Belgian Blond - Yeast Suggestion?

[boingk]

Hi everyone...might sound dumb but I'm wondering what sort of yeast to use in an upcoming Belgian Blond. Its a recipe made up primarily from the leftovers I've found around the place in a clean-out, but I want to use something other than a Cascade or Coopers kit yeast as they are the only options I have on hand. I'd like the yeast to be a dried one though, if thats even possible.

So, any suggestions for a dry yeast suitable for a Belgian? Or am I going down Liquid Yeast Rd. here?

Cheers - boingk

 

[white.grant]

I made a blonde for the NSW case swap and used WY1214. Gives up lots of yummy esters. Not sure that a dry yeast is going to be up to the job.


cheers

grant

 

[Supra-Jim]

I think you're heading down liquid yeast rd. I don't think there are any good dry yeasts that will impart the characters you want in your bbelgian ale.

Listening to the Jamil show on this, i think they recommended the following:

Wyeast 1214 / WLP500
or
Wyeast 3787 / WLP530

I'm going by memory here, but i am pretty sure that what they recommended.

Cheers

SJ

 

[Rudy]

I really like this style lately. +1 for Wyeast 3787 (Westmalle), made a blond with just a hint of coriander, went down very nicely over xmas/boxing day. I'd try Wyeast 3522 Belgian Ardennes (Achouffe)

 

[barls]

i use 1388 for my blondes

 

[Ronin]

Hi everyone...might sound dumb but I'm wondering what sort of yeast to use in an upcoming Belgian Blond. Its a recipe made up primarily from the leftovers I've found around the place in a clean-out, but I want to use something other than a Cascade or Coopers kit yeast as they are the only options I have on hand. I'd like the yeast to be a dried one though, if thats even possible.

So, any suggestions for a dry yeast suitable for a Belgian? Or am I going down Liquid Yeast Rd. here?

Cheers - boingk

I agree with a few of the above posters. I made a belgian with 1214 a few months ago, I can't recommend it enough.

 

[Weizguy]

Hi everyone...might sound dumb but I'm wondering what sort of yeast to use in an upcoming Belgian Blond. Its a recipe made up primarily from the leftovers I've found around the place in a clean-out, but I want to use something other than a Cascade or Coopers kit yeast as they are the only options I have on hand. I'd like the yeast to be a dried one though, if thats even possible.

So, any suggestions for a dry yeast suitable for a Belgian? Or am I going down Liquid Yeast Rd. here?

Cheers - boingk

S33 dry yeast.

Used it before. Took 6 weeks for the flavours to meld in the TDA Blonde recipe, but was remarkably similar to Leffe.

Beerz
Les

 

[pmolou]

was in a similiar situation deciding whether to get liquid or dry belgian yeast and chose liquid partially because
the duvel yeast is only 7.5$ at grain and grape atm (6months old ) but mine almost made the smack pack explode in a day or two
i'd defs get a liquid yeast as u can re-use them so its cheaper in the long haul and they create a superior beer

 

[Swinging Beef]

Ardenes for Belgian Blond

 

[Doc]

Another vote for 3787 from me.
And let it get warm after the first few days of fermentation.

Doc

 

[boingk]

Thanks for all the replies everyone, looks like I'll be ordering my first liquid yeast! Still not sure which strain I'll be fermenting with but at least I know what path I'm going down. At the moment I'm leaning towards 1214, but I might order one of the others instead.

Thanks again for the replies - boingk

EDIT: Hey Les, almost didn't see your point for S-33 what with all the WYeast strains, be interesting to see how it compares with one of them...hmmm...I sense an experiment coming on