Wyeast 1275 Thames Valley Ale

We used 1275 when we brewed the Australian Sparkling Ale kit from here on NorthernBrewer.com. We had a... miscommunication and wound up having to smack the pack more/less at the last minute, just a little bit before we actually got down to business. That pack inflated super fast and even though it had been only the minimum 4 hours, I felt just fine pitching when the time came. We had bubbles in the airlock within a few hours and within about 48 hours, we had krauzen overflowing right out of the airlock. (I'd never had that happen before and certainly wasn't expecting it...) Consider using a blow-off tube with this yeast.Flavor-wise, it gave a nice sweetness and a light body. Very positive experience; I'd use it again.

I have used this in the NB Elevenses, and the Australian Sparkling Ale. First off, elevenses came out great, clean and crisp taste. Just bottled Australian, everything went well. (I actually washed the yeast from Elevenses and pitched it into the australian.)But MOST importantly, use a blowoff hose. For both batches of relatively different ales at the correct temperatures I had foam coming out the top of the 6 gallon fermenter (bubbler) for at least 5 days straight!!! Had to replace the bucket they were bubbling into a lot. I suppose a fermenting bucket won't need it, but I don't know... Great yeast overall, though!

Smacked the pack about 20 minutes ago and it is already swelling. I can actually here the activity inside. 3/4 cup DME and 2 cups filtered water with a pinch of DAP, this sucker should be nice and ready for my American Amber Ale tomorrow! Giving 4 stars since I can't taste it yet.

Arrived on time and cold. Fermentation began within a few hours.

This is my go to British Yeast Strain. It is fairly clean and finishes quick.

Used this in the Australian Sparkling ale and will definitely use this again. Swelled quickly, made a yeast starter and had activity in the primary airlock within hours. Very clean finish.

I recently participated in a tasting at Bitter & Esters in Brooklyn, NY. A 22 gallon batch of ESB was split and pitched with 8 different English yeast strains from Wyeast. The only other yeast that came close was West Yorkshire (1469). This one was clean and pleasant, much better than the others. A real winner.

This yeast gets even better if harvested or the yeast cake is saved and another batch is pitched on it. I've tried this a few different ways, usually doing a low grav English Bitter followed by an Dry Irish Stout. While this is certainly not the standard yeast for DIS, it has performed brilliantly. Flocculates well and leaves a nice ruby smooth tasting DIS behind.

Pack swelled within two hours of starting the pack. Made a porter for a party with this yeast (SG 1.045). Racked to 2ndary after a week (SG 1.013). Racked to keg after another week (SG 1.010) and forced carbonated. Temp for fermentation was never above 65F. In 14 years of home brewing, have only had one beer that got more compliments. I have several requests for this porter again for this year's party.

No problems with this yeast in my experience. I've used it for two low grav English Bitters. Both packs were fresh enough and I was impatient enough to pitch without a starter. Fermentation kicked in no problem and I have to hide the beer from my friends so I get some for myself.

Yeast pack never swelled after 3 hours. I pitched anyway and after 18 hours no action. Luckily I had a backup Safale dry yeast pack. Hopefully it will save the batch. Looks like it's time to try White Labs