Kit beer yeast

[LordEoin]

I wanted to test the general knowledge "fact" that kit beer yeast is the source of funky flavors.
So I used a spare pack of yeast that I subbed out of a Coopers kit. It's been sat around for about a year, like many kit beer yeasts do.
It was from the Wheat Beer kit, which is their A yeast.
The beer was brewed as part of a 200L batch with the rebel brewers on the pilot setup in Black's of Kinsale
I fermented the beer at 18C for 2 weeks, kegged and force carbed.
It fermented out very well, with no hint of 'kit' about it. I'd compare it to US05 in attenuation and flocculation and I suspect that's what it is.
maybe some other kit yeasts might cause off flavors, but not this one anyway

[TheSumOfAllBeers]

Kit makers tend to be stingy with their yeast too, and pitching it dry may be a greater source of yeast stress.

[LordEoin]

I pitched the same amount and method as if it was a kit