SafAle US-05 American Ale Dry Yeast 11.5g

SafAle US-05 American Ale Yeast

SafAle US-05 is a neutral American ale yeast for clean, well-balanced beers where malt and hop character should stay centre stage. It is especially well suited to American pale ales, IPAs and other hop-forward styles.

It forms a firm foam head and remains well suspended during fermentation, helping produce a clean, crisp fermentation profile with low yeast-derived character.

Yeast Details

• Yeast Type: American ale yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)
• Pack Size: 11.5g
• Fermentation Temperature: Ideally 18–26°C
• Character: Neutral, clean and well balanced
• Pitching Rate: 50–80g/hl
• Good For: American pale ale, IPA, highly hopped ales, blonde ale, porter and stout

How to Use

US-05 can be pitched directly onto the wort or rehydrated before pitching. Keep fermentation within the recommended temperature range and use the manufacturer's pitching rate for your batch size.

Substitutes

Mangrove Jack's M44 US West Coast is the closest active alternative when you want a clean, neutral yeast for American pale ales and IPAs. LalBrew Nottingham is another clean option, but it flocculates more strongly and usually gives a quicker, firmer fermentation finish.

Brewer's Tip

Use US-05 when you want the hops and malt to do the talking. For a particularly clean hop-forward beer, keep fermentation steady in the lower-middle part of the recommended range.