its own place in two different styles.

I did ask him if he was going to stock it, so make sure you all buy plenty!
My stocks from him are already getting low.