Righlander
Well-Known Member
so they were out of my main go to yeast wlp001 at the LHBS. i decided to go with 1272, a yeast i have never used before. any thoughts on this yeast?
The more I use it the more I prefer it over WLP001/Cali. The flocculation isn't a little better, it's quite a bit better IMO, which is nice, especially for bottle conditioning. If you keep the temp 65-68 F, the extra "fruitiness" won't be noticeable in anything but the most delicate beers, and even then it is actually pleasant. in pale ales, IPA's, etc. it tastes very clean. I would agree that it's a slower fermenting yeast than and doesn't blowoff as much as WLP001.
I just made an IIPA that I dumped on the yeast cake from an American Amber, and it went from 1.081 to 1.016 in a week. Threw a ton of H2S during fermentation, but this dissipated by day 9, and it is a terrific beer. Nice body yet just dry and crisp enough to accentuate the hop bitterness. Would make sure that you mash a bit lower to ensure the beer dries out, since it doesn't attenuate as well as WLP001.
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