Hey all, I'm going to be starting a yeast bank in the near future. I'm a newer brewer, and don't have a ton of experience, so I'm looking for recommendations on which yeasts to keep on hand.
Here are the styles that I currently make, and the yeast I have for it. I just got a glycol chiller, so this opens up my options for lagers immensely so would really like some recommendations for those.
1. Saisons - Have used Fermentis BE-134, T-58, and Mangrove Jack M-21. Nothing really stood out as great to me. Ok, just not great.
2. Witbier - Have used Fermentis T-58 and S-33. S-33 was better than T-58 for this.
3. Hefe - Have used WB-06 and liked it.
4. Cream ale - Nottingham and US-05 Both were good
5. Pilsner and Marzen - Have used 34/70 due to not having temp control. One batch of marzen was really good, one is aging in a keg now, and have a pils in the fermenter with this yeast.
I'm planning on banking S-33, WB-06, US-05, S-04 for sure.
I'd like to find a yeast for abbey ale (Tripels and Blondes). I have a packet of BE-256, but haven't used this strain before.
I'd also like to find a good all around lager/pils yeast. This is probably most of what I'll be doing, now that I can properly control temps. I will likely be doing Marzens, Vienna, Schwartzbier, Helles, etc.
Here are the styles that I currently make, and the yeast I have for it. I just got a glycol chiller, so this opens up my options for lagers immensely so would really like some recommendations for those.
1. Saisons - Have used Fermentis BE-134, T-58, and Mangrove Jack M-21. Nothing really stood out as great to me. Ok, just not great.
2. Witbier - Have used Fermentis T-58 and S-33. S-33 was better than T-58 for this.
3. Hefe - Have used WB-06 and liked it.
4. Cream ale - Nottingham and US-05 Both were good
5. Pilsner and Marzen - Have used 34/70 due to not having temp control. One batch of marzen was really good, one is aging in a keg now, and have a pils in the fermenter with this yeast.
I'm planning on banking S-33, WB-06, US-05, S-04 for sure.
I'd like to find a yeast for abbey ale (Tripels and Blondes). I have a packet of BE-256, but haven't used this strain before.
I'd also like to find a good all around lager/pils yeast. This is probably most of what I'll be doing, now that I can properly control temps. I will likely be doing Marzens, Vienna, Schwartzbier, Helles, etc.