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Red Star POF(-) yeasts?
Wade E - I got the idea from an interview with Shea Comfort, "yeast whisperer" and former Lallemand yeast tester. In addition to being a wine-making consultant, he is a homebrewer, and has made beer with GRE, BM45, L2226, 71B, EC-1118, and K1v1116 with good results, getting flavor/mouthfeel...- nateo
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Red Star POF(-) yeasts?
I'll be making beer with them, which is why POF(-) is a big deal. If it were a fruit-based fermentation, it wouldn't be a problem at all. I may end up just doing some small test batches with different yeasts to see what happens. And yes, I know there are a million "beer" yeasts in the world...- nateo
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Red Star POF(-) yeasts?
I was listening to an interview with Shea Comfort, who does (did?) yeast testing for Lallemand. He listed 6 strains that Lallemand produces that are POF(-). From what I gathered, phenyl off flavors are a big problem with malt-based fermentation, making POF(+) yeasts unsuitable. Red Star...- nateo
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Red Star POF(-) yeasts?
I emailed Fermentis about this, but no one got back to me. Does anyone know which (if any) strains of Red Star yeast are POF(-)?- nateo
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