Question 19

I have been brewing Tooheys Special Draught which is a nice drop and brewing for over a year now. The last Special Draught did not start so I added extra yeast. It has now taken off. Will this spoil the flavour?

The yeast supplied with the Tooheys kits is Mauribrew (Ale-514); using a different beer yeast will change the flavour profile however it is unlikely it will spoil the brew. Just looking at bubbles in the airlock will not give you a good indication of fermentation. It is our strong recommendation that no matter how experienced, all brewers should monitor fermentation by taking SG readings. 

 

By taking a start SG and then another reading within 12-24 hours a brewer can confirm whether or not fermentation has commenced, if not another yeast sachet can be added at this point. If bread yeast has been used then it will/may add bread/dough flavours that would not be desirable.