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burton yeast anyone?

Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 8:07 pm
by mrlard
i had the urge to brew a couple of christmas beers on this and am on my last ferment at the mo. if anyone wants any give me a shout its 4 gens old and fruity as ever

Re: burton yeast anyone?

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:34 am
by I_used_to_brew
Many of us have been put off by Matt and his sulphury experience with this a while back. Can you tame the stench?

Re: burton yeast anyone?

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 10:09 am
by mrlard
i will be honest i haven't noticed it! if anything i would describe it as smelling like a proper pub!

its a handful tho it doesn't matter how much head space you give it it always seems to want more. I think this is the reason i went back to give it another go, entertainment value.

As for the beers i fermented them all at 18 degrees this time around. previous use i fermented higher around 20 the difference, from memory, is night and day. I am sure mark can vouch for how fruity the last beer came out.

Anyway back to WLP002 for a nice solid choc/BX christmas combo

Re: burton yeast anyone?

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:02 pm
by MapperMatt
RogerP wrote:Many of us have been put off by Matt and his sulphury experience with this a while back. Can you tame the stench?

Roger I wouldn't keep banging on about this because it probably wasn't the yeast's fault. I made those beers when I didn't have any fermentation temperature control, plus I used VWP for (not as it turns out) sterilising everything. I would say give Burton another go.

Re: burton yeast anyone?

Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:08 pm
by alikocho
BUT, the sulphur actually fits. This strain came from Brakespears (now defunct) brewery in Henley upon Thames. I've spent alot of time in Henley over the years (mostly trying to move a boat with an oar), and drunk alot of beer there. It was sulphurous, and the brewery reeked of it.

YMMV.