The BEST DRY BEER YEAST Strains for Homebrewers

[@HOMEBREW4LIFE]

DRY YEAST 4 LIFE! (great video and audio as well my braj, cheers!)

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thanks man!! I appreciate the feedback!

[@veigaveio]

Here in Brasil the most of homebrewers use dry yeast because of logistic issues. Here you can find fermentis in any brewshop, and I really enjoy us05 and the lager strains. Lallemand is the best in business for me, and Mangroove has great yeasts too with plenty options. In my opinion, dry yeast is the future and even now you already can find lots of options with good price and convenience in use rather than liquid ones.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Dry yeast is the future!! Lallemand is coming up with some amazing stuff lately

[@bbqribz570]

Mangrove jack's french saison is amazing. Clean, peppery, fruity and dry. Works perfectly for grisette, farmhouse or even hoppy saisons.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Nice!

[@bebenlebricolo]

Agreed, gives a very nice touch at the very end, I even had some white wine-like flavours and qualities out of a witbier boiled with ginger !

[@cesaralexanderruizcardozo8512]

Planning to use this and pitch some BR-8 for bottle conditioning. Any thoughts about this mix?

[@bbqribz570]

@@cesaralexanderruizcardozo8512 I would argue not to bottle condition with brux, it can be done, but at homebrew scale it takes far too long and might just be a bottle bomb. Instead I'd pich the saison yeast, wait till ferm is done and the beer tastes good, rack into a new fementer pitch the brux and age that for a long while, you'll get to taste as you go and see how the brux changes things. Bottle with priming sugar like any other beer. Maybe throw in some maltodextrin to the brux to chew on over time.

[@cesaralexanderruizcardozo8512]

@@bbqribz570 I will try that better but, still want to give it a chance to BR-8 in the bottle. Fermentis says this is a safe brux to use that way and just want to make sure they are not liars lol!!! At least couple 25oz bottles and keep'em for at least 6 months. I will definitely let you know the results.

[@glleon80517]

Wow, Steve! Your channel has become my absolute favorite beer brewing channel. Best to you and thanks!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you! I'm very glad you enjoy it so much and are getting a lot out of it!

[@NikitaVorontsov]

I've had good success with K97 for both Kolsch and also Piwo Grodziskie, really nice strain. Cheers for the video, nice and informative

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Good to know! Thanks for watching!

[@pietc6988]

Nice video. Unfortunately there is some outdated information on the equivalents of certain strains. This is most probably due to the (well intended) guesstimates originally done by MrMalty, which have been taken over 1:1 by many online yeast comparison charts. Recent genome sequencing data shows that a lot of the strains thought to be equivalents are, in fact, not identical genetically. In some cases, the actual equivalents can be quite surprising. Saflager S-23 turns out to be close to the Pilsner Urquell H strain (WY2001), while W34/70 is close to WY2035 American Lager (and NOT WY2124!). What's even more surprising is that these results seem to indicate that some strains thought to be lager (S. Pastorianus) are actually ale strains (S. Cerevisiae) and vice versa! Examples of this are WLP800 and WLP838 (actually S. Cerevisiae) and WLP029 (S. Pastorianus). For more information on this I would like to refer you to the work of Kristoffer Krogerus (Suregork) and the comparison table made by AHA user David M Taylor (dmtaylor). Cheers

[@OriginalFallofMind]

One time a wise man who's name was Chris D'Elia said, "shut up dude"

[@scoobtoober2975]

Thanks, makes some sense if think about some of these.

[@britpopification]

@@OriginalFallofMindthats actually good information

[@oneoeightales2772]

Used M54 from Mangrove Jack's for a Rauchbier. Super clean, fairly quick fermentation. Used some Isinglass to fine it because it wouldn't drop clear. Picked it because of the 64-68 degree range. My basement sits in the 64-66 degree range in winter and this was perfect for that. Also the Verdant IPA yeast is really good, I did have issues with the krausen lingering though, but it was one of my best NEIPAs ever.

[@DanD7253]

Great video. I have been brewing for about18 years and stopped looking at new things or processes after dialing in tastes that I liked. You have opened my eyes to experimenting with dry yeast more. These days I am all about good beer and anything that simplifies the process. Cheers!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tonytribisonna9886]

The great thing about dry yeast it will still work past its used by date. I have used Safale US 05 3 years past used date end up making a nice Red IPA Dry Yeast has come a long way so many different strains on market one of my favourites is Mangrove Jack’s M 66 Hophead ale yeast very good results. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on all the different strains of yeast. Cheers 🍻

[@StarWarriorMusic]

Due to the very real lack of temperature control in my apartment (the ac systems are garbage) during the summer, I pretty much only use kveik strains. I have tried a few and they all make fantastic beer. During the winter I will use others sometimes, but I really just love how good kveik is. Fast, clean, and powerful stuff!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

It's a very useful tool!

