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It's a matter of taste. I like a bit of haze. Not milky or murky though. Not bothered about NEIPAs either.

I'd say it is mainly marketing. In the case of CML Haze, probably the marketing of a yeast i wouldn't want! Don't look to yeast for haze, look to yeast for good beer. Flavour, mouthfeel, malt and hop expression.

Cheers I will look into that. Even if it is just base malt it's helpful.

Wyeast 1318 is the most widely used strain for hazy pales. Verdant IPA is the dried version and is widely used too. Clipper seems to be CML version and would be the best choice from theirs, I think. The haziness in hazy pales shouldn't come from poor flocculation of yeast. It is a product of...

I put the Simple AG post on here in 2015 because the majority on this forum seemed to be doing kits at that time. There seems to have been a significant change since then, driven by all the info available on the internet. But I think Wilko has it's own problems. People are buying kits online...

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Old post dig up time. I've been blending dry yeasts for a couple of years. I had completely avoided S-04 for a long time until recently when i pitched it into a split batch of ordinary bitter, half with Lalbrew London and half with S-33. I'm pleased with the results and I like the touch of acid...

Maltmiller has some new kveiks in that are multistrain and dried. From Norway. Most of the kveiks on the market are single strains isolated from multistrain cultures, I believe. https://www.themaltmiller.co.uk/?s=norsk&search_id=1&post_type=product

I guess they are using the click and collect thing to reduce stock in shops? The prices have got silly though. £15 for the 1.5kg kits like Cerveza and £20 for I'm Feeling Hoppy 1.8kg. Priced to fail?

You mean Midland and Four presumably?

Tesco used to do some HB stuff and phased it out a few years ago. If Wilko also drops HB it will be very difficult for a lot of people to get anything from a shop. In Manchester we are down to one HB store now with the recent closure of Salford home brew. Bolton has one but I think that's it for...

Blending with what?

There are lots of sources of yeast. And you can use part packets and seal up the rest.

I haven't used New England - I must give it a whirl. I think 3 or 4 makes sense. I did once read that the Boddingtons brewery yeast had about 15 strains before it was replaced. I don't know if that is true. Some of the kveiks have been found to be double figures I think. But we get sold one...

I try not to let myself get too influenced by the modern brewing model, exact science, single strains, How many strains do you think you will put into the house yeast?! I'm trying to think outside the box more these days. Not follow the norms so much. Going to try getting yeast from different...

Are you looking at a house yeast with loads of strains? Verdant works for me in American hopped pales and darker beers. Was really good in a porter. Notty is a good ond for blending with others that are more expressive. If ratios matter maybe making a starter of the same gravity each time and...

Let us know how this goes. I've had a mixed relationship with S04 but a recent success mixing it with S-33, and with London. I'll be trying it with a bit of T-58. I did some brews with a bit of of T-58 alongside M44. You can achieve a lot by mixing yeast. The single strain approach is efficient...

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Pitching cold shouldn't cause any problems, you just want to get it into the optimal range 18-23 asap to get it happy and active.

Monks on the make. Nuns on the run? What's goin on?!! Maybe they'll float the monastery on the stock exchanges...