Safale us-05 yeast

[mickeyt69]

Hi i have recently set off my seccond AG with us-05 yeast it has been fermenting for about 14days and still has a thick crust about 3" on top with no sign of it falling yet not so much a problem but it is taking a lot longer than the s-04 i am used to. i was wondering what your thoughts and experiences were on this yeast strain regarding times it takes cheers in advance

Mick :drink:

 

[jamesb]

What's the gravity at the moment, and what's the temperature of your brew?

I find that US-05 is a fairly poor flocculator. It needs some help to drop out. I fyou can cool the FV down as much as possible for a few days, that should help. Fining, either in the keg or secondary will also help.

 

[Brewmarc]

Hi i have recently set off my seccond AG with us-05 yeast it has been fermenting for about 14days and still has a thick crust about 3" on top with no sign of it falling yet not so much a problem but it is taking a lot longer than the s-04 i am used to. i was wondering what your thoughts and experiences were on this yeast strain regarding times it takes cheers in advance

Mick :drink:

Mick, Hi, Is it Tony's SNPA your brewing for the bottle swap? :grin: Im interested in your post also :thumb: My SNPA has only been in the primary FV for about 6 days & Iv used US-05 also for the 1st time. Still got a thick krausen head & bubbling away. I was going to wait till it stops, then transfer. I have heard it takes time to cleer . I was not planning to use finings, just leaving in the secondary for a few weeks to clear :wha: cooling it down to help things along. So im interested in any thoughts aswell. :
Marc

 

[highwayman]

I'm glad that this post has been created...as I am terrible problems with my SNPA :cry: which I made 17 days ago

After 7 days..it appreared to have stopped fermenting and when I tested it was 1012 ! I crashed cooled it to 5 degrees and left it in the primary for 5 days then I added Isinglass. After 5 days...I checked it .and it was perfectly clear

I raised the temp to 13 degrees... ready to bottle it on Saturday (day 14) and to my horor..I saw that it had a half an inch of yeast top..and when I took a sample..it was cloudy and fermenting

My FV..is not airtight....due to having SS Chiller inside....My fear now is that it may get oxidised :cry:

I sampled some tonight and its really bitter (not sure if this has anything to do with it going wrong :whistle: )

My plan now to save it ..if I can :hmm: ....To crash cool to 5 degrees then rack to a corny....I will bottle a few to take to Ilkley (for a second opinion) ...Not sure if I dare send any to those I promised....

Anyone suggest anything else ..(Aleman) :whistle:

 

[Tony]

I racked mine into secondary after 7 days as I thought it had stopped - it hadn't and went on for another 6 (13 days in total). Checked the gravity then and it read the same for 2 days so I bottled it.
It tasted wonderful - bitter, but as it should really. It wasn't totally clear at the time of bottling but most of the way there - hopefully it will clear fully in the bottle.

I've heard all these things about US-05 before and to be honest, that's why I've never bothered with it... but if it gives beers of this sort of quality, then I may well persevere

All seems well really but I do think that sometimes we're spoiled with S-04 as it's so well behaved!

 

[highwayman]

Thanks Tony for your reply!! Think I will buy 25 Litre FV with an airlock as a seconary! Then I won't be worried about leaving it to get infections
I'm going to make another brew - Using less crystal in my recipe as it's a bit darker than the real thing! Might also hold back on the bitter hops too :hmm:

 

[Hawks]

I really like US-05 but also find it can be a pain in the arse... I leave in primary for 14 days before I even look at it, find it attenuates really well but always needs fining to get it to drop clear ( I use gelatine which works fine with it).

The first time I used it I left an IPA without fining, as I intended to condition it for at least 3 months. After 4 months it was still a bit cloudy and remained so all the way to the last pint... was bloody lovely though !! :thumb:

 

[mickeyt69]

Hi i have recently set off my seccond AG with us-05 yeast it has been fermenting for about 14days and still has a thick crust about 3" on top with no sign of it falling yet not so much a problem but it is taking a lot longer than the s-04 i am used to. i was wondering what your thoughts and experiences were on this yeast strain regarding times it takes cheers in advance

Mick :drink:

Mick, Hi, Is it Tony's SNPA your brewing for the bottle swap? :grin: Im interested in your post also :thumb: My SNPA has only been in the primary FV for about 6 days & Iv used US-05 also for the 1st time. Still got a thick krausen head & bubbling away. I was going to wait till it stops, then transfer. I have heard it takes time to cleer . I was not planning to use finings, just leaving in the secondary for a few weeks to clear :wha: cooling it down to help things along. So im interested in any thoughts aswell. :
Marc

hi Brewmarc unfortunatly its not the SNPA i am awaiting a delivery of hops and hn i shall havee that underway(massive delay i know ) i moved my FV today and when i put it down (with a shlight thud) big chunks of the us-05 started to fall to the bottom i took a sample and it has brewed down to 1010 so hopefully the rest will drop soon and i can get in seccondry with finings. now on to the SNPA cheers :drink:

 

[Brewmarc]

Mickey,

Dont worry about the delay in brewing the SNPA :nono: Im a bit late also After all; homebrewing is suposed to be fun :party: so no pressure. Ill PM you when :pray: :pray: my brew is ready & ill send you one aswell :thumb: : I have always adhered to Charlie Papazian's catchphrase "Relax, don't worry, have a homebrew" & once you'v had a few homebrews it makes even more sense :lol: Im just going to leave mine well alone untill its finished & rack it to secondary.

 

[mickeyt69]

Cheers brewmarc your a gent. i reckon that book would have been about 40 pages shorter if you omited all the "don't worry have a homebrew" lines :rofl:

cheers :drink:

 

[Brewmarc]

that book would have been about 40 pages shorter if you omited all the "don't worry have a homebrew" lines :rofl:

cheers :drink:

:lol: :lol: How true! but both his books are bloody fantastic :thumb: I started homebrewing with CJJ Berry, relevent at the time but a bit dated now :geek: Just a point about us-05 & floculation :ugeek: Just cracked a bottle of the real stuff SNPA (for reserch purposes of course :geek: :drink: :drink:) & it is cloudy with the yeast & fairly hoppy with a bitter (not overly) finish, :drink: so Im not aiming for crystal cleer :nono: Will be quite happy if i can drink it :lol:

 

[Tony]

After all; homebrewing is suposed to be fun

Absolutely - never a truer word spoken! If it ain't fun, don't do it!

And talking of impatience (were we, or was that another post? I'm - eternally - confused!), I couldn't wait any longer, I cracked open a bottle (which is all of 3 days old).. and it is gorgeous... can't recommend this enough! Hopefully it will continue to improve!

: to all, and to all :

 

[mickeyt69]

Im pretty new to it though i have grown up around it with uncles brewing kits and maybe an extract or two. AG is definitley the way forward thoough Just managed to source the Pearle i was having trouble with so the SNPA will hopefuly be done and tucked away before i go offshore again next week :drink: cheers gonna go "sample" some brews now

:drunk: :drink: :drink:

 

[ManorAleMan]

Brewed my beer yesterday with safale us-05 yeast, first time I have used it. Only a very thin crust has appeared on top of the wort (soon to be beer) in the fermentor. Does this not generate a bubbly/fluffy foam? Should I be concerned.