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Chumley
Senior Member
Username: Chumley
Post Number: 5961
Registered: 02-2003
Posted From: 63.118.227.254
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 05:41 pm: | 
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Anyone have any reports on brewing with this yeast yet?
I brewed my first batch with it 9 days ago.
OG 1.058
9 lbs. Weyermann pils
0.5 lbs. Weyermann Carafoam
0.75 lbs. Weyermann Vienna
1 lb. corn
1.5 oz. Saaz FWH
2 oz. Tetts 60 min
1 oz. Hallertaur 0 min
My basement is a little warm that day (58°F), so I started out fermenting in the garage. That was a little cold at first....42°F....but after a couple of days it warmed up and the beer has been fermenting nicely for a week at 46°F. I moved the carboy yesterday to the basement, which is now 56°F. Thus far it looks like lager yeast....nice tight krausen head, like you typically see with Bohemian lager yeast.
I hope it comes out good. Pitching a couple packets of dried lager yeast sure is a lot simpler (and cheaper) than making a 4 liter starter. |
Tim Polster
Intermediate Member
Username: Bassman
Post Number: 298
Registered: 11-2004
Posted From: 68.95.249.239
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 07:14 pm: |
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I like this yeast a lot. It makes beer that reminds me of Bavaria and is very convenient to use.
The only problem is they raised the price on the strain to $6.50 per packet in some stores.
Though I have found it for around $3 in a couple of online stores. |
Chumley
Senior Member
Username: Chumley
Post Number: 5962
Registered: 02-2003
Posted From: 63.118.227.254
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 07:42 pm: |
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Holy crap! I just checked the price at Northern Brewer....$6.75 a pack!
A bit too pricey for dried yeast....especially since the others remain at $3.50 or so. |
dhacker
Senior Member
Username: Dhacker
Post Number: 1839
Registered: 11-2002
Posted From: 98.66.33.82
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 10:02 pm: |
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Chumley,
Rebel Brewer, just north of Nashville is a little better . . .
http://www.rebelbrewer.com/shoppingcart/categories/Brewing-Ingredients/Yeast/Dry -Yeast/ |
Jim Smith
Junior Member
Username: Yajsmith
Post Number: 76
Registered: 04-2003
Posted From: 98.26.182.80
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 10:51 pm: |
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By the way, dhacker, thanks so much for recommending that site a while ago. I have purchased from them 4 times now and am delighted with their products, prices, and service. Thanks again, Jim |
dhacker
Senior Member
Username: Dhacker
Post Number: 1840
Registered: 11-2002
Posted From: 98.66.33.82
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 10:58 pm: |
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Not a prob Jim . . I bounce between them, Austin and Northern depending on my needs. I like Rebel cause I can get 1 day service via Fed Ex ground. |
Dave Witt
Senior Member
Username: Davew
Post Number: 1353
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 68.57.245.38
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 01:25 am: |
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Chumley,
I split this yeast with Wy 2000 Budvar on a run of 4 lagers this year. I like the 34/70 a lot for pilsner. Very much like 2124. Also brewed a Schwarzbier and an Oktoberfest. I preferred the W34 in the Schwarz, but the Budvar was better in the Oktoberfest. The W34 tends to hide the maltiness and finish drier. (Or does it accentuate the hops? or both.) |
Alec
New Member
Username: Pdxal
Post Number: 25
Registered: 03-2009
Posted From: 71.38.145.117
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 05:53 am: |
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I like this yeast.
It cost me $3.95 at my LHBS, so it sounds like I got off cheap compared to some other folks.
Take my opinion with a grain of salt, since I'm not as experienced as a lot of people on here...
I broke all the rules with it, fermented at 60 degrees, and left the beer in primary for 6 weeks to clean up everything. Bottled from primary and it ended up crystal clear, great balance of malt and hops for my pils recipe, no off flavors produced. Behaved as well as WY2007 (at 50 degrees) and better than S23 in my experience. |
ChriSto
Advanced Member
Username: Christo
Post Number: 607
Registered: 02-2006
Posted From: 216.176.226.154
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 11:47 am: |
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Until the recent bump in price, I had actually used 34/70 for my last 4 lagers - CAP, Helles, Vienna, Tr Bock - and liked it in all of them. Now, with the dry yeasts comparable to liquid in terms of price, I'll go back to the liquids most likely. I'm planning 6 lagers for next year and want to see if I can get 6 generations from one pack (we'll see, I'll probably welch out in the end). |
Pete Mazurowski
Intermediate Member
Username: Pete_maz
Post Number: 392
Registered: 07-2003
Posted From: 12.173.222.115
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 02:52 pm: |
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Yep, I'm liking the 34/70 a lot too. I did a CAP back in April, and it's fantastic. Too bad I didn't save any slurry though, because I thought it was only a couple bucks a pack. Dang. |
Chumley
Senior Member
Username: Chumley
Post Number: 5964
Registered: 02-2003
Posted From: 63.118.227.254
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 04:40 pm: |
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Thanks a lot for the reports, guys. Since I am fermenting a pils/export sort of beer, this sounds great.
Think I will be re-using the yeast cake, though.  |
Patrick C.
Advanced Member
Username: Patrickc
Post Number: 933
Registered: 01-2001
Posted From: 72.37.171.84
| | Posted on Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 12:10 am: |
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Anybody know where you can buy bricks of 34/70 or S189?
There's a Red Star/SAF plant that we pass on the way to Florida- it would be nice if I could just stop by and pick one up, but none of the brewing yeast packs I've seen say "Made in Lower Alabama". |
Tim Polster
Intermediate Member
Username: Bassman
Post Number: 301
Registered: 11-2004
Posted From: 68.95.249.239
| | Posted on Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 12:24 am: |
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Somehow Weihenstephan and lower Alabama just don't seem to go together!
Nothing against Alabama  it is beautiful. |
Patrick C.
Advanced Member
Username: Patrickc
Post Number: 934
Registered: 01-2001
Posted From: 72.37.171.84
| | Posted on Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 01:27 am: |
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All the Germans are up in Huntsville.
Actually, a lot of German immigrants wound up in Alabama, including my grandmother's family (Kretzchmar). |
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