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Offline deepsouth

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can i make an esb with dry yeast?
« on: February 17, 2011, 10:14:22 am »
if so, which would you recommend?

thanks in advance.
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Offline bluesman

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Re: can i make an esb with dry yeast?
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2011, 10:27:04 am »
If I had no other choice, I would use S04.

I made an ESB last Sunday and used the Fuller's strain WLP002. It makes an awesome ESB.
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Offline corkybstewart

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Re: can i make an esb with dry yeast?
« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2011, 10:40:37 am »
I used Nottingham on my all Fuggles ESB last year and it was a great beer.
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Re: can i make an esb with dry yeast?
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2011, 10:41:07 am »
awesome.  i've got both of those on hand!
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Offline tom

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Re: can i make an esb with dry yeast?
« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2011, 10:49:49 am »
or Windsor
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Offline skyler

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Re: can i make an esb with dry yeast?
« Reply #5 on: February 18, 2011, 11:49:28 am »
+1 for S-04

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Re: can i make an esb with dry yeast?
« Reply #6 on: February 18, 2011, 12:06:44 pm »
or Windsor

+1 My thoughts exactly!
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Offline Thirsty_Monk

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Re: can i make an esb with dry yeast?
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2011, 05:48:18 pm »
And we have a consensus in here.
Windsor or S04  ???
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