Fast and clean fermentation

Used in British Barley Wine OG 1.099. Pitched 4 packets (600 B cells) per recommended dose from Brewfather app. Did not rehydrate but dosed with 4L O2 (1 L/min x 4 min). These guys partied! Fermentation was nearly complete in just 2.5 days!!! to 1.022. At day 4 it's only slightly lower at 1.021 (79% apparent attenuation, 10.4% ABV). Temp profile from RAPT pill - pitched at 67 F, T began to rise at 8 hours, reached Tmax of 73.5 (despite 70 F setpoint) at 15 hours, then T fell to 69 F at 21 hours. Can smell moderate fruity esters, but haven't tasted it yet. Hoping it's not too hot and solventy.

We have used this in a few brews (porters and stouts).

Consistent results and easy to use!

I fermented under pressure at 8 psi and it worked great. FG flatlined after only two days! I let it go for another day just to be sure. Result was very successful batch. I am a convert to pressure fermentation.

Made beer 5 day's ago yeast is working away. Thanks again for great service. I will be dealing with you folk's in the future.

This stuff is a beast. Fermented out in 2.5 days.

My go to yeast for Scottish Ale .

I like the convenience and ease of Fermentis Dry Yeast. Safale S-04 has worked well on all the batches I’ve used it on.

It works like it should.

Works as advertised.

This was my first time using dry yeas and I was very happy. The lag time to fermentation was short and my beer tasted the same as when I was using Liquid yeast.

The go to for my stouts!

I use this for most of the ale that I brew and recommend it for any English style ale, such as amber or stout. Lag time is about 4 hrs and it completes within 4-5 days. it attenuates nicely. I tried liquid yeast and found that the lag time is much longr (up to 12 hrs or more.) I do switch to CALI for American style cream ales of summer wheat and to lager yeast for lagers, but I use this for everything else.

Fermented a 1.065 wort down to 1.012 in less than 72 hours. Good yeast. At higher temp ranges I notice some citrus notes.

Never had a stuck fermentation or off flavors with S04.

If you haven't used this yeast start now.

EAsy and cheap. Works well.

The dry yeast is superior to any of the liquid yeasts. The liquid yeast arrive with very few live yeast cells. The dry yeast starts up very quickly and finished strong.Might try some liquid yeast when the weather gets colder.

When I got this package, it came in a HUGE box. At first, I thought that it was 10 whole pounds of malt, but when I opened the box, I saw that it was the small 11 gram bag of these yeasts! I thought it was really funny how they chose to ship it! :). Evererything came as expected thoguth, so I have no complaints whatsoever.

I've used S-04 for numerous English bitters, porters, stouts. Gives that nice Brit profile, no esters if you keep it on the cool side. I usually run it around 64-68F, with great results. Works great for cider, too, as it doesn't ferment too dry, usually around 1.005 or so.

I've used liquid yeast for years and years and have gone to this yeast as my house yeast, drops out fast and holds firm to the bottom of the bottle for a nice clear pour. No more hassle of summertime shipments and you can keep more on hand. Eliminates the hassle of starters also. I rehydrate in wort and gently stir on a stir plate about an hour ahead of pitching and it start right up. Dry yeast has really come a long way.

After 8 years of brewing, I've been going back to dry yeast, this is one of my go to yeast strains. Gets to work quickly and finishes super clear.

Another one of my go to yeast. Clean, fast, and forgiving. Taste great too.

This is my favorite English yeast. I have used several different liquid yeast but this one had given the best performance and consistency

If it works as good as 05 should be great

To those new to brewing, play it safe with Safale S-04. Don't worry about hydrating, pitch it dry and stir it in. It works fast and clears out fast. I typically get crystal clear ale in 4 days with this stuff. I've tried several and keep coming back to this one. I brew 3 gallon batches on the stove top, use 1/2 pack, tape it shut and use the rest within a couple weeks with no problems.

Mostly use liquid yeasts with a yeast starter. Always like to keep a couple of varieties of Safale dry on hand. Easy to store and lasts a long time. Handy to have in case of a yeast emergency.

Easy to use and fast fermentation.

I use different yeast for different brews and to date I have alway had absolute success with every purchase; including safale S-04

This yeast always creates a clean, tasty beer. Such a great backup yeast to have on hand.

A great product for brewers in the Southeast during the summer months.