Here's my latest batch and first time using WLP066. I believe the manufactured date on my vial was also a late March date. I made a 1.5L starter, chilled and decanted and then pitched 2/3rd of it and saved the rest for a future batch. It's my first time using this hop combination, but mouthfeel and yeast character seem very similar to WY1318. Probably one of the best that I've made in that department, but hard to top the Citra/Mosaic/Galaxy combo.
Below are the details:
Grain Bill: Using Braufessor's from post #5803
Mashed @155
Post-boil volume: 5.35G
Volume Into Fermenter (corny keg): 4.25G
OG: 1.066
FG: 1.016
Hops:
0.85oz Warrior @60min
1oz each Citra/Vic Secret/Enigma @FO
1oz each Citra/Vic Secret/Enigma 20min hop stand @155
1oz each Citra/Vic Secret/Enigma dry hop at 60 hours post-pitch
1oz each Citra/Vic Secret/Enigma dry hop @ day 6, crashed on day 9 and left in keg
I'm not sure how to explain all the variation in attenuation people are seeing with this relatively new yeast product from White Labs, but I wouldn't hesitate to use it again after this batch. I think my next NEIPA I may split between WY1318 and WLP066 to compare the two to see if I can detect any differences or have a preference for either one. I've sometimes gotten a hop burn that doesn't fade after kegging with WY1318, which was one of my reasons for trying WLP066 this time. No hop burn in this one, but don't have enough data to make any claims that its any different from WY1318 in that respect yet.
I just have to say, that glass is amazing! Where did you find something so awesome?