For those interested, this is the feedback sheet for each beer
Mean placing for 1st tasting | |
CML Gretel | 5.33 |
CML Krystallweien | 3 |
WB06 | 4.33 |
M20 | 4.17 |
Munich Classic | 2.42 |
Wyeast 3068 | 1.83 |
Mean placing for 2nd tasting | |
CML Gretel | 3.75 |
CML Krystallweien | 3.25 |
WB06 | 3.5 |
M20 | 2 |
Munich Classic | 3.5 |
Wyeast 3068 | 4.74 |
The first tasting session showed an clear preference for 3068, with Munich Classic a close second
Please can you point me to the source that Munich Classic is W3068?Great stuff Martin, thanks for doing this - I know how much effort goes into putting these kind of things together!
The above would certainly fit conventional wisdom on the subject, so I'd be tempted to put a lot more weight on the results of tasting #1. We now have genetic evidence that Munich Classic is pretty much a dry version of 3068 so that all fits.
The fact that M20 did well second time round might be consistent with the thought that it is a repacked Munich Classic, but MJ yeasts tend to be a bit "slower" than their alleged originals, possibly they're losing some viability during the repack.
WB-06 is not a true hefe yeast, it's a weird kind of saison yeast that seems to be related to some of the Duvel yeasts. It completely kills hop flavour IME.
Definitely worth doing some more testing though, see how they evolve. Even better if you could find someone with a PCR machine to test some of the "alternative" ones to see which are repacks.
If you're looking for other ones to try :
Tasteoff between yeast harvested from as many easily-available bottle-conditioned beers as you can find - White Shield, 1845, Proper Job, 1698, Adnams mini-casks etc
If you're ever doing dry British yeasts like S-04, you might want to try Allinson's bread yeast alongside - I have my suspicions.
If Hop & Grape ever get their act together, then might be fun to compare the various Brewlab strains they do.
Please can you point me to the source that Munich Classic is W3068?
That could be quite exciting given the number of new yeasts that have come out for NEIPAs.A NEIPA yeast comparison is in the offing.
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