The World According to S-04

1 year ago | Tony (Member)

Following on from the recent conversations about S-04...

I kinda feel bad about the whole S-04 thing as it's been me driving it. I've had two bad S-04 brews followed by several email conversations with Fermentis. They have been fantastic and offered suggestions - but are unable to pinpoint the problem.

I can report that my latest brew with S-04 is good ... actually, it's outstanding

I'd say there could well have been an issue with a small batch, I also feel that there could be an unusual amount of a certain wild yeast - as I mentioned on Greg's post recently.

So where do we go with this? I'd suggest that we all forget it to be honest. S-04 is an outstanding yeast which gives consistently good results whilst being so bloody easy to use.

Comments welcome and invited but I will continue to use it and it's always good to hold a few packets in reserve

Beer will get you through the times of no money better than money will get you through the times of no beer
(with grateful thanks to the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and slightly adapted)

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Tony:

Posted 1 year ago by Member

I should also add an apology to Greg here as I know my email to Fermentis was copied to him as the suppplier of the yeast.

Big apologies Greg... I've always had nothing but the very best service from you, supplying the very best of equipment and ingredients. Sorry mate!

Beer will get you through the times of no money better than money will get you through the times of no beer
(with grateful thanks to the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and slightly adapted)

Greg:

Posted 1 year ago by Admin

No problem at all Tony. Glad to hear that you've got a good result.

saracen:

Posted 1 year ago by Moderator

Perhaps we should throw out any S-04 we have, and start again with a fresh supply. Maybe the problems are confined to a single batch and new supplies are OK.

If you're not living on the edge..... you're taking up too much space!!

Planning: - To get some more brews on now the weather's a bit cooler
Fermenting: - Ginger Beer experiment
Conditioning: - A normal bitter with Styrians
Drinking: - All of it!!

E-mail: arnyfris@gmail.com

Tony:

Posted 1 year ago by Member

Yes indeed. Have already done that - it seems sensible!

Beer will get you through the times of no money better than money will get you through the times of no beer
(with grateful thanks to the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and slightly adapted)

James-Dylan:

Posted 1 year ago by Member

I used the last of mine on my last bad batch but I'll defo give another brew a shot with S04. I now have 3 brews fermenting and conditioning to build up my exhausted homebrew collection. As soon as my beer stock is back up again I want to do another S04 brew.

Companies don't make a success out of creating bad products. I think we stumbled across a rare few packets which out of the masses of great brews I hear people have made with S04 is a very small minority.

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