Dry VS. Liquid yeast

[orb]

I recently got back into brewing after a ten year gap. The first two batches were with dry yeast (Ale), the next three with liquid yeast. The liquid yeast was overwhelmingly superior. The dry yeast resulted in overly malty-unfermented carbohydrate taste. My question is, can any dry (ale) yeast produce a crisp, clean, dry fermentation? P.S. Extract/partial grain brewer)

[Tweek]

yes. as crisp and clean as an ale yeast will. for anything more crisp and clean you will need to go with a lager yeast.

[mmmBeer...]

I’ll second that…I have used some dry yeast that finish as dry and crisp as liquid yeast (Coopers dry ale yeast). As mentioned in other threads you will have less control with dry yeast over the flavours that the yeast produces.

[unkle bik]

My local supplier said that true lager yeast cannot be produced dry.
Is he pulling my leg or what?

[Fast_Eddy]

Originally posted by unkle bik
My local supplier said that true lager yeast cannot be produced dry.
Is he pulling my leg or what?

I've read that that used to be the case. But recent advances(I don't know what those advances are) in yeast processing now allow a pretty decent dry lager yeast. I have no way of confirming this.

Seems like I read it in the book "The Brewers Handbook".