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Looking into yeast options for our whole grain home brewing ventures and have been told liquid yeast is the go because you can split it up and get better value for money.

Got any recomendations peeps?

Hi Charlie

I've heard that the liquid yeast may give a better flavour (however I can't tell the difference) but as

for value for money, I think dry yeasts are cheaper.

dry yeast Safale US05 is $5.95

Wyeast American Ale 1056 is $11.00

As for splitting the liquid yeast, you must maintain it in a completely Sterile environment until
you use it, which in a home environment will be very difficult.

I've used both and personally I would use the dry yeast.


cheers Lou

Anyone made any AP grog?




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As soon as I get my second system running, I am planning on trying to grow hops....

In related news . I am currently at the Australian national home brewing conference in Melbourne. So I have been having a number of wonderful brews for the last 3 days...

Anyone know where I can source starsan in aus, seems everyone is sold out.

Everyone I know of is sold out as well.

Although I have to confess that I haven't used starsan for a long time. I just buy the generic no-rinse sanitizer from the local home brew shop and it works fine for me.

Alex used to use Whitelabs liquid yeast for the cidres. Much nicer flavour than the dry yeasts

What is starsan?

Check this out - squealing pig, a new zealand wine - lol There are wine labels for all occasions, frog belly, black chook, rock; paper, scissors and one called slippery fish We often buy cause of the label rofl

Star San is a product from 5-Star chemicals that is used to sanitize your brewing equipment to prevent fermenting beer (or anything else) from getting infected. The advantage of it (and other similar products) is you don't have to rinse whatever it is your sanitizing. You just use it.

To quote the website

I always use Star San, but if there is an equivalent generic it should work just as well. I also found out by accident that it works really well for making stainless cookware look like new.

One of the big benefits of liquid yeast is the variety of strains to choose from that are simply lacking in dry yeast. I probably use Wyeast 1968 (London ESB) more than anything. It has a great flavor and flocculates so well that the beer looks filtered. Also, unless things have changed dramatically since last time I looked, you simply can't make a true hefeweizen, Belgian ale, or many other styles with dry yeast.

That being said, I use dry Danstar Nottingham quite a bit when I don't need a particular flavor profile from the yeast. It's pretty solid for most ales.

Thanks guys

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brew bros?

I've started delivering my Xmas Mead to Relatives and friends. It's a sweet, young mead (7 months), it's not as clear as I'd like, but already tastes great.

I have found a small amount of blended berries clears mead up fast not sure what it is that does it but works a charm