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I’ve never tried it and certainly defer to Denny’s experience.But…This is your hobby and whatever makes it fun for you. Whatever keeps the fire burning. Personally, it sounds like a neat little experiment and might be fun to run the mix out for a few batches. Or not.
My experience is that it is uncontrollable and unpredictable. Personally I don't like to brew like that.
Quote from: denny on July 04, 2023, 11:19:59 amMy experience is that it is uncontrollable and unpredictable. Personally I don't like to brew like that.I like unpredictable. It’s the unknown that may produce a positive outcome, similar to natural selection itself. I will assume that you have tried blending both types of yeast? Which brings me to your own yeast strain. How did you produce it?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
White Labs makes an Ale Lager blend. https://www.whitelabs.com/yeast-single?id=142&style_type=1&type=YEASTIn regards to blending yourself, I think unpredictable maybe tantamount to unreproducible.
Quote from: HopDen on July 04, 2023, 12:46:18 pmQuote from: denny on July 04, 2023, 11:19:59 amMy experience is that it is uncontrollable and unpredictable. Personally I don't like to brew like that.I like unpredictable. It’s the unknown that may produce a positive outcome, similar to natural selection itself. I will assume that you have tried blending both types of yeast? Which brings me to your own yeast strain. How did you produce it?Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI don't like unpredictable. I like to control what's happening with my beer. To each, their own.
Quote from: denny on July 04, 2023, 01:15:50 pmQuote from: HopDen on July 04, 2023, 12:46:18 pmQuote from: denny on July 04, 2023, 11:19:59 amMy experience is that it is uncontrollable and unpredictable. Personally I don't like to brew like that.I like unpredictable. It’s the unknown that may produce a positive outcome, similar to natural selection itself. I will assume that you have tried blending both types of yeast? Which brings me to your own yeast strain. How did you produce it?Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI don't like unpredictable. I like to control what's happening with my beer. To each, their own.I never said I didn’t want control over my brewing. Any serious brewer would and I count myself as a serious brewer. I’m talking about moving outside that paradigm and experimenting with the unknown. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Quote from: HopDen on July 04, 2023, 01:30:15 pmQuote from: denny on July 04, 2023, 01:15:50 pmQuote from: HopDen on July 04, 2023, 12:46:18 pmQuote from: denny on July 04, 2023, 11:19:59 amMy experience is that it is uncontrollable and unpredictable. Personally I don't like to brew like that.I like unpredictable. It’s the unknown that may produce a positive outcome, similar to natural selection itself. I will assume that you have tried blending both types of yeast? Which brings me to your own yeast strain. How did you produce it?Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI don't like unpredictable. I like to control what's happening with my beer. To each, their own.I never said I didn’t want control over my brewing. Any serious brewer would and I count myself as a serious brewer. I’m talking about moving outside that paradigm and experimenting with the unknown. Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI apologize if that came off as an insult. It certainly wasn't intended that way. I find your statement kinda contradictory....you say you want control, but you also want to give up control. Again, that's fine. We don't all have to brew the same way.
It sounds like an interesting experiment. If it keeps the hobby fun, do it. You don’t need permission or approval from anyone. I, for one, would love to hear how you make out.