Wyeast - 1728 Scottish Ale Fermentation

[xomz]

This is the first time I have used a liquid yeast. I'm fermenting at around 14C(ambient) with an OG of 1048.

Is this yeast a quick worker? Roughly how long does it take to chew everything up? How were your results with it?

 

[DJR]

I remember it being fairly fast when i used it. Pretty clean for a UK yeast too. After i pitched a normal batch i dumped a 1070 OG Wee Heavy on the cake and it was down to 1018 in a 2 or 3 day ferment - huge, huge krausen on that one!

 

[fraser_john]

14c seems pretty low for any ale yeast, even though the wyeast website says 13-24c, last time I used it, it did not attenuate well until I raised the temp up to 22c.

John

 

[Gulpa]

Just give it some time. Ive done a few brews with it at 13-14C and always attenuated. Makes a great APA at those temps.

Cheers
Andrew.

 

[BoilerBoy]

Yep, the 1728 can be fast.

First time I used it I pitched the yeast on a sunday night and it was all over by Tuesday at 14C.

BB

 

[bulp]

Just finished fermenting a Scottish70-80 with this yeast, Fermented mine at 18 degrees and at first i thought i had a dud yeast it took two and a half days to take off. But she attenuated out in about seven days in a high mash temp wort to control attenuation. The beer was only 3.5 % so everything turned out Honky Dory, and it tastes very clean mmmm can't wait to keg this one.

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[Vlad the Pale Aler]

This is a very under-rated yeast, works hard at all temps, floccs well and finishes very clean and malty.
Gods own yeast. (the voices told me that).