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Thought I'd post about my experiences of using some of the cml dried yeast strains: Beoir- Fermented out a sub 5% abv bitter within a week. Good. Some nice flavours from the yeast. Midland- again in the bitter. fermented out reliably and a bit further; bit less flavour interest from the yeast...

I brewed the spiced Belgian dubbel back in November. It didnt taste “ready” at Xmas time and I still don’t like it. Reminds me of cola. It’s likely going down the sink. luckily I’ve recently brewed a nice kolsch.

So decided to brew something a bit darker. Originally going to be an Irish Red ale so got some Imperial Darkness and some Wyeast Denny's Favourite 50 as I split the batch. Had been reading Session Beers by Jennifer Talley and within it is recipe for an English Amber Ale. Its quite close to an...

Dry stout

Golden ale bitter type thing. Starting to really appreciate English hop varieties and might move away from the American styles once stocks deplete.

Verdant Yeast fermented Pale/Bitter. From June ‘21 Tasting it’s best as the 2nd keg finishes.

“Bitter”!

Hoppy Pale Ale

I like Pistonhead Flat Tire. It’s mosaic hopped. Easy to drink 3 in a row but that’s about my limit on AF. Budvar Nealko is acceptable

Pint of Bitter. My first attempt. Poured vigorously to make it look nice/better. Drank half of it in 5 minutes so it’s not too far off the style😁

Hops fading fast………must keep quaffing…..liver….. can’t…..take it….

Hoppy pale ale type effort

Smooth and hoppy

Hoppy and wheaty. ? A bitter though

I do not know if this is anywhere near a Best Bitter. It’s wheaty and hoppy.

I’ve only started on one keg so no direct comparison at the moment. I’m on the Verdant IPA one first. It’s been in the keg a few weeks now and is still improving. I’m fermenting a bitter with the Verdant IPA yeast just now and ive just ordered more of it likely destined for a pale ale. Get a bit...

Lager type effort

I went with cascade. Turned out quite well. Maybe the dry hop hides some of the kettle hop character though. It’s 6.8% so should condition well with time.

I brewed this 2 weeks ago with slight variations on the recipe. Ticks all the boxes for a NEIPA.

Any advice for dry hopping an English style IPA, generously late hopped with Challenger? OG - 1.058. Maris, Crystal and malted Wheat. Maybe a touch too much Crystal. Its a little sweet out the fermenter. Fermented with Verdant IPA in half and London III in the other. Pellet hops I have to hand...