[denny]

And, I would give that advice for S-23 as well.

Again!

[homoeccentricus]

Bottle yeast?

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[Frankenbrew]

And, I would give that advice for S-23 as well.

Again!

I would say a good use for a packet of S-33 would be to add it to the boil, and use another yeast to ferment.  The boiled S-33 yeast would be a good source of nutrients for the other yeast. 

Bummer!

I don't really care about the S-33 as I ordered it by mistake, but I've used S-23 for a Cali Common before, and I thought it came out okay. What am I missing?

[denny]

And, I would give that advice for S-23 as well.

Again!

I would say a good use for a packet of S-33 would be to add it to the boil, and use another yeast to ferment.  The boiled S-33 yeast would be a good source of nutrients for the other yeast. 

Bummer!

I don't really care about the S-33 as I ordered it by mistake, but I've used S-23 for a Cali Common before, and I thought it came out okay. What am I missing?

I used S23 three times before I gave up on it.  It made the most disgustingly fruity beers I've ever tasted.  So bad that I sent some to John Palmer, who said it tasted like a passion fruit wine cooler.  A lot of other people have had the same experience.  But there are also people who have made great beers with it.  But I'm done with it.

[Iliff Ave]

And, I would give that advice for S-23 as well.

Again!

I would say a good use for a packet of S-33 would be to add it to the boil, and use another yeast to ferment.  The boiled S-33 yeast would be a good source of nutrients for the other yeast. 

Bummer!

I don't really care about the S-33 as I ordered it by mistake, but I've used S-23 for a Cali Common before, and I thought it came out okay. What am I missing?

I have never used s23 myself but my buddy uses it extensively. I like his beers and have never noticed any strange flavors from that particular yeast. I have settled on 34/70 for now which does the job for me.

[chumley]

I got the same disgusting fruit flavor from S-23 as Denny did. 

There are so many great lager strains out there, why bother with using one that has a poor track record?

[brewinhard]

I got the same disgusting fruit flavor from S-23 as Denny did. 

There are so many great lager strains out there, why bother with using one that has a poor track record?

I have never thought of S-23 as a lager yeast.  Only used it twice and will not again. Too many other good strains out there to use.