Archive for the ‘Yeast Cultures’ Category

White Labs Burton Ale Yeast or Wyeast Thames Valley

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Earlier this year I brewed 3 pale ales with WLP023 Burton Ale Yeast. According to mrmalty, it is the same Wyeast strain as: 1275 Thames Valley Ale Yeast. I had success with this strain, and propagated it a few times without any problems. The beer is excellent ...

Money Saving Tips – Repitching Yeast

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Update 11/12/2011: Check out the article on Bad Batches to see why you might want to avoid re-pitching yeast, or if you do so, make sure to understand the risks involved. Did you know you can save ~10% on your next batch of home brew by re-pitching yeast? Some brewers buy new yeast ...

Expired yeast was a dud

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

I have only had one bad experience with expired yeast. It was White Labs Southern German Lager. I found out after I got home it was about 6 months out of date!  I made up a normal starter using a half pound of DME and 4 pints of water (half ...

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