What's your 'go-to' yeast?

[Notlaw]

What is everyone's go-to, general purpose, non-specialist yeast that you'd always have in for when an unexpected brewing opportunity arises?

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Youngs super wine yeast compound.

 

[Sonnal]

Since most of my beers tend to be British styles I always have some S-04 around. It hasn't let me down yet and I just pitch it straight from the pack without rehydrating. That's not to say I don't use anything else. I like the ease of using Wyeast smack packs as we'll, so far the West Yorshire Ale and Kölsch have been used to good effect, but they are obviously quite a bit more expensive than the dried yeast.

 

[TheRedDarren]

I mainly use white labs yeasts, and almost always make a starter and harvest during primary.
I have stocks of wlp005, 002, 500, and 001.
I have a wyeast smack pack I haven't used yet, and the Burton yeast strain all in my little yeast fridge.

 

[nbpicklesno2]

Gotta be Fullers stolen from a bottle Bengal Lancer. It's the only one amongst my liquid yeast collection, that I keep ready to go at all times. These rest need a starter made before pitching.

 

[GHW]

I don't really have a go to as I've only just started experimenting with yeasts. Of those on my hit list though I have ringwood ale (can't remember who makes it), American ale I and II, and wyeast forbidden fruit for a hoegaarden style wit.

I also can't wait to try my two yeast bay Vermont ale batches to see what that's done.

Also it's boring but Sa-05 does provide a good clean base for APAs.

 

[GlentoranMark]

Well my House Stout uses a US 04 but that will be recycled many times when I brew the same beer over again. I just pitch the new wort onto the trub from my last brew :)

I've mostly used US 05 for my brews so it's a nice change to be using something else. I used a S33 for my wheat beer yesterday, I guess I'll save some of that when it's one for a future starter.

 

[simon12]

Gervin GV12/Nottingham it just has a good temp range and sticks to the bottom of bottles well.

 

[ManseMasher]

Danstar Nottingham, S05. Special beers get their own treat though.

 

[brumbrew]

I've done starters and looked at collecting yeast from bottles (I started my kombucha that way) but I'd say gv12 Nottingham gervin what ever it is. I do like so4 as its just as versatile.

However I did pitch some mangrove jacks east or west, I forget coast, sludge into a demi of larger that I helped a friend make yesterday. Seems to be off like a rocket.

First time reusing yeast. But that's another thread. ;-)

 

[beechwood]

Gervin gv-12 i think has to be one of them US-05 too:thumb:

 

[Notlaw]

I've done starters and looked at collecting yeast from bottles (I started my kombucha that way)

My missus is looking to start that kombucha stuff. What is it? She's tried explaining to me, but she waffles on about it putting your system in balance and all that... I'm still not sure what the hell it is.! Tell me in terms I'd understand.

 

[duncans]

Belle saison. On 4th generation right now. It s the only yeast that gets below 1020 for me at the moment.

 

[Birkin]

Danstar Nottingham, S05. Special beers get their own treat though.

Danstar Nottingham is one of my favourite yeasts, it's reliable, flocculates well, has great temperature capability and generally suits English Ales well.

I always have a couple of packs of it around just in case, but have recently been experimenting with different yeasts, mostly out of curiosity.

 

[Notlaw]

Belle saison. On 4th generation right now. It s the only yeast that gets below 1020 for me at the moment.

Just used that one in my latest brew. Hoping for the best.

 

[terrym]

It's not a packet of Wherry kit yeast :-o

 

[MyQul]

I don't really have a go to yeast. I just try out different ones for different things depending on the characteristics of the yeast. I just pitched some notty in to a Dormund Export pseudo larger and will bottom crop and re-pitch it into a pale ale for my next brew, an aurora pale ale. I then might culture up the shepard neame strain and put it into a couple of ales

 

[simon04]

I like brupaks real ale yeast. I use it for almost all my brews - which are pales/bitters.

It's cheap, but has given me good results - sometimes better than the expensive yeast.

Plus, being cheaper, I don't feel obliged to harvest it.

 

[ManseMasher]

Plus one to that! I have harvested 'special' yeasts because they are expensive compared to the run of the mill. But for a 'normal' brew - a quid and a bit is far more attractive to me than culturing.

 

[mike77]

My current go to yeast is WLP090 San Diego Super Yeast. I have a couple of jars of it in the fridge which I make starters from. It ferments very fast (about 3 days) and clears almost as soon as it is done. I can turn beers around very quickly with it.

Just in case I always keep a packet of Nottingham around.