[@BennyBestt]

Dude, it is so underrated, I'm from South Australia, hot hot summers 110f plus, and very hot groundwater. Kveik has been a game changer for me. Absolutely love it

[@Butsugen8]

Great video thanks for pulling all this information together 😊

[@ElementaryBrewingCo]

So many options out there! I’ve only scratched the surface with what is out there but 34/70 is a favorite of mine as well, cheers!!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Its an awesome yeast! Cheers Brian!

[@Jango1989]

Great video. I use Mangrove Jack's M20 Bavarian wheat yeast for my weisse biers. I find it produces great Heffe weissen between 22°C-25°C and if you brew it very hot (30°C) and long (3weeks), it will make some very tart Berliner Wiess. The flavour profile is very balanced and try as I might, I've never gotten a banana bomb (I really like banana heavy weissen). But it produces fantastic flavours none the less. Be careful about aging as it will start producing lactic acid after 1-2 months. This makes a very nice beer but definitely drifts from style if you started with a Heffe weissen.

[@Dayman.]

I've used M20 for my rhubarb wiesse with amazing results. It gets better with age, now that you point it out that's very probably because of the lactic acid adding more tartness.

[@TheBruSho]

I've been loving Diamond Lager recently, and did great under pressure as well!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Awesome! I'm interested to see how it compares to 34/70!

[@NikitaVorontsov]

Have you tried it at room temp by any chance?

[@ianlaker9161]

Hi from Kent in England. Another superbly informative video. Many thanks!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you! I'm very glad you enjoyed it!

[@jeonghyeok]

Thanks for great educational content! Regarding your editing, I liked the way you presented the picture and the text for explanation. It reminded me of a powerpoint slideshow which made your content look neat and professional. Having a rounded transparent black background made it look even better for the text was easy to read that way. Thanks!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I appreciate it! Glad the link worked out for you. There's definitely some nice new changes with davinci. Cheers!

[@kennethhieke6623]

Just adding compliments on the new vid. At first, I thought it was just the new location. The organization, videography and editing seem awesome. Always love the content. Very professional!

[@MaartenEssenburg]

The HopHead MJ is great for very hoppy beers. Love it! And thanks for this great video again. Super helpful.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!

[@tman9338]

S Log looks great. I have been waiting for this VID cause I only use dry yeast due to gaps in brewing ( larger SPLATCH) batches.

[@oldrikky]

Great video ,loads of info. I may have to watch it a few times. A couple of months ago I accidentally pitched a T58 into a dry irish ale at 35 centigrade, and thought thats ruined. Surprisingly it was a nice dry beer. You just never know.

[@lukasjager2085]

Kudos! This was more informative than many written sources on the topic. Great video! I can also recommend Fermentis BE-134 as a saison yeast. I make some kind of Bière de Garde / Saison hybrid with it every year before it gets too warm to brew in my apartment and it's a great yeast. Bone dry, no fermentation stall (just the usual behavior for diastaticus strains with a really vigorous fermentation for the first week followed by three weeks of painstakingly slow fermentation of the last few gravity points) and the whole kitchen smells of banana and clove when I bottle it. I have to compare that to Belle Saison one of these days.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Glad I can be a resource! Would be interesting to see that comparison!

[@gregh1492]

I find Belle to be cleaner. I think BE-134 is better for a more classic saison, use Belle if you want to accentuate the hops. Both are diastaticus yeasts and will ferment bone dry.

[@lukasjager2085]

@@gregh1492 Great, thanks for the tip. Too bad for the Belle Saison though, I really like that not-so-clean profile of BE-134...

[@toddgleeson7997]

Thanks! Another timely and excellent video. You’re the best brewtuber out there.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Glad it was useful and thank you so much for the support!!

[@tomekwiraszka7312]

I love mangrove jack belgian wit dry yeast. Great, reliable fermentations. I use them for Belgian IPAs. Nice haze persists.

[@philphy9257]

Great video, loads of useful info - I didn’t realise Lallemand London is the same as WLP002. Here in NZ dry yeast is less than half the price of liquid yeast - with the amount of quality dry yeast available, for pretty much any style, and the ease of use, I am finding less and less reason to use liquid yeast.

