Mindblown by Thiolized SMASH Beer!

We put a thiolized yeast using one of the most simple recipes we could think of - a SMASH beer - to really highlight the difference between a regular ale yeast and its thiolized variant. The brew was brewed with 100% North Star Pils malt and Saaz hops in two additions for bittering and flavor/aroma, then split into two five-gallon batches. Half fermented with Omega OYL 004 West Coast Ale I and half fermented with OLY 404 Star Party (the thiolized version of 004). The resulting effect between the two yeasts on flavor and aroma is huge! #homebrew #thiolizedyeast #fermentation
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Topics/Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:57 - What is a Thiolized Yeast Strain?
02:20 - Thiolized SMASH Beer Recipe & Brewing Proces
05:51 - NB Staff Blind Tasting Notes
12:02 - Chip & William's Tasting Notes
14:28 - Takeaway: Use Less Hops
15:48 - Takeaway: More SMASH Beers!
16:48 - Takeaway: Blending Strains
17:39 - In Conclusion
Thiolized SMASH Recipe (for 10 gallons)
- 22 lbs North Star Pils
- 1.5 oz US Saaz (60 min)
- 3.0 oz US Saaz (5 min)
Mash grains at 152F for 60 min. Run off and collect wort.
Boil 75 minutes. Add hops as noted above.
Chill wort to 68F and transfer into two sanitized fermenters.
Pitch yeast: OYL 004 West Coast Ale I into one fermenter and OYL 404 Star Party Ale into the other. Ferment at 68F.
Once fermentation is complete, package beers and enjoy a unique side-by-side tasting experience.

[@NorthernBrewerTV]

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[@codyhvac6067]

Do the thiolized yeasts lose any taste characteristics if reused?

[@NorthernBrewerTV]

We've been led to believe that the flavor and aroma compounds with these strains remain in place and/or decrease similarly to any other regular yeast strain. If kept healthy and used properly, I think you should be able to easily get multiple generations with similar characteristics.

[@danielhunt2882]

Cool video! I’m definitely going to check out these yeasts but you could have made it more clear which beer they were tasting and talking about. Some of the employees were using “this one” to describe both beers and it got kind of annoying to keep track of.

[@NorthernBrewerTV]

Yeah, I feel ya. I tried to set the scene by explaining which beer was in which hand and was being called A and B, but I realize that sometimes their hands were down as they spoke. First time doing this sort of Pepsi Challenge setup at the warehouse. Next time I'll consider framing wider so you see their hands the whole time. Or put text on screen that says which one is being talked about. That just seemed almost borderline distracting as I was editing, but clearly it sounds like you're saying it would've helped. Thanks for the feedback! (Chip)

[@anthonyrstrawbridge]

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