brown ale yeast. what up?

I am making a brown ale and need some recomendations for a strain of yeast. So far I'm leaning towards wlp002. thoughts?

002 would be a fine choice. London Ale 013 isn't a bad idea either, but I love 002.

right on. it is a maple brown ale. not sure if that changes anything. also curious about when it may be a good idea to add said maple syrup. i have read that adding it as a priming sugar substitute works well. any ideas?

Never used maple syrup, hopefully someone else will chime in that has.

Cheers!!

no worries, thanks for the recommendation!

I've made an Brown IPA with both London and 1056 and both turned out awesome! I've never used Maple Syrup but I would assume it can be used like Honey. Either add it at flame out, high krausen or prime with it. Be aware it is probably close to 100 % fermentable so it may dry and thin out the beer. You might want to add 4-8 oz of malto-dextrine to the recipe to add back some body

My favorite yeast for brown ales in my limited experience has been white labs 007. It is called 'Dry English' but I didn't feel it was too dry at all for the brown and I thought really enhanced the flavor of the chocolate malt I used versus the 001 I used for another similar batch.

Also, be careful when priming with maple syrup as the sugar content can vary quite a bit depending on the grade and type of syrup. Grade B maple syrup will contribute the most flavor per weight. I gather it is best to measure by weight versus by volume if you decide to prime with syrup.