Lame *$# fermentation with S-05

[mashani]

Full pack, 2016 expiration date, 2.5 gallon batch, 1.056...

Been doing a whole lot of nothing for a week. Just putzing along, a few bubbles, bit of foam, blah... I have come to expect vigerous fermentations at the pitch rates I use, but this one is a boooooooring.

I'm sure it's fermenting, I took a sample, nothing tasted hideous or anything, but it's lame. I need fireworks! Pitched some Notty in a batch yesterday and it's way more exciting already.

[zorak1066]

I used 05 in a blue moon-ish recipe... and even at a low 60f it still managed to produce about an inch of krausen at high krausen. I sampled it at bottling and it was incredibly 'clean' making the orange peel really pronounced. it should age nicely as it conditions. that is one of the things I find fascinating about yeast... every fermentation is unique. I try not to do that 'why cant you be like your older brother?' with the yeast and am pleased with them as long as they make beer for me.

[Beer-lord]

My recent brew with 05 was slow and lasted forever thought in 6 days, it was done. 66 degrees and just pokey and much less volcanic than I remembered it.

[RickBeer]

I use S-05 quite a bit (Blue Moon, Mackinac Island Red, Bell's Best Brown, Irish Hills Red). Yes, it's less active than Nottingham (White House Honey Porter), or even Windsor (Moosedrool, White House Honey Ale). I use S-04 for Oatmeal Stout. S-05 is probably the quietest, not that I've really monitored that close.