[@МартинГанев-и5й]

I used a Mangrove Jack M21 for a Wit and when fermented rather hot (~22-23C) it produced an amazing banana flavour, with very little yeast character, that I usually get from other wheat ale yeast strains.

[@benvanos5259]

Your edits are on point. Good job on the video.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you! I hope the days of blown out highlights are long gone

[@MrSausagehead]

Nice video bud. I been brewing all grain for 3 years and have tried many dry yeast brands and have stuck with fermentis for consistent results and kveik strains in the summer months.👍👍

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Good stuff!

[@billybass4189]

Such good info and i will be adding the vid to a playlist for reference, i will be trying some mangrove jacks west coast soon in an ipa. My last ipa was pitched with gervin which I'm told is basically Nottingham, it gave off some funky sulphur aromas which worried me a bit but in reality once finished it dropped out and the beer is very clear and retained a good hop profile. A decent no nonsense ale yeast but don't get adventurous with the temperature, 19c is plenty.

[@gardencity3558]

The Nottignham is a great yeast. The specs posted have a narrow temp range but the stuff I use can be used anywhere between 57-72F.

[@Bullsbrew551]

Just made my 2nd Kolsch using Wyeast 2565 like it a lot. Glad to see there is a dry yeast Kolsch like to try it. Very good video.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@seaninfrared]

Used Mangrove Jacks M12 Kveik for my first SMASH beer (Extra Pale & Citra). Finished fermenting around 72 hours, super clean and high flocculation. Still enjoying it now! Readily available in UK at sensible prices too.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Excellent! Do you know which kveik strain it is?

[@seaninfrared]

@@TheApartmentBrewer it's Voss! Equivalent to like $4.30 per pack! Bargain!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

@@seaninfrared Oh no way! Thats a huge bargain!

[@januszkszczotek8587]

Excellent overview video. Bookmarked it for future reference. Thanks a lot! Regarding the pronunciation of Kölsch at the very end of the video - the version starting slightly after 27:01 ist the best for my German ears.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Glad you enjoyed it! Sorry my American mouth just can't pronounce certain German things perfectly

[@NoMusiciansInMusicAnymore]

Great info as usual and as a viewer we can really see the effort that goes into these video's but I wanted to throw a separate thank you for the metric temps as well, it's surprisingly rare

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Glad that was useful! I try to include the conversions but I don't always remember to put them in. Thanks!

[@HoofinBob]

Superb video and long overdue by someone ... 10/10 mate! I moved away from liquid once these guys came along giving superb results. My 34/70 is my lager staple with London/Windsor for my ol best bitters! As for mangrove jack they have got superb also.... Liberty Bell, Cali Lager superb for an Anchor Steam.... Belgian Triple is amazing for making those complex notes! Notti i binned and 05 is my backup. As for Verdant and Kveik they just change the brewing scene totally..... big thanks from downunder!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I'm glad you enjoyed it so much!

[@vruychev]

I used Mangrove Jack's M42 in an imperial stout and the beer went from 1.110 to 1.010 in two weeks. Absolutely in love with it. Very clean and flocculated pretty well. Another good one for West Coast IPA's is M44.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Nice!! I've heard good things about M44 as well!

[@davidrookley]

Same here. Absolutely tore through my Imperial Stout and the krausen easily filled a 3-4 inch/8-10cm headspace blocking the airlock and blowing the lid off.

[@Nusbizz]

Just had a similar experience with US-05. Took a while for it to crash out. Heated to 70 at end of fermentation and had subtle diacteyl notes.

[@diverbob33]

I have used S-33 in a summer wheat beer. Came out fantastic and fermented fast.

[@Basheequa]

Thanks for the video! I'm on the look out for strands that ferment at room temperature since I don't have any real temp control to speak of. So a good room temperature yeast for porters/stouts.

[@AlexGarcia-is9ui]

Great video as always! Just wanted to add another fermentis yeast people should check out, BE-134 which is my go to saison yeast, and recently won gold at a local homebrew competition. Best fermented at 20C IMO and has better attenuation than T-58. Cheers mate and keep up the good work!

[@oneoeightales2772]

I second this. Really underrated Saison yeast! Super complex for a dried yeast.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thanks for the info!

[@cesaralexanderruizcardozo8512]

Planning to use this one and give it a shot of BR-8 for bottle conditioning.

