Belgian Yeast Suggestion

jasert39 · Jan 8, 2012

I am "planning" a upcoming pumpkin ale and found a commerical website that uses this sentence to explain the yeast they use in a similar beer...

"We then ferment with a Belgian strain which accenutaes the spices already added to the beer."

spices are the usual cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, etc.

any suggestions that are available to us that would fit that bill?

thanks.

chezzesteak · Jan 8, 2012

Wlp550

MrManifesto · Jan 8, 2012

chezzesteak said:
Wlp550

this, or wlp500. both good.

chezzesteak · Jan 8, 2012

I like 550 its a little more mellow

MrManifesto · Jan 8, 2012

chezzesteak said:
I like 550 its a little more mellow

i'm using 500 on a belgian pale (20min left in the boil, actually! :rockin

and i was looking for some yeasty goodness because i kept the malt bill pretty simple.

but yeah, 550 is definitely a more clean yeast.

beergolf · Jan 8, 2012

550is the same as. WY 3522. and I agree it is a good choice.

corey0212 · Jan 8, 2012

WLP575....an underrated little champ.

Seven · Jan 8, 2012

I like Wyeast 1214 and Wyeast 3522 a lot.

neomantra · Jan 8, 2012

Seven said:
I like Wyeast 1214 and Wyeast 3522 a lot.

not familiar with wyeast 3522 but 1214 isn't going to accent the spice factor the OP was asking for. wlp550 would be my suggestion as others have mentioned.

chickypad · Jan 8, 2012

I know 3522 is supposed to be equivalent to 550 but I seem to get a lot more banana and less spicy notes with the 3522.

mountainman13 · Jan 8, 2012

Grab a bottle of said beer and harvest the yeast out of it.

DannPM · Jan 9, 2012

Op, what is the beer/website you're getting this description from?

jasert39 · Jan 9, 2012

It's from evolution brewery in Delaware. Best pumpkin /fall beer if had.

GuldTuborg · Jan 9, 2012

Belgian and spicy? Sounds like the Westmalle or a saison strain to me.

JaimeTheLimey · Jan 9, 2012

corey0212 said:
WLP575....an underrated little champ.

More expensive, but you can blend your own belgian yeasts to get the characteristics you're looking for.

usfmikeb · Jan 9, 2012

Brew Like a Monk has a great chapter on this. All of these yeasts have different profiles depending on fermentation temp, and the book covers it well.

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