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Kevin Root Beer Fan


Joined: May 13, 2009 Posts: 10
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Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 7:31 pm Post subject: Type of Yeast |
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What types of yeast are you using to make your soda? My local shop suggest champagne. Others say use Ale. What do you use and why?
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Kevin Root Beer Fan


Joined: May 13, 2009 Posts: 10
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 10:24 am Post subject: Re: Type of Yeast |
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OK, so it looks like no one is responding to posts but me so I will reply my results.
Ale yeast seems to make a better tasting soda. It was less yeasty. I did produce more sediment (which was yeast) but if you pour the soda right that does not matter.
My ale yeast's temp range is like 59 to 80ish. It did not produce as much carbonation but I think it would have if I left if for longer (so that was my fault not the yeast).
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kguske Site Admin


Joined: Jun 27, 2003 Posts: 318 Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 12:50 am Post subject: |
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I had similar results with champagne - too yeasty. I'll have to try ale next time. Thanks! _________________ Bottoms up!
Kevin Guske
“So here’s a tribute toast with root beer in hand to you and the many mugs of suds along your happy trails.” --Charles Wysocki, artist and root beer fan, 1928-2002 |
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Garison83 Root Beer Fan


Joined: Jan 14, 2012 Posts: 3
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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 9:22 am Post subject: Re: Type of Yeast |
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Yeast generates about 500 different flavors all mixing in different proportion in the beer, so yes, there can be a 'wrong kind of yeast' ifyou are aiming to make a clean tasting american lager and get a begian or german wheat style yeast. However if it tastes good when you are done, and there is no competion that this is going to, then I don't see a problem.
As to English Ale and Irish Ale... I'm not sure that there is much of a difference, but I don't know. Take a look at the manufactures description of the 2 online. |
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joyee Root Beer Fan


Joined: Feb 27, 2012 Posts: 3
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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 9:48 am Post subject: |
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ALE yeast that I use for better taste of the soda. Well I am using to this yeast since 3 years and I got very nice experience... |
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