[@GarySylvester]

Hey! This is a terrific vid! I will be referencing back to this again. Many thanks. Been using Fermentis for years. I loathe spending more money than I need to. Can't wait to try the Philly Sour!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Dry yeast is a huge money saver!

[@hatherlow]

Many thanks for this

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

You're very welcome!

[@chrisgeo1642]

Safale s-04 is probably my go to dry yeast. I have never had any issues with it. I primarily make pale and blonde ales. I was hit or miss with with the s-05 even with some temp control the s-05 would give varying degrees of performance and esters. Also it seems like Logan was busy when you filmed this lol. I spent a good portion of my early twenties around Boston and Salem very cool area.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Yeah I live basically right off the runway now so it depends which way the wind blows I guess haha

[@mystifikadark]

Out of my 23 batches I use S-04 11 times :D So I can just agree that they are go to option :D Use US-05 once, was okay I guess just more floral.

[@CascadesHomebrew]

Good info and good to see some love towards dry yeast. I decided in 2021 to take a deep dive into dry yeasts and I have not backed off. They are cheap, easy to use, and make damn fine beers. There are a bunch I still want to try!! Lallemand is really killing it these days. I have really been enjoying Verdant. Their Farmhouse Saison is a new one that gets positive reviews. My girlfriend loved the Saison I made with that, though I am more partial to the Dupont strain.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I agree! I think there's been a gradual shift in the industry moving back towards dry yeasts, they really have gotten a lot better. Great talking with you on Saturday!

[@robertkrebs1000]

I've brewed a Hefeweizen with wb-06 and it turned out just as good, if not better than ones that I've brewed with wlp300. Definitely had that classic Bavarian wheat flavor

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Nice!

[@alejandrovasconez8895]

Great video, I was eager to hear about Mangrove, and oh man are you missing out… you need to get your hands on some. I would recommend Specially: M20 Bavarian wheat M36 Liberty Bell M47 Belgian Abbey M84 Boheman Lager

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thanks for the recommendations!

[@alejandrovasconez8895]

@@TheApartmentBrewer I love your colabs with the Clawhammer guys, I also have that system and it rocks!!! 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

@@alejandrovasconez8895 stay tuned this week then!!

[@alejandrovasconez8895]

@@TheApartmentBrewer oh hell yeeeiiieeeeaaahhhh!!! 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@gerardnatale2387]

I brewed my first Saison using the Belle. It's still in the fermenter. OG was 1.049 and its down to 1.005. I may keg it tomorrow. I can't wait to see how it comes out! Great reference vid. Thanks!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I'm really feeling like that's gonna make an appearance in the Belgian beer series!

[@gerardnatale2387]

@@TheApartmentBrewer I'm looking forward to it!

[@digitalFig]

Great video! I've switched to nearly all dry yeast in recent years too, but this is now even more important with our local homebrew store in Cambridge Mass having shuttered very recently. A giant bummer. - So this content is timely, as I'll be having to order more of my yeasts in the mail! Also, for hard cider (which is way easier than all of my beer brewing, lol) my favorite yeast is Mangrove Jack's M02. It's a very great balance of mostly dry but with a touch of residual sweetness. Usually finishes at 1.004. Highly recommend.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

You're not the only person to bring up the LHBS closing down. That's very unfortunate but dry yeast is certainly going to do better in the mail!

[@TheWinkingPigBarBQ]

A good thing about dried yeast is that you can dry it and use it again, you can't always do that with liquid yeasts, not all liquid yeasts can survive being dried.

[@isayovids]

Fantastic vid man, great advice on many strains

[@cesaralexanderruizcardozo8512]

BE-256 from Fermentis for a Belgian Dark Strong is a lovely option! Have used it couple times and it does produce a very much different beer than using Abbaye from Lallemand. Either way, both are amazing!

[@superslyko123]

The whole reason I Homebrew is taste. I love beer. Homebrew is 10x better than anything I can buy at the store. Just as a simple experiment, brew 10 gallons of a beer and split it up in 5 gallon batches. Pick your favorite dry yeast, and then pick the same style of liquid yeast. We know dry yeast is easier to ship, store, and pitch. But what tastes better? I think it would be interesting to get your impression.

