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Question about yeast and bourbon

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Hello gentlemen, you could name me some yeasts for a good bourbon or Tennessee whiskey style.

It is that I am in Argentina and ask to man beer store if I get

Another question , baker's yeast can make a bourbon : not very good ? Okay? very good?

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I use bakers yeast, it might not be perfect but it works and I like what it makes.
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A good ale yeast from a brew shop works well. So does bakers but I prefer a good ale yeast.
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I've always used bakers yeast for whiskeys and have always been happy with the results. There are other distiller yeasts you could try, but save those for experiments after you become comfortable with the process.

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+ 1 Baker's Yeast.
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The Chico ale yeast will work just fine (from your other thread). Make sure you properly rehydrate it before pitching. And aerate the wort good too. Try to keep the ferment temperature in the range specified by the yeast manufacturer as well.

Typically, that yeast is used for "steam beers" which are fermented as an ale and cold lagered. Ester production is minimal and the ferments will typically attenuate well. I've noticed that the Chico doesn't flocculate as good until it is cold crashed however. So, make sure you ferment thoroughly and then put your fermenter into the refridgerator to cool before racking. It should help with clarification.
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Ok , thanks guys , I'll try bakers and 05 for us to see the difference , thank you very much !
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i Recently switched form Safale US05 to Safale S04. Very happy so far. more deeper fruity notes its all personally preference. i use bakers for RUM
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Start with a brewing strain, either Ale or Lager yeasts will work well. Finish with a distilling strain.
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Thanks gentlemen , I appreciate your advice ! :thumbup:
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White labs has a few whiskey/bourbon yeasts. I plan to use this one to start my next UJSSM:

http://www.whitelabs.com/yeast/wlp070-bourbon-yeast" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" rel="nofollow

Whichever one you decide to go with, make sure you know what temp it's happiest at. Remember that your yeast poops out all of your alcohol, so you want to feed it well and keep it happy.
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Thanks , I'll see what I can get later.

I throw my 05 for the first attempt and then ends bakers to compare and gather empirical information .

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I don't use bakers yeast but lots of folks do. It just has a breadiness and cloudiness (does not flocculate well) that I don't like. But whatever you do, you need to oxygenate the crap out of the wort before pitching the yeast. A stainless sintered stone with a HEPA filter inline (homebrew store or online) attached to a Wally World aquarium pump bubbling away in your wort for 5 minutes before pitching the yeast will work wonders for the fermentation.
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