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Re: Let's Discuss Dry Yeast
« Reply #210 on: February 18, 2022, 08:19:40 am »
I had a very sluggish fermentation with Diamond, even with pitching 2 packs in 4 gallons and fermenting at 52-55.  It's finally cleaning up with time but it stunk like old bread and feet (not sulfur) at first.  I'm wondering if the Label Peelers discount yeast is garbage.

Hard to say, but I have used Diamond many times and not had sluggish fermentation.
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Re: Let's Discuss Dry Yeast
« Reply #211 on: February 18, 2022, 08:30:48 am »
I had a very sluggish fermentation with Diamond, even with pitching 2 packs in 4 gallons and fermenting at 52-55.  It's finally cleaning up with time but it stunk like old bread and feet (not sulfur) at first.  I'm wondering if the Label Peelers discount yeast is garbage.
I have also experience sluggish starts, but they turned out well. 
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Re: Let's Discuss Dry Yeast
« Reply #212 on: February 18, 2022, 01:44:51 pm »
Yea, occasional slow starts, but overall fermentation finishes just as quickly as other dry lager yeasts.  Measured by Tilt and fermented under pressure with spunding valve at 10-12 psi, mid-50’sF.

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Re: Let's Discuss Dry Yeast
« Reply #213 on: February 18, 2022, 05:42:47 pm »
Hmm. I’m pretty much ready to spund Diamond lager in a 1.048 beer by day 5 or 6. I just brewed with Morebeers Berlin strain(S23?) and same pitch rate etc took a full 12 days to reach terminal gravity.

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Re: Let's Discuss Dry Yeast
« Reply #214 on: February 18, 2022, 06:27:10 pm »
Hmm. I’m pretty much ready to spund Diamond lager in a 1.048 beer by day 5 or 6. I just brewed with Morebeers Berlin strain(S23?) and same pitch rate etc took a full 12 days to reach terminal gravity.
My experience with S23 was never slow. I have not tried the Cellar Science Berlin.

Temperature is a big factor in fermentation speed with lagers. 55F (where I generally ferment lagers) goes way faster than 48F in my experience.

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Re: Let's Discuss Dry Yeast
« Reply #215 on: February 18, 2022, 06:29:00 pm »
I had a very sluggish fermentation with Diamond, even with pitching 2 packs in 4 gallons and fermenting at 52-55.  It's finally cleaning up with time but it stunk like old bread and feet (not sulfur) at first.  I'm wondering if the Label Peelers discount yeast is garbage.
I’ve used lots of Label Peelers dry yeast including Diamond. I have had several packs arrive near the expiration date. I haven’t had any problems with their yeast though.

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Re: Let's Discuss Dry Yeast
« Reply #216 on: February 18, 2022, 07:47:21 pm »
I had a very sluggish fermentation with Diamond, even with pitching 2 packs in 4 gallons and fermenting at 52-55.  It's finally cleaning up with time but it stunk like old bread and feet (not sulfur) at first.  I'm wondering if the Label Peelers discount yeast is garbage.
I’ve used lots of Label Peelers dry yeast including Diamond. I have had several packs arrive near the expiration date. I haven’t had any problems with their yeast though.

Good points on fern temp. Both Diamond beer and Berlin pitched beer fermented at 50F. Diamond rips at this temp.

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Re: Let's Discuss Dry Yeast
« Reply #217 on: February 19, 2022, 04:29:14 pm »
When it comes to yeast if I have time to hot a homebrew shop I will get liquid yeast. If I know I will not have time or will be brewing at a later date I’ll get dry yeast.  When I am in the mood to blend I’ll most likely get dry yeast for that as well


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Re: Let's Discuss Dry Yeast
« Reply #218 on: February 20, 2022, 07:00:55 am »
What temperature did you ferment at?

Regarding my S-189 vs. Diamond experiment, the S-189 was at 68 F, and Diamond at 65 F.  So, both pretty warm.  The S-189 has hints of esters, whereas I don't get any esters from the Diamond at 65 F.  YMMV.
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Re: Let's Discuss Dry Yeast
« Reply #219 on: February 22, 2022, 01:36:40 pm »
Thanks to this thread, back in November I ordered some Diamond yeast. I brewed this on November 15:

10 gallons, OG 1.048

18 lbs. Weyermann Bavarian pilsener malt
0.5 lbs. Weyermann Melanoidan malt
6 oz. Weyermann acid malt

Mash at 153° for 2.5 hours (I had a 2 hour Teams call).

4 oz. Hallertauer Mittelfruh FWH
2 oz. Saaz 15 min

3 packets of Lallemand Diamond lager yeast split between two fermenters at 48-52°F. Fermented for two weeks, kegged, then lagered for 2 months at 35°F before tapping.

I think this is the best lager I have ever brewed. Very impressed with this yeast.