[@bluesrocker14]

This audio professional appreciates the even, natural audio. Killing it. Dry yeast has come so far. Doing most of my brewing with it these days, love the exposure to some new strains. Definitely need to add a couple packs of T-58 and CBC-1 to my stash. Philly Sour seems like a Kveik-level cheat code? I'm on a propane BIAB setup and don't want to tussle with alternative brewing processes just yet but got a Gose I wanna take a swing at.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thanks! That's good to know, just discovered the usefulness of a compressor.

[@jackferriter2533]

This just gave me the itch! I just have to find a HBS since the local one in Somerville closed

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

It is definitely tough to find a good LHBS in the area now

[@willschmit436]

I always love your videos, particularly because you publish the target water profiles. Regarding this video, I love the cat. Just a side note, I am dying to find a Mexican Cerveza dry yeast (until that day, I use 34/70)...

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I don't know of a dry Mexican Lager yeast off the top of my head but that's a good sub!

[@jimbo4375]

Nottingham is OK, I have some lying around as an emergency yeast just in case. It finishes a little too dry I think, it would ruin anything where you want some body remaining. S33 is good, made a nice Amarillo SMaSH and also a heavily dry hopped NEIPA style beer with it. David Heath said there's a sugar that S33 can't ferment (think it was maltotriose). On the whole I seem to have the best results with Mangrove Jack's yeasts. I re-use dry yeasts a couple of times by repitching onto the trub after bottling. Saves money and acts as an excellent starter and will have a krausen within a few hours.

[@PartyTimeBrewing]

Awesome overview! I agree that s-189 has a great pressure fermentation ability. Forgot to put the spunding valve on a keg fermenting it and it went to pressure release psi which could be 80+ psi and the beer was still pretty good (ok, maybe just half decent) Cheers!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Holy crap! I imagine it would look somewhat like that co2 tank exploding if you kept it going. Interesting if unintentional experiment! Cheers!

[@tman9338]

What beer styles can u do with S-189?(pressure fermenting)

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I'd recommend sticking to lager styles for that

[@tman9338]

What dry yeast do u recommend for pressure ferment 8% IPA’s.

[@theutoid5663]

I love S-33 for single hop trial beers. It will drop crystal clear after a while but retain a lot of that dry-hop flavor. It's also become my house cider strain.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Good to know! I've got to try it for something like that then.

[@gregh1492]

I concur, great for hazies (or dark beers as well), just have to mash low and/or add sugar if you want it to finish well. I also made my best cider ever with S-33.

[@anothercitizen4867]

I use this for Belgian style paters bier. Always dependable and tasty.

[@trevor8049]

I just tried a beer last night i brewed with the K-97 kolsch. Some people online reported an off flavor. I thought it out came out delicious. I like dry yeast. I'm lazy, it's convenient and it makes beer.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Dry yeast is awesome, and if anything it's more consistent than liquid. I have yet to do a dry kolsch yeast but people seem to think it's a great option!

[@matt8630]

I also just did a k-97 Kolsch. It is delicious, but it will not floc. Lol.

[@kenmcculloch6249]

K-97 yeast is an underrated yeast…it makes great beer every time…I have used it a bunch and never had problems with clearing.. it’s a great yeast for top cropping as the krausen stays around a while…

[@mraybresee]

Amazing video. So informative!

[@johancederholm5074]

Great video! I used nottingham in barleywine and stout og 1.120 and had no issues bottle conditioning BW 13% and stout 12%. Tasting very good aswell. I kept the temperature at around 14-15 celsius cause ive heard that it will generate off flavours if it's too high.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thats very impressive! Most yeasts wouldn't have been able to bottle condition north of 12%

[@Chris.patient85]

I've been using Lallemand and Mangrove Jacks yeasts lately. I've enjoyed each strand I've used. Currently have a west coast IPA cold crashing that I used Mangroves Kviek. Excited to try it once it's ready.

[@tman9338]

What temp did u ferment @ and how did it turn out ? ABV??

[@boek2]

Great video. I have recently moved to using dry yeast exclusively and of the yeasts I have used, your info is spot on. I'll bookmark this episode for future reference.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I see why you can absolutely do that!

[@nikdekoning4291]

Thanks for the informative video! I just finished a brew day for a Helles Lager somewhat based on your recipe with a liquid lutra Kveik, but this video is now making me want to stock up on all of the fun new dry yeasts

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Sweet! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@frostybrews8023]

Hello, I have some experience with MJ yeasts. So far I have used M12, M29 my favorite saison yeast & we compared it with Belle Saison on a local brewery and M29 won, M36 awesome for IPA, M41 my favorite belgian yeast & awesome with hops, M42, M05 makes fantastic Mead and the only one I didn't like from my experience is M31

[@jarrodskogen4180]

awesome video. Great descriptions!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Wolfpack1986]

Lallemand Verdant IPA's origin is supposed to be London Ale 3 along with some wild yeasts that have entered Verdant's house yeast

[@Wuesten1988]

I can totally recommend MJ M31 for triples. Use 2 Packs for 20l/5 Gal batches and Lager it for ~ 9 Month. 👌

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Looks like you're not the only one!

