Brulosopher
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***I MEANT WLP090***
After reading about this yeast and asking questions of those who've used it, I decided to give it a shot. Here are my thoughts:
- This is NOT the yeast used by Stone Brewing; if that's what you're looking for, WLP007 will get you closer.
- I read this is essentially a more flocculant California Ale yeast (WLP001), which I'd say is accurate! After only a week in primary, the beer was fully attenuated and very clear with good malt/hop balance. The slight hint of acetaldehyde was very similar to what I get with 001.
- A with 001, I pitched a starter into 65F wort, let temp rise to 68F and held it there for 5 days, let it rise to about 70F for a day of clean up, let the temp drop over a couple days to 64F as fermentation completed, then started crashing after a week... for clarification sake.
Overall, I will certainly be using this yeast more often! Actually, I plan to keep harvested samples on hand at all times. I had read some folks were having problems with high FG, which I did not experience at all- my 1.050 wort finished at 1.009, which was expected.
I'd enjoy hearing what others think, and I'm happy to answer any questions. Cheers!
After reading about this yeast and asking questions of those who've used it, I decided to give it a shot. Here are my thoughts:
- This is NOT the yeast used by Stone Brewing; if that's what you're looking for, WLP007 will get you closer.
- I read this is essentially a more flocculant California Ale yeast (WLP001), which I'd say is accurate! After only a week in primary, the beer was fully attenuated and very clear with good malt/hop balance. The slight hint of acetaldehyde was very similar to what I get with 001.
- A with 001, I pitched a starter into 65F wort, let temp rise to 68F and held it there for 5 days, let it rise to about 70F for a day of clean up, let the temp drop over a couple days to 64F as fermentation completed, then started crashing after a week... for clarification sake.
Overall, I will certainly be using this yeast more often! Actually, I plan to keep harvested samples on hand at all times. I had read some folks were having problems with high FG, which I did not experience at all- my 1.050 wort finished at 1.009, which was expected.
I'd enjoy hearing what others think, and I'm happy to answer any questions. Cheers!
