Drink this: Scuttlebutt no longer brewing with English ale yeast
After nearly two decades, Scuttlebutt is switching from English to American.
Yeast that is.
It’s common to talk about malt and hops when discussing beer changes, but there’s another key ingredient that often gets short shrift: yeast. The tiny microorganisms that munch on all the fermentable sugars in the beer-making process can be key to giving beer a certain flavor.
The brewers at Scuttlebutt had tired of their English ale yeast. It was yielding inconsistent results and the flavors it produced were outdated. But it’s no easy task to just flip yeasts, especially when you have flagship beers with a cult following.
So the brewers tested batches of beer made with different yeasts and then tested them again. Much beer was drank.
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The brewers finally settled on US-05, an American ale yeast. When they put them in front of the big bosses, it was unanimous.
“Everybody was choosing the beers made with US-05 as their favorite,” Nord said.
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Damn. Can I get a job as a taste tester?