[@mathieulanglois4331]

This video is so great and informative. I watched it probably 5 times! However, each time, it nags me that you say Lallemand is Austrian. It is actually from Montreal 🇨🇦. Although I believe they mostly make bread yeast here. Keep em coming! 🍻

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thanks for the correction!

[@wrayzor97]

Watching the video reminded me of I wanted to use Diamond lager yeast instead of 34/70 in my next batch coming up next week.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Hope it turns out as great as everyone is saying!

[@TheVindalloo]

Thanks for the topic, great video. Now let's see you using dry yeast a little more and talk about the differences to liquid (starters, aeration etc) cheers

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I mean I use it relatively frequently, but with a gallon bag full of dry yeast packets in the fridge, I certainly intend to!

[@Peter-Southern-Victoria-Aust]

Hello from Southern Victoria Australia, Nottingham Ale is my 'go to' ale yeast now, I no longer use Safale US-05 I find that the Nottingham is a very clean yeast and it drops out of suspension and you finish up with a super clear beer as opposed to Safale US-05, Safale S-04, English Ale yeast is notorious for going to sleep half way through your fermentation, I have had the problem, many others will say the same thing, you get half way through and it stops fermenting and your gravity is still high and you have to shake the fermenter to get it going again, this is why so many beers brewed with that yeast come out not so good, if you get past that and it ferments out the flavor is great, no off flavors what so ever, My favorite Lager yeast is Saflager W-34 70 super clean, I brew it under pressure and it comes out great, the Lallemans Dimond lager yeast in my opinion is the same yeast or very close to it. Cheers 🍺

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Perhaps I should give Nottingham another try! True some of those English strains really do need babying in the fermenter!

[@westcoastbestcoast7683]

Video production looks great dude! Is that an ocean view I spot through those 2 houses at the new location? Looks really nice! I almost exclusively use dry yeasts now. I can never be bothered with starters so if it's a high gravity beer I'll just pitch 2 packets. I also love that it's much easier to store and I don't have to worry about how long it's in my fridge for before I use it. I used to exclusively use 34/70 for lagers but I've actually gone onto s-23 which I like better, and still find you can ferment warm and under pressure without any noticeable off flavors to my palate at least! I also love that Lallemand Belle Saison strain and I've taken it all the way up to 95f with great results!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Great!! Yep, there's a small strip of water near me!

[@ronnyskaar3737]

I only use dry yest. Works great. Now I bought a magnet stirrer. What was I thinking? I used us 05 in my kölsch. Super result. Great video, as usual.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Honestly there still are plenty of strains only available in liquid form, so it may still be useful yo you! Cheers!

[@ronnyskaar3737]

@@TheApartmentBrewer cheers!

[@MadZer0]

The other great thing about cbc-1 is it only ferments simple sugars so you won’t get bottle bombs, I’ve used it for sours with great results. Lutra is also available dry now as well, I hope omega makes more of their strains available in dry yeast they have some cool stuff.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

That's a really good point! I think if Omega has already put one of their strains into dry form they can certainly do it with others. It would be a good move for them!

[@JimmyJusa]

I've used a handful of mangrove jack strains, only issues I had were a hefe strain taking an extra week or two in a split batch and the cali common yeast gave a bit of banana but I believe that was due to me pitching it too hot because it worked fine in other beers.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Good to know!

[@JimmyJusa]

@@patrickglaser1560 no starters with dry yeast for me. If it's older yeast ill usually pitch 2 packs. I've fermented my lagers at 62f mainly and I know 1 pack of ale (kolsch for example) yeast can handle that so I don't pitch 2 lager packs unless I go under 60f. I've got a batch with s23 that I started at 56f with 1 packet and it's tasting fine. The one cali common beer that came out with banana, I believe I was impatient and pitched the yeast in the high 60s or low 70s and let it drop the rest of the way. Now I chill at or below my intended fermentation temp before pitching.

