Just a realy food yeast and is versatile.

I've gone back and forth between this and US-05. After a few years - I just like this BRY-97 more. Why?1. It's active and aggressive. The fermentation starts within 24 hours and is usually finished after 4 days.2. Once it's done - it gets out of the way for nice clear beer.3. It recycles well. Using a cup of the previous batch trub after bottling - I can get these to last 6 months. Even then - it's just to keep the strain relatively pure. (if you brew consistently)

I bottled the beer made with LalBrew BRY-97. It turned out pretty good. I was worried the blown airlock would allow the beer to become skunky. To my relief it is good. I like the light floral taste and the beer is not cloudy. I hope the bottle conditioning will further reduce some of the haze.This being the first time I have used this particular yeast, I am pleased with the results.

I have not tasted the beer, but I am sure it will be tasty. Once the yeast started doing their thing it was a very vigorous ferment; it blew the airlock off the carboy.! This was the first time I used this particular yeast. It was the first time in ten years of brewing that fermentation did not start within 24 hours. I pitched while the wort was at 62F. The wort stayed at 62 and the yeast did not start fermenting. I raised the temperature of the wort to 65F and the yeast woke up and started fermenting. Anyway, I am looking forward to tasting the beer. It is just a simple pale ale, so I will be able to judge the performance and taste of this yeast.

One of my go to dry yeasts for IPA’s I’m brewing Saturday with my daughter for the Big Brew. We’re doing the Janets Brown Ale and BRY-97 is recommended.

My first time using this yeast was a couple weeks ago on one of the single hop experiment all-grain kits. I pitched 2 packs (after rehydrating) into 6 gallons of wort at 65 degrees. Fermentation was at 63 degrees. I actually blew past my expected FG in five days. It was by far the most rigorous fermentation I've experienced. It nearly cleared a blow-off cup in 48 hrs. It nearly emptied an airlock by day three, then activity dropped fast.It produced a fairly clean tasting pale ale with zero off flavors. It's supposed to flocculate well, so far I haven't seen that. But I'll definitely be using it again, this time on a super hoppy IPA.

This my 3rd or 4th batch using Lakeland - becoming my go to dry yeast!

Comparable to other dry yeast strains, but not as clean as Chico in liquid form.

Used for MoreBeer! Over The Top Double IPA.SPG 1.080. Took off in 6 hours. Down to 1.010 in 6 days and into secondary fermenter. Tasted the SPG sample and it was great. Dry hopped in the secondary and looking forward to a tasty brew in a couple weeks.

BRY-97 Is my favorite west coast IPA yeast. Using as a direct pitch I ferment to 12% with no problem.

not as predictable as SA-05, in my opinion, but it's a decent alternative chico strain.

Quick starting, vigorous fermentation and great flocculation.

First time using in a long time...made the Simcoe and Mosaic really pop

After using exclusively wet yeasts for years, I decided to give this a try on a really simple, west coast pale ale to see how the yeast performs. Really clean, balanced yeast, no off flavors, no unusual esters. And it's also nice and cheap! I'll definitely be using this again.

Brewed up a Golden Ale and used BRY-97 for the first time to mix things up a bit (I usually use US-05 for this beer). Kept fermentation at 68 degrees with SG of 1.054 and FG of 1.002. Yes 1.002. I was very surprised at how this yeast attenuated. I have never achieved a FG that low. Tasted that beer during kegging and as expected very dry. The malt and hop flavors certainly are allowed to shine with this yeast. It also flocked out well leaving a nice clear beer. I will definitely use again but keg at a higher FG.

Brewed up a Golden Ale and used BRY-97 for the first time to mix things up a bit (I usually use US-05 for this beer). Kept fermentation at 68 degrees with SG of 1.054 and FG of 1.002. Yes, 1.002. I was very surprised at how this yeast attenuated. I have never achieved a FG that low. Tasted that beer during kegging, and as expected, very dry. The malt and hop flavors certainly are allowed to shine with this yeast. It also flocked out well leaving a nice clear beer. I will definitely use again, but keg at a higher FG.

Very fast VIGOROUS fermentation. Make sure you have adequate head space in your vessel or the bung is coming out !!! Very clean flavor profile that does not hind the malt or hops- I will use again for all pales and west coast IPA’s

Very fast, VIGOROUS fermentation. Make sure you have adequate head space in your vessel or the bung is coming out !!!Very clean flavor profile, that does not hind the malt or hops- I will use again for all pales and west coast IPA’s

I used this even after the expiration date without growing in a stir plate. Just rehydrated and pitched. Worked fine.

I used this even after the expiration date without growing in a stir plate. Just rehydrated and pitched. Worked fine.

Worked well. Fermentation started with 12 hours and finished quickly.

Worked well. Fermentation started with 12 hours and finished quickly.

I used this for a SMaSH brew, and rehydrated it. Friends who don't really drink beer love it. I love it. I would definitely use it again. Maybe it's not the most flocculant yeast but that didn't bother me much. Air lock was bubbling within 24 hours.

I used this for a SMaSH brew and rehydrated it. Friends who don't really drink beer love it. I love it. I would definitely use it again. Maybe it's not the most flocculant yeast but that didn't bother me much. Air lock was bubbling within 24 hours.

I have had better results with this yeast than the Us-5 yeast, although I wouldn't use this yeast over WLP 001 or Wyeast American Ale. My main criticism of the yeast is that it doesn't floc out very well. Other than that, when properly pitched with a fermentation temp of around 64 it comes out clean.

I have had better results with this yeast than the Us-5 yeast although I wouldn't use this yeast over WLP 001 or Wyeast American Ale. My main criticism of the yeast is that it doesn't floc out very well. Other than that when properly pitched with a fermentation temp of around 64 it comes out clean.

I've used this yeast in multiple recipes and have had great results in all of them. Particularly nice in Pale Ale recipes.

I've used this yeast in multiple recipes and have had great results in all of them. Particularly nice in Pale Ale recipes.

I have this in a fermentation vessel as I write this. I pitched it directly into the wort after sanitizing the package and scissors with Star San. It was bubbling within 18 hours and it had a good steady fermentation period for several days at approx 67F. I will update this after I taste it. I used it in a Citra recipe and I split the batch between this yeast and US-05 as an experiment.