Wyeast 1968 surprisingly high attenuation

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Recently I brewed up a Lagunitas Censored clone based off of the recipe in the CYBI show. The yeast used is Wyeast1968/WLP002.

The grist was :

73.5% - american 2-row
10.8% - munich10L
8.7% - white wheat
6.5% - c60
0.5% - roasted barley


Mash schedule was 156F for 60 minutes with 1.25qt/lb water

Fermented about two weeks @ 66F then brought to 70F for one week to finish/clean up.

I missed the projected OG of 1.068 by two points coming in with 1.066 instead, not that big of a deal.

Lagunitas's Censored finishes at 1.017 for an AA of 75% which is already out of the projected range given by Wyeast for the 1968.

Soooo, when I went to check the FG while kegging I was quite surprised to find that it had dropped to 1.014 for a whopping almost 79% AA.:eek:

Of course I washed a few pints worth of it for later experimentation.:D

The hydro sample tasted really nice so I have high hopes for the clone. :rockin:Unfortunately/Fortunately, it is destined for a crazy drug fueled hippy bacchanal:fro:where it will be consumed within 3 days so I won't be able to try it over time and see it evolve; but I do plan on getting a sixer of Lagunitas' version to bring with me and I hope to get a couple of the more discerning beer drinkers among us to give a fair judgment of the two.



Anyways, for those that have used this yeast; what have your experiences with it been in regards to attenuation and flavor?
 
My Beersmith logs indicate the following for the last few times I've used Wy1968:
OG 1.055 FG 1.014
OG 1.047 FG 1.014
OG 1.051 FG 1.012
OG 1.041 FG 1.003
(All were AG except the last which was a GB kit with sugar etc)
 
My Beersmith logs indicate the following using 1968
OG 1.070 FG 1.017 6/21/2009
OG 1.043 FG 1.013 9/20/2009
OG 1.065 FG 1.018 11/21/2009
OG 1.055 FG 1.012 5/23/2010
 
75.2%
78.1%
74.2%
77.5%
71.9%
64.7% (session beer mashed at 158°F w/8oz MD in the boil)
 
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