[@TroubleBrewing]

Another information packed video! Love it dude! Personally I have only used liquid yeast since I started all grain, not entirely sure why since I know dry yeast has alot of pros. Id say the biggest pro for dry yeast is the cell count. ALOT of liquid yeast options (besides imperial) are all really low cell count, pretty much anything over 1050 needs a starter. May have to step out of my comfort zone here and give some dry yeast a try!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Glad you enjoyed it so much! Yeah it is very hard to beat getting a healthy fermentation without going through the trouble of making a starter. Even with Imperial's higher cell count, the viable cells drop off quickly enough, whereas the curve with dry yeast is much less steep.

[@jimmystahl6823]

I mainly go with US-05. Stable, highly tolerant strain with a neutral and non-invasive profile that works for just about everything.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Great yeast!

[@Brew5603]

Did a split batch t58 vs mangrove Jack's M47. T58 had a harsher spice note like black pepper. The mangrove M47 outshined the t58 by a longshot. It produced by far my best beer ever. Fruity yet lightly spiced Belgian beer... A regular yeast in my fridge now

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Awesome info! Yeah I have found T58 to be rather phenolic

[@hkydad29]

Excellent video!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you very much!

[@ItsReck1]

S-33 is my second favorite dry yeast for NEIPA. Great flavor for it. K-97 is my favorite and is the “juiciest” option imo.

[@gregh1492]

blend them. My best IPA was made on a repitched 50/50 blend of S-33 & K-97.

[@ItsReck1]

@@gregh1492 I will do that! I am doing a hazy soon again. I am 💯 doing that

[@ptdlg8698]

WB06 is the one for the trash bin tho ;) otherwise a really usefull video again,used most of these yeasts over the last few years.

[@PatrickSandy78]

Love the in depth videos. Could you do a video comparing the different brewing software? Break them down barney style.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I'd honestly have to gain a lot more experience with other brewing software than just beersmith to do a comparison. It wouldn't really be fair otherwise

[@MinnesotaFats]

I use Fermentis BE-134 for my saisons. It's especially good if I'm going to co-pitch a Brett strain.

[@cogeek797]

Guess I should have watched the whole video. Guess I will just have to rewatch and take my own notes🤣

[@mitchellmorgan3030]

I appreciate you addressing the comparable and equally adequate use of dry yeast. It seams there is a big yank to cool your wort as fast as the speed of light. Well in light of the the way beer has been brewed for hundreds of years without the necessity of flash cooling. What is your opinion?

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

It does help significantly with precipitating proteins and hop debris but yeah, not a huge deal if you don't

[@musimplorerblog5569]

Cool and informative video, M31 M. Jacks is good and clean with great taste

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Good to know!

[@curtpick628]

Well done Steve

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Thank you Curt!

[@jonthebeau4653]

Verdant is the best dry yeast that I have used. I have brewed 20-ish hazies with now and it has replaced London 3 for me d/t ease of use.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Good to know! I've used several different liquid strains for hazies, but no dried yet so I'm excited.

[@GentleGiantFan]

There needs to be an asterisk by dry yeast's shelf life. After two years doesn't mean it's completely gone. I had a pack of Bry-97 once that was over a year past its expire date. A couple of step up starters later, it was good to go for the next two batches. Both beers turned out good.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

100% true! I made a golden strong ale with a 2 year old pack of T58 once and it came back to life no problem

[@peterpoel1019]

K-97 great for Altbier, Kolsch, and supposed to be a good hoppy yeast too

[@buffalojoe78]

My experience so far with dry yeasts: WB-06: Gave me the Weissbier character in my Honeyweizen. Despite finishing at 1.002, it was very tasty. Brewing a dunkelweizen type beer right now with it. US-05: made an American Wheat with it. It fermented clean and made a good beer. Lallemann Belgian Wit: I should’ve fermented this batch with more headroom because it was super aggressive and I didn’t use a blowoff tube. My bad. Had a very spicy character to it Lutra Kveik: I fermented it a cream ale between 85-90° and it basically made a pseudo lager. It’s for parties, lime lagers, Micheladas. It’s basically American lite lager in a bottle. Best when cold.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Interesting, you're one of several people reporting WB-06 finishing extra dry. Thats the STA-1 positive at work!

[@buffalojoe78]

@@TheApartmentBrewer it was half honey and half Briess wheat LME.

[@EtherealPrelude]

Instead of forking out +$8 for the bottle conditioning yeast, I'd suggest using Lalvin EC-1118 champagne yeast. It does a fantastic job with bottle carbonating, it's neutral and clean, and you can buy packs for around $1. This video is a great resource. You mentioned several strains that I have not heard about yet. I'll definitely be looking into using some of these.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Champagne yeast is awesome, +1 for that!

