c52618 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Has anyone used the kit supplied yeast (code ‘H’) with the Coopers Preachers Hefe and can advise whether the resulting style is that of a German Hefeweizen (as the name suggests) or a Belgian Wit (which the recommended replacement yeast WB-06 suggests?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDT2 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 I made a AG Witbier 50/50 Wheat Malt and Pale Malt with Coriander and Orange using the kit yeast it was a nice beer not a huge fan of Wheat beers but it was delicious. It wasn't an over powering yeast and I made it in winter without temp control so it would of been around 18-20 degrees. I had the kit yeast left over as I used WB-06 with the Hefe kit s few months earlier and a can of liquid wheat malt. That one I didn't enjoy as much but was fermented in summer also without temp control so that could also be a factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red devil 44 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 I use this one mate, does a nice Hefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristinaS1 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 (edited) Coopers hefe strain is likely either WB-06 or Lallemand Munich. WB-06 is a diastaticus strain. I am not sure if Lallemand Munich is diastaticus or not; it appears that it is not. I wrote to Mangrove Jack's and they told me that M20 is not diastaticus. Personally I don't want diastaticus strains in my brewery. Given that the yeast that comes with the Coopers wheat kit might be WB-06, I personally would not use it and go with M20. To find out more about diastaticus yeast, you can read this thread: Cheers, Christina. Edited April 13, 2020 by ChristinaS1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c52618 Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 Thanks to all for replies so far, I was really interested to know what style of wheat beer the Cooper’s ‘H’ yeast produces, German Heffe or Belgian Wit. I don't need an alternative, I have a couple of unused sachets left over from previous brews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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