Anyone ever use any of these before? I’m all for more options in the dry yeast department, but given my poor results from Nottingham in the past, I’m hesitant to try out something that isn’t well-tested.
Haven’t tried them yet, but I am looking forward to trying the west coast and the two English strains.
J
I’ll give them a shot. I am a fan of high-quality dry yeast, as well as letting homebrewers know that “high-quality” and “dry yeast” CAN exist in the same sentence.
Rebel Brewer didn’t have any notes on flocculation, but they have them on their website. Interesting company!
That’s cool, always good to have more options. I’d be interested to try the Bavarian wheat strain. Haven’t tried the WB-06 from Fermentis yet, but I’ve read that it’s not very banana-y.
Yeah, I think I may have to bite the bullet and get a few of these. A dry version of WY3638 would be very nice, as well as a dry version of Pacman. The Newcastle Dark Ale looks pretty tasty as well.
If the M20 is truly a dry version of 3638, I think the ester profile is largely the same as the Weihenstephan, but the phenolic side has some cinnamon/cardamom/vanilla and a bit less clovey-ness.
Who wants to be the first to ferment the Workhorse yeast at 90f?!
If I could reliably ferment at 90F, then I’d rather brew Saisons with DuPont lol.
I can’t help but wonder what the deal is with that strain. It is for lagers at 59-68F? Is that really a lager at that point? You could brew a beer with Chico or a Steam Beer strain at that temp and may be able to pass it off as a mock lager with the right grain bill and conditioning, but I don’t know if I’d actually bill it as a true lager.
I’d like to order a couple packs, but shipping will be pricey. They do have a “super saver” option I guess…not sure about that though…suppose it wouldn’t hurt for dry yeast.
Hopefully my LHBS will get it. The cost + shipping = more than liquid.
This one REALLY interested me… I think the trick would be KEEPING it at 90F without wild temp. swings.
Its probably more like a San Diego Super Yeast, where you add it at the end of a super high gravity fermentation and continue to (slowly) raise the temp. so it will complete fermentation.
And then there’s this…
Is Rebel the only big online store to carry it?
I noticed the instructions say it will do 6.6 gallons up to 1.050. Above that you are supposed to double pitch. I wonder if one package is enough for 5.5 gallons up to 1.060.
y’all could always order more stuff than the yeast 
it will bring down the shipping cost if you spread it out overall.
I don’t really have a LHBS so its no consequence to me.
In terms of $$, I agree Paul. But I’ve shopped @ my LHBS for 20+ years, and they’re fantastic. I believe in supporting the local shop (or brewery) if they do it right.
Make sure to ask them to carry it then. The more the industry sees our demand for quality dry yeast, the more likely stuff like this will become widely available.
I saw today that William’s Brewing supplies has the Mangrove Jack’s yeast. So I decided to make an order for the aeration wand and 2 packs of the Bavarian Hefe yeast. Going to ferment it at 68F, see if I can get the banana esters I want that I get from the Weihenstephaner yeast.
I do not know about this yeast, but the wand is da bomb! I really, really like mine.
+1000. And the more demand, the more investment in the market = higher quality and more selection.
Also + 1 on asking your LHBS to carry it. I have done this multiple times for yeast strains, and my shop always comes through.
6.6 gallons of 1.050 beer has more “gravity points” than 5.5 gallons of 1.060 beer, so I would assume so. IME, 1 sachet of Danstar or Fermentis is plenty for a 5.5 gal batch of 1.065 IPA - at least in that it isn’t worth it to open a second back.