<p>Short answer; you get a lot of the flavour from the yeast, you can get a fairly big difference by varying the yeast in your recipe.</p>

<p>For example, a Saison and a Pale ale have similar ingredients, but taste quite different, a Saison yeast imparts a considerable amount of flavour... likewise if you use a lager yeast, and properly lager your beer, you can get a different flavour again, without modifying any other part of your recipe.</p>

<p>Lots of discussion on HomeBrewTalk forums, and other places. For a fun experiment, brew split batches and try two different yeasts to compare!</p>

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Cameron
<p>When walking through a brewery supply store, you will see a variety of yeasts. </p>

<p>Likewise, you can find a variety of yeasts when walking through a grocery store.</p>

<p>What "happens" if you use the 'wrong kind' of yeast when brewing? How much of a beer's flavor / texture / body / etc is derived from the yeast vs all other ingredients?</p>

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I think this should be on homebrew.SE - there are many similar questions there about using wine yeast or bakers' yeast to brew beer. If you want to know specifically how much of a beer's flavor/aroma profile comes from the yeast, then rephrasing the question to that affect will remove the emphasis on homebrewing.
mdma
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As phrased, it's more about homebrewing.
mdma
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@mdma - did not know the homebrew.SE was live: and actually cannot see why it shouldn't be part of this site, as "homebrew" is exclusively about "beer" :)
warren
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2014-03-19T03:29:28.597Z
Homebrewers also make wine and mead.  (Whether the ones on the SE site do, I don't know.  But in general...)
Monica Cellio
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@MonicaCellio - wine is not "brewed" .. though I suppose you could lump them together a bit :)
warren
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Right; brewing vs vintning.  But they have a bunch of questions about wine, so it looks like both are in scope there.
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# What are the drawback of not using "brewer's yeast" when brewing beer?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-03-17)

When walking through a brewery supply store, you will see a variety of yeasts.

Likewise, you can find a variety of yeasts when walking through a grocery store.

What "happens" if you use the 'wrong kind' of yeast when brewing? How much of a beer's flavor / texture / body / etc is derived from the yeast vs all other ingredients?

**Tags:** brewing, yeast

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I think this should be on homebrew.SE - there are many similar questions there about using wine yeast or bakers' yeast to brew beer. If you want to know specifically how much of a beer's flavor/aroma profile comes from the yeast, then rephrasing the question to that affect will remove the emphasis on homebrewing.  
> **username_1**: As phrased, it's more about homebrewing.  
> **username_0**: @username_1 - did not know the homebrew.SE was live: and actually cannot see why it shouldn't be part of this site, as "homebrew" is exclusively about "beer" :)  
> **username_2**: Homebrewers also make wine and mead.  (Whether the ones on the SE site do, I don't know.  But in general...)  
> **username_0**: @username_2 - wine is not "brewed" .. though I suppose you could lump them together a bit :)  
> **username_2**: Right; brewing vs vintning.  But they have a bunch of questions about wine, so it looks like both are in scope there.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-03-17. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Short answer; you get a lot of the flavour from the yeast, you can get a fairly big difference by varying the yeast in your recipe.

For example, a Saison and a Pale ale have similar ingredients, but taste quite different, a Saison yeast imparts a considerable amount of flavour... likewise if you use a lager yeast, and properly lager your beer, you can get a different flavour again, without modifying any other part of your recipe.

Lots of discussion on HomeBrewTalk forums, and other places. For a fun experiment, brew split batches and try two different yeasts to compare!


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