US Yeast That Clears Well

[Pinchy]

Hi All,

Can anyone reccomend a good US yeast that leaves a nice clean finish to enhance hop flavours and that clears well?
I've used US-05 but that just doesnt seem to want to clear and leaves a load of sediment in the bottles. Which wouldnt be a problem appart from how loose the sediment is haha.

Basically I'm looking for a good yeast to use for this recipe and similar ones.
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Thanks for any help :thumb: ,
Pinchy

 

[Ceejay]

You could try WLP090 - San Diego Super yeast. Or alternatively, WLP007 Dry English Ale is the yeast that Stone use for most or all of their beers. It's an English yeast, but it attenuates really well and will probably give the beer a little bit more character than US-05.

 

[Pinchy]

Great sounds good! Are there any Wyeast or dry alternatives?

 

[Pinchy]

This seems about right doesn't it?
http://www.wyeastlab.com/rw_yeaststrain_detail.cfm?ID=7

 

[Ceejay]

S-04 dry and Wyeast 1098 are reported to be from the same origin as WLP007 (Whitbread). There's no dry equivalent to WLP090 that I know of, but others might be able to pitch in on that.

 

[BillinKC]

Try Wyeast 1056 for a very clean beer that always clears well for me. I use 1056 for almost all of my beers because it produces very clean taste. I didn't see your mash temperature but I mash near 150F [66C I believe] to assure the beer ferments out well.

Bill
Kansas City, USA

 

[Awolphotography]

The NBS American Ale Yeast from the malt miller clears very well, very similar to US-05 in most other ways, though do hydrate it as it can be a little sluggish to start

 

[zgoda]

Danstar BRY-97 is believed to be better flocculator but I can't confirm, it's only that it sticks better in bottles.

 

[Underground Joe]

+1 for the Malt Miller West Coast Style American ale yeast. Floculates much better than US-05. It does take about 24-48 hours to get going, but once it's gets going it is a very good attenuator. As an adddd bonus it's slightly cheaper than US-05.

 

[puravida]

Have you tried crash cooling the US-05 before you bottle?
I rack to a secondary after 3 weeks then crash cool for a week before moving it on to my keg.

 

[graysalchemy]

I have never had a problem with US-05 with regards to it clearing though when in the bottles and young it doesn't compact as well but given a few months it is fine. :thumb: :thumb:

 

[Pinchy]

Thanks for all the replies guys. Looks like I've got plenty of options to try out :thumb: .

I'm going to start with Wyeast 1098 seems to fit the bill very well. I will also order some West Coast Style American Yeast its always handy to have some spare dried yeast about!

I think the Medium Flocculation of the 1098 yeast would be the best compromise between settling the yeast and not driving off any of my hop flavours wouldn't it?

 

[Hawks]

Have you tried crash cooling the US-05 before you bottle?
I rack to a secondary after 3 weeks then crash cool for a week before moving it on to my keg.

This works, and if all else fails gelatine will drop it :thumb:

 

[Pinchy]

I have never had a problem with US-05 with regards to it clearing though when in the bottles and young it doesn't compact as well but given a few months it is fine. :thumb: :thumb:

Ahh thats good to know it will compact eventually. At the moment i'm just being impatient as i'm a new brewer i need to build myself up a nice drinkable stock :lol:

 

[graysalchemy]

Unfortunately hoppy APA's suit being drunk young though I actually enjoy mine a little more when they are older, yes you lose some of the aroma but they become more rounded and in a way more complex not 4th July in your face marching band style. :lol: :lol:

 

[Pinchy]

Have you tried crash cooling the US-05 before you bottle?
I rack to a secondary after 3 weeks then crash cool for a week before moving it on to my keg.

I didnt crash cool this as i didnt have the facility to but I used finings. I will have a brew fridge for my next brew so I will do that from then on. My main issue is that the sediment floats around if you even look at the bottles :lol: it's not too much of a problem at the moment because my first brew tastes of soap anyway haha

 

[Underground Joe]

You can crash cool outside this time of year.

 

[mike77]

Nottingham would work in a US style beer. It ferments and clears very fast

 

[graysalchemy]

It usually brings its own flavour to the party though, unlike US05 which allows the hops to shine.

 

[mike77]

If brewed at lower temps it should be pretty neutral should it not? Some folk are using it for lager style beers. Got one on the go myself, will find out the results in a couple of weeks.