Bare-Bones Basics #5: Yeast

Bare-Bones Basics #5: Yeast

There are many different strains of each of these species of yeast. Each have slightly different characteristics that will produce slightly different results. More or less flocculation, more or less attenuation, higher or lower prefered fermentation temperatures, etc. These allow you to fine tune your beer, in a general sense, the important distinguishing factor is ale yeast, lager yeast, or lambic yeast. This hopefully helps you understand how yeast works, and gives you a better idea as to what is happening inside your carboy.