[@1TheLord1]

Is it really that expensive? I buy Fermentis F2 for bottle conditioning. It's cheap and made for the same reason.

[@EtherealPrelude]

@@1TheLord1 Northern Brewer sells CBC-1 for $6.50 and it’s around $8-9 on Amazon. You might have a local homebrew store where you can find it at a better price but we don’t have one around where I live. Wine and Champagne yeast is super cheap by comparison.

[@thedon98677]

Lallemand Voss is awesome. I have almost stopped using Chico because that is just so easy.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Kveik is literally a cheat code haha

[@brotherjohn2002]

Pretty sure Mangrove Javks doesn't have their own lab. They buy strains that are available and repack. But it is kind of cool because they have a collection of Lallemond and Safale yeasts. In my experience M29 French Saison = Belle Saison M36 Liberty Ale = Windsor M42 New World Strong Ale = Notty M20 Bavarian Wheat = WB-06 M12 Kveik = Lalbrew Voss CL23 Wine = K1-V1116 They have released some yeast/enzyme blends recently which I've not had a chance to get my hands on and am pretty excited about. One for seltzers (yeast and nutrients) and one for NEs (yeast and enzymes to release thiols). I think homebrew pitch sized blends is a super under explored area that is just cool to see start coming out. Bonus round. Co pitching Lalbrew Belle Saison and Lalvin 71b wine yeast along with a whirlpool of a high free thiol hop. Makes one of the best bright spring saisons ive ever had. Started calling it a farmhouse ipa. Phenolics are very muted. Tons of biotransformation. Very dry and fruity. Its super good.

[@allanspurrell]

Saved to favorites. ‘Nuff said … 😉

[@ad.ke.7224]

I used Mangrove Jack M84 for Pilsner, Helles, Schwarzbier, Dunkel and Dunkles Bock with good results. I read it's the w34/70 yeast strain.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Nice!

[@patchdurant2562]

I’ve had great results with M84 too. It’s half the price of 34/70 in the UK.

[@estock15]

I know this is random but wondered if you would try brewing a Keptinis traditional Lithuanian style? Just seen someone on a FB homebrew group brew one and thought it was very interesting! Loved this video too by the way, keep up the good work!

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Wow, that's a very cool idea! I'll need to look into it more but thanks for the suggestion!

[@JPch108]

Muito bom professor... Obrigado Portugal Aveiro

[@selessies]

I just started whit brewing beer and got problems that my fermentation stops after 2-3 days (started at 11.7 P ended at 5.8 P).It wold be cool to see a Video how to calculate dry yeast cos its a difficoult.Ty very much for the good videos.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I usually stick to this rule of thumb: 1 packet if OG is less than 1.055, 2 packets if over that. Sometimes I break that rule, but you really don't need to worry too much about calculating precisely for dry yeast.

[@selessies]

@@TheApartmentBrewer I will surely try it whit 1 pack of yeast...was just wondering cos i was making 1 small batch of 4l.

[@chrisnewton9788]

I moved away from using liquid yeasts to dry sometime ago. I got sick of the inconsistencies of the liquid yeasts, often depending on how they had been stored by the retailer and the short expiration dates. I have been impressed with lallemand the most, very reliable

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

I've also been the most impressed with Lallemand!

[@TheWinkingPigBarBQ]

Dry yeast will keep basically forever in the freezer, it doesn't matter what kind, even bread yeast. If you store it in the freezer, you can disregard the expiration date.

[@benjaminturton4751]

Appreciate the work, especially in listing equivalents as we don't have a huge variety of yeast here in Korea. Do you have a spreadsheet with the data to share? On the Mangrove Jacks request I've had excellent results making christmassy ales with M47 which leave a little more body than many Belgian strains. When fermented at the high end of the temperature range it gives banana and clove esters which may not leave you craving a second glass but these esters fade beautifully on conditioning.

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

No spreadsheet, sorry. But regardless glad you enjoyed the video and found it useful!

[@markchristenson2065]

I just used verdant ipa yeast on my first all-grain batch I made an ipa though not specifically a neipa. Very fruity and I was very happy with it. I fermented 68 f. I want to try the same recipe with Voss next I think

[@TheApartmentBrewer]

Nice! I'm excited to use my pack, seems everyone loves it