Since the LHBS is a 220 mile round trip, I tend to like to use dry yeasts. I’ve brewed several tasty saisons with Lallemand Belle Saison. I want to try some other Belgian styles and need your input on dry Belgian yeasts.
Here’s a list of yeasts (in no particular order) that I’ve seen online:
I just finished a keg of Belgian Pale that I brewed with it. The beer turned out pretty well, and it definitely rounded out after a few extra weeks of cold conditioning, but I personally won’t use it again.
My only experience is with Belle Saison which I love and T58. I like T58 but it produces a very mild Belgian character in my opinion. May have something to do with the fact that I usually ferment in the mid 60s.
You are not using it again because there are better options that offer different qualities or that this yeast lacked some character you were expecting?
I’ve used T-58 and thought it made a decent saison. At most, I’ve probably used it twice. Not because I didn’t like it though but because I typically have a slurry of 3711 in the fridge.