permo
Well-Known Member
I am making a huge red ale with a pound of columbus in an 11 galon batch, with 1.070 OG and possibly some honey added to the boil. I am really having a problem deciding on yeast. I love pacman and the beers it produces are fantastic, but now that it is spring my basement is now to warm to keep it at 60 degrees so I ferment around 64 degrees in the ferementer now. I love the way it floculates and ferments nice and clean.
However, I know that WLP001 is great at accentuating hops and can work in an extreme of temperatures. The one and only thing I can't stand abou this yeast, which is also what makes it such an attenuator, is that it stays in suspension forever. The last thing I want to do is use gelatin in this beer because of the hops......
so I am stuck in my decision, I am leaning towards WLP001 and just cold crash the yeast out and then dry hop, but I am still struggling with it.
However, I know that WLP001 is great at accentuating hops and can work in an extreme of temperatures. The one and only thing I can't stand abou this yeast, which is also what makes it such an attenuator, is that it stays in suspension forever. The last thing I want to do is use gelatin in this beer because of the hops......
so I am stuck in my decision, I am leaning towards WLP001 and just cold crash the yeast out and then dry hop, but I am still struggling with it.