Anyone Used Proculture Yeasts?

[MattC]

Hi all, I have a couple of vials of Proculture yeast. PRO-18 and PRO-2O. Are these vials ment to be added straight to 23L of standard (less than 1.060 wort) or do you have to create a starter?

Cheers

 

[batemanbrewer]

Hi all, I have a couple of vials of Proculture yeast. PRO-18 and PRO-2O. Are these vials ment to be added straight to 23L of standard (less than 1.060 wort) or do you have to create a starter?

Cheers

Personally, I make a starter for most of my yeasts. I've used these yeasts before (and they're great) and I've used a starter for all except one. The one I pitched straight into the wort was slow to start but took off like a rocketship after a couple of days.

in conclusion: fine to pitch directly

 

[Bribie G]

I've used Proculture ale yeast (reminds me better pop onto Gryphon's site to see if it's in again yet).
I made a starter and the stuff was just about crawling out of the jar after 12 hours, it went off like a rocket compared to Wyeast.

Sterilised jar, 300ml water boiled with a couple of dessertspoons of LDME, shake like buggery everytime you walk past it and it should be up and running in no time.

edit:

Nev if you are reading this, why does it say on the Proculture pages "This Product can no longer be posted"? Are you going to discontinue them ? :unsure:

 

[Online Brewing Supplies]

Nev if you are reading this, why does it say on the Proculture pages "This Product can no longer be posted"? Are you going to discontinue them ? :unsure:

No we are not going to discontinue them, if fact we will promote them even more very soon. The customer response has been fantastic to the product.
Now , looking towards the warmer months coming up we have had to re access the seal on the lids due to pressure build up and possible leaks. The new lids are on their way and we hope to be reposting out the yeast very soon.
GB

 

[Franko]

Are these available anywhere in Sydney

Franko

 

[Bribie G]

No we are not going to discontinue them, if fact we will promote them even more very soon. The customer response has been fantastic to the product.
Now , looking towards the warmer months coming up we have had to re access the seal on the lids due to pressure build up and possible leaks. The new lids are on their way and we hope to be reposting out the yeast very soon.
GB

Gotcha. I thought it meant "this product may no longer be posted up on the website for legal reasons or something" We home brewers can be very suspicious sometimes Mine arrived fine last year but new lids sound the go

 

[thanme]

I've used proculture yeasts 4 times I think? I normally just swish the little tub around, open and tip it in. No complaints here

 

[manticle]

Is there a proculture equivalent for WY1768?

 

[Bribie G]

Is there a proculture equivalent for WY1768?

Now that would be glorious. However aren't we about due for Wyeast re-releasing it and 1469? I think they are a once every two-year deal? I think 1469 West Yorkshire comes out again in November.

A proculture equivalent of 1768 would be awesome (as well as glorious of course)

 

[manticle]

Pro-wood ale is 1469 isn't it? I have a slant from wolfy waiting to be used. Any suggestions on best fit Bribie?
Might have to make my own 1768 culture from some bottles of youngs. My clone has been using 1318 but I'd like to have a go with the genuine article and it will give me an excuse to sink a few.

 

[Silo Ted]

An Australian company by the looks of it? It would be nice to support local industry if they offer many of the same strains as WY and WL. I would also like to know if there is a supplier in Sydney.

 

[Wolfy]

Now that would be glorious. However aren't we about due for Wyeast re-releasing it and 1469? I think they are a once every two-year deal? I think 1469 West Yorkshire comes out again in November.

Blah, let Wyeast put 1469/1768 on limited release and get some real English yeast from Brewlabs, I'm sure they can supply something equivalent to ether/both.

Having said that, I've used the Proculture Wood Ale (quick shipping via GB) and and it's great stuff, so as soon as they get the cap-issue fixed, I hope that it Proculture yest becomes more (easily) available to more people.

An Australian company by the looks of it? It would be nice to support local industry if they offer many of the same strains as WY and WL. I would also like to know if there is a supplier in Sydney.

I'm sure the info is on their website, but I thought they (like Brewlab in the UK) are associated with a University. Last time I asked they did not have any supplier/distributor outside of WA, but I'm sure you could confirm that with a quick email.

 

[Bribie G]

Pro-wood ale is 1469 isn't it? I have a slant from wolfy waiting to be used. Any suggestions on best fit Bribie?
Might have to make my own 1768 culture from some bottles of youngs. My clone has been using 1318 but I'd like to have a go with the genuine article and it will give me an excuse to sink a few.

Proculture Wood Ale is more 1469 than 1469 I got the same primary fermentation which ended up in the yeast all rising to the surface of the beer then forming a persistent rocky "popcorn" head - go for it in any UK best bitter and particularly in TTL style ales.

 

[jyo]

The Pro10 Sierra yeast is fantastic. Just having one of the last glasses from the keg of an APA. Such a clean, great flocculating yeast. Will definitely try some others.
John.

 

[thanme]

I'm sure the info is on their website, but I thought they (like Brewlab in the UK) are associated with a University. Last time I asked they did not have any supplier/distributor outside of WA, but I'm sure you could confirm that with a quick email.

Pretty sure they're associated with Murdoch over here. Can't remember where I read that though.

 

[Banshee]

No I haven't used Proculture yeast but hear some issue with the cap. What is the issue can anyone tell me?

 

[leiothrix]

it can just leak a bit during transport.

slightly messy, but no real problem.

rob.

 

[whitegoose]

We had the bloke who runs Pro Culture speak at one fo our West Coast Brewers meetings - he has his doctorate in some kind of science and currently leactures/researches at Murdoch University over here in Perth.

I've currently got a beer fermenting using the PRO26 Oktoberfest/Marzen yeast, and I have some of the Kolsch yeast ready to go.

 

[MattC]

I have a proculture 18 (german wheat beer) and 20 trappist Ale. can anyone tell me why the yeast in these vials are so dark compared to wyeast or whitelabs? I just kicked off a 2L starter with the Pro-20, and the starter is very dark (made it up to about 1.040 using LDM). Im used to the starter developing a real creamy colour by now. Is this just what proculture yeasts are like?

Cheers

 

[Wolfy]

can anyone tell me why the yeast in these vials are so dark compared to wyeast or whitelabs?

Yep, the email the guy who makes them, someone here did a week or few ago.
Said it was something to do with their (culture media) manufacturing, when it gets autoclaved it goes dark (or something like that, cant find the thread so that's from memory).