This has got to be one of the cleanest and best attenuating yeasts I have ever used.. Just dry hopped my IPA its my 3rd beer with US-05 and all 3 have finished at 1.010 or lower.. MY amber was 1.010, my brown 1.008 and my IPA 1.007.... Awesome.... And the taste is so clean... My Amber was nice and malty with plenty of hops... My brown had a very nutty finish.... and my IPA has all the bitterness I wanted I can not wait for the Dry Hop to finish....

I think I have found My house ale....

Hey WABrewer. I have been using US05 for about 15 batches of APA and IPA and I love this one a lot. For a fraction of the price of the WYEAST 1056 you get the same good stuff. Now I just brewed a Rye IPA (Denny Conn) using WYeast 1450 Denny's Fav 50 and it is going very well, lots of activities in the airlock. Can't wait to try it. Would you post your house ale recipe?

Hey WAbrewer, What were was your average OG on those beers you fermented with us-05? Im curious, because i just brewed an ipa yesterday and i have never used this yeast before.

@ Dennis.....My IPA was 1.059, My Amber was 1.050, and my brown was 1.052...

@ emraproux... I meant to say my house yeast.. But I am considering my columbucade IPA for a house ale its a bit lower OG than my last 4 IPA's but the IBU's are about the same.... so its got the right balance for me.... and its posted somewhere here I think but here it is...



Type: All Grain
Date: 8/15/2010
Batch Size: 6.00 gal
Brewer: Shaun
Boil Size: 7.50 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 90 min Equipment: Brew Pot (6+gal) and Igloo/Gott Cooler (5 Gal)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 40.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00
Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
10.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 84.03 %
1.10 lb Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 9.24 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 4.20 %
0.30 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 2.52 %
55.00 gm Columbus (Tomahawk) [12.80 %] (Dry Hop 14 days) Hops -
20.00 gm Columbus (Tomahawk) [12.80 %] (90 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 32.7 IBU
25.00 gm Columbus (Tomahawk) [12.80 %] (60 min) Hops 33.2 IBU
12.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (45 min) Hops 6.3 IBU
11.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (15 min) Hops 3.1 IBU
20.00 gm Columbus (Tomahawk) [12.80 %] (5 min) Hops 5.3 IBU
25.00 gm Cascade [5.50 %] (0 min) Hops -
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs us-05 (safale #US-05) Yeast-Ale



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.057 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.058 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.007 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.98 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.65 %
Bitterness: 80.6 IBU Calories: 255 cal/pint
Est Color: 8.6 SRM Color: Color


Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out Total Grain Weight: 11.90 lb
Sparge Water: 5.46 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.4 PH

Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 14.88 qt of water at 169.1 F 154.0 F

It took you long enough to jump on board.

Thats good to hear..thanks WAbrewer

WABrewer finally you found it... I've used US-05 for my last 10 or so batches of beer. Yeaast cakes, yeast scoops, cleaning and storage. Great way to save money even though the dry is so cheap...

I find it hard to remember to grab yeast when I go to the brew shop. I scooped globs out of a yeast cake into 3 fermenters and dropped on the remaining cake. 1 packet for 5 beers

US-05 has been the house yeast here too for all of my ales (except heffeweisen). This stuff works every time without any worries and finishes nice and clean. I think I'm going to try a kholsh with it soon to see how well it does on a cooler fermentation temp (60*).

05 is wonderful and so glad LHBS turned me onto it. this is the only yeast i use for IPA. 1.063 OG to 1.014 in 4 days every time. 68-70 degrees

Shaun... does TBE have it?

Can't remember the user, brain is shot after my 7 days visiting family in Washington, but remember he gets a .5 kg brick of 05 for the brewpub and uses it over 4-5 batches (house yeast) down to 58f...

Good stuff

@ Marco .....Yeah TBE carries it Thats where I bought it... I bought 2 I am running 1 packet through some pales/ ambers /IPA's... the other I am using through some Browns/Stouts.....

And yeah I fermented @ 60-65 on all of them...

It aint pacman though!!!!.

Very good yeast though, super reliable and clean.

+1 to WA - I really like this yeast as well! It finishes clean and can take higher fermentation temps without off flavors. Never used Pacman though...

Isnt Pacman what Rogue uses almost exclusively?

Yep. I think I used pacman once. Nothing special.

used 1450 once. Made a great RyePA but not sure if it was better than s05 or another yeast would have been.

If I need something along those lines, I'll stick with US05

Bryan, Availability of 1272 is why I don't grab 1450 or 2450. Very similar with the Wrye Smile recipe.

My two house strains I am ranching are WLP001 California Ale Yeast, and WL005 British Ale Yeast. I find they are suitable for most beers, with the WLP005 better for the malty beers, and WLP001 for Pales. I always keep a packet of US-05 in the fridge just in case I need it. Tonight I used US-05 for a Pear Cider, I've never made a cider before but I think US-05 should be clean enough to work.

LosTresBrew - I just finished a cider done with US-05 and it was good. The things I noted in it's use were...

It didn't clear nearly as fast or well as Sweet Mead Yeast.
Seemed to have an odd mouth feel which I cannot explain.
The esters weren't as strong as the sweet mead yeast seems to leave.

I'm back to sweet mead yeast but need to test a couple more strains for my own.. Good luck, cider is a good refreshing change to the beer...

Great yeast, probably my favor, definitely most used yeast stain at my house.

Good to hear Free America, it's bubbling away nicely right now.

jeez, you people and your yeast... get a room!