cool temp yeast

[jb-texshine]

I've only ever used bakers yeast .its cooling off here in east texas60 deg f for low temps80s for high temps.im still in temp range for bakers yeast.
my question is- what is a yeast type that works between high 50s deg f and low 70s deg f. I know some beers are fermented at lower temps and these would be good but what isa name to order.
jb

[captainshooch]

EC1118 is one, sure there are others.

[still_stirrin]

Beer brewers lager yeasts will work at those temperatures. They'll ferment very clean too. But they're much slower to flocculate than the ale yeasts are.

Incidently, when I use Lalvin EC-1118 champagne yeast, it slows and stops below 70*F. I like to keep it around 74*F so it works a little faster and goes terminal. The upper 50's may not work with ale yeasts at all.
ss

[jb-texshine]

Thought that was more of a fruit type yeast? Not that I have a clue...lol. I will be making mostly sugarhead recipes. I will read up on 1118 though,thank you for suggesting a starting point.
ss,any specific type of lager yeast you've had experience with?

[jb-texshine]

Maybe something like wyeast California lager2112 ? Any opinions?

[corene1]

I believe quite a few use safale US-05 for their AG recipes. It works well in the mid 60 degree temps from what I have heard. http://www.morebeer.com/products/dry-ye ... 5-115.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

[still_stirrin]

Maybe something like wyeast California lager2112 ? Any opinions?

Yes, that's a great candidate. Very tolerant at the proposed ferment temperatures and a clean fermenter too.

Plus, I've read that it is very close to the Safale strain that Corene suggested too.

I think you're "in the (right) ballpark" here.
ss

[jb-texshine]

Thanks everyone! I appreciate y'all's input.believe in gonna order the lager yeast and give it a go. I'll let everyone know how it goes. Just thinking that the right yeast may stop me from fighting w/ferment temps so much.
anyway,thanks for the advice.as always,much appreciated.
jb

[biker geek]

I don't think you really need to worry about the low temp as the yeast will create some heat of they're own. I think an ale yeast is the way to go. The aforementioned US-05(or the White Labs version WLP-001) is a good one. In beer brewing it's typical to cool a ferment for the first few days anyway as the yeast create enough heat to stress itself. If you really want to do a lager type ferment WLP 862 has a huge temp range and can ferment at lager temps and ale temps