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Date: 02 Nov 2006 18:28:07
From: Brian Foster
Subject: Dry yeast ?
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I bought a Mexican cervesa 20 min boil kit from Midwest and it came with a
shiny envelope of yeast with ATB on it.
Anyone know what kind of yeast this is?
Here is the kit:
Product Description:
Mexican Style Cervesa 20 minute boil kit: This Mexican recipe is very
similar to Corona. With a crisp and light flavor, this beer is a clean
thirst quencher. Our ingredients for this recipe include a 3.75 lb. Brewmart's
Mexican Style hopped can kit, 2 lbs light DME, 1/2 oz. Fuggle aroma hops,
priming sugar and yeast.
Any advantages to using a wet yeast? What one would you use?
Thanks
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Date: 03 Nov 2006 02:53:02
From: Brian Foster
Subject: Re: Dry yeast ?
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Not trying to larger.
What liquid yeast (for an ale) would you use to make a Corona clone?
Ferment Temp?
Thanks
"Brian Foster" <brianfoster@houston.rr.com > wrote in message
news:XMq2h.4623$lx6.1606@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>I bought a Mexican cervesa 20 min boil kit from Midwest and it came with a
>shiny envelope of yeast with ATB on it.
>
> Anyone know what kind of yeast this is?
>
> Here is the kit:
> Product Description:
> Mexican Style Cervesa 20 minute boil kit: This Mexican recipe is very
> similar to Corona. With a crisp and light flavor, this beer is a clean
> thirst quencher. Our ingredients for this recipe include a 3.75 lb.
> Brewmart's Mexican Style hopped can kit, 2 lbs light DME, 1/2 oz. Fuggle
> aroma hops, priming sugar and yeast.
>
> Any advantages to using a wet yeast? What one would you use?
>
> Thanks
>
>
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Date: 02 Nov 2006 12:46:54
From: alebrewer
Subject: Re: Dry yeast ?
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Brian Foster wrote:
> I bought a Mexican cervesa 20 min boil kit from Midwest and it came with a
> shiny envelope of yeast with ATB on it.
>
> Anyone know what kind of yeast this is?
>
> Here is the kit:
> Product Description:
> Mexican Style Cervesa 20 minute boil kit: This Mexican recipe is very
> similar to Corona. With a crisp and light flavor, this beer is a clean
> thirst quencher. Our ingredients for this recipe include a 3.75 lb. Brewmart's
> Mexican Style hopped can kit, 2 lbs light DME, 1/2 oz. Fuggle aroma hops,
> priming sugar and yeast.
>
> Any advantages to using a wet yeast? What one would you use?
>
> Thanks
Unless you are just itching to make a true lager (in which case I don't
think I'd recommend using that kit), I'd spent $1.75 on a packet of
Nottingham or US-56. Both are clean, well attenuating, and will work
well in the lower 60's. Lagers take a lot of time, effort, and tie-up
your equipment. With the lager yeast, you pretty much have to go with
a liquid culutre (there are dry lager yeasts out there, but I haven't
been impressed with them). It's hard to tell the difference between
the dry ale yeasts above from 1056 or WLP001.
ab
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Date: 02 Nov 2006 12:06:06
From: Spitzbuben
Subject: Re: Dry yeast ?
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Throw it out!
It depends... Are you gonna actually brew it as a lager? Then use a
german lager strain. If not then I'd use Euro Ale (White labs). If
you do this ferment WAY cold, like 60-63. It won't get stuck around
there (stop fermenting). I've gotten it down to 57F, takes a stink of
a long time but it's possible.
Have fun with the Mex Lager... Via Condios Muchaco (way bad spelling)
Spitz
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Date: 03 Nov 2006 15:55:58
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: Dry yeast ?
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On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 18:28:07 GMT, <brianfoster@houston.rr.com > wrote:
> I bought a Mexican cervesa 20 min boil kit from Midwest and it came with a
> shiny envelope of yeast with ATB on it.
>
> Anyone know what kind of yeast this is?
I haven't heard of it, but in general it's a good idea to go with a
fresh packet of "name brand" dry yeast rather than the generic stuff that
comes with the kit. Besides not really knowing anything about the quality
of the generic yeast, you also don't really know how old it is or what the
storage conditions have been like. I'd be worried about the viability
rate.
> Any advantages to using a wet yeast? What one would you use?
I don't have any specific recommendations, but even if you didn't want
to go with a liquid yeast, I'd still get another packet of dry yeast to
replace what you have.
John.
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