What is the most aggressive yeast you've ever used? For me it would have to be the Nottingham yeast I pitched 2 days ago. I have never witnessed fermentation like this before. The beer was a 1.075 og. I have used so many other strains, liquid and dry but Damn, this stuff is great. On the downside i have easily lost 1/2 to 3/4 of a gallon through the blow off tube. One last question, how quick do you think this beer could finish up? I started two days ago and get married on the 26th of this month. Is it possible? I will force carb the day before.
Hello.
Old thread, new angle, and now for something completely different...
I am not a home brewer, my question has to do with agricultural purposes, not consumable beverages.
I would like to find or get a yeast that can feed on Algae - again, for agricultural purposes.
The problem is that although yeast has plenty of potential sugar(s), the yeast must be broken down for those sugars to be available to the yeast.
I thought that maybe a very aggressive yeast might be able to feed on live algae if at all possible.
My search brought me to this thread, mentions of certain yeast strains that can "chew through anything".
The specific project is to have two containers, one breeding Yeast, the other breeding algae.
The Yeast gives off CO2, and with sunlight and supply of water, Algae will thrive on this.
A surplus of Algae would result, and overflow into the Yeast. The Yeast would feed on the Algae, thus a perpetual cycle as long as sunlight and water were supplied and proper temperature maintained, and if at all possible, a surplus of CO2 which could be used for boosting the growth of seedlings. In effect, a perpetual CO2 supply requiring very little maintenance.
Mostly a curiosity science project, but may have practical potential.
So...
Is there any strain of Yeast so vicious that it could chew through and feed on live algae???
Thank you.