If you brew hop‑forward beers, odds are you’ve used Safale US‑05 at least once. It’s one of the most popular dried yeasts in homebrewing for a reason: it’s clean, neutral, forgiving, and it lets hops do the talking. Fermentis even positions US‑05 as an “all‑road” neutral ale strain that’s ideal for American styles and highly hopped beers, with low ester production and 78–82% apparent attenuation.
But here’s the curveball.
