forbidden fruit yeast

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  1. langdonk1

    langdonk1 Initiate (0) May 16, 2014 South Carolina

    I want to brew a Strawberry Witbier. Has anyone used the forbidden fruit yeast strain before? And do you think this yeast will work well with the style I want to brew?
     
    #1 langdonk1, May 5, 2015
  2. WillQC4Beer

    WillQC4Beer Initiate (0) May 1, 2014 Vermont

    Absolutely. Forbidden Fruit is a favorite of mine for Wits
     
    #2 WillQC4Beer, May 5, 2015
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  3. SFACRKnight

    SFACRKnight Grand Pooh-Bah (3,348) Jan 20, 2012 Colorado
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    it smells like rotten eggs during fermentation though.
     
    #3 SFACRKnight, May 5, 2015
  4. OntheLambic

    OntheLambic Initiate (0) Jan 9, 2015 Connecticut

    There is definitely some sulfur smelling off-gassing during fermentation, but it makes a lovely witbier. Just finished using it in a Blood Orange Wit a couple months ago and I'm very pleased with the results. For more ester/phenol production, hold it at the higher end of the recommended fermentation temperature range. It's a much more expressive yeast at the higher end of the temp range.
     
    #4 OntheLambic, May 5, 2015
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