Bourbon Barrel Porter Yeast Substitution

[bpinon]

Hello All,
I am going to be brewing Northern Brewer's Bourbon Barrel Porter extract kit for the first time and after doing some reading on using the recommended dry yeast(Windsor Danstar), I have discovered this yeast has a pretty low attenuation. I've seen quite a few posters say the final gravity ended up around 1.025-1.030. To get a higher abv would it be acceptable to substitute the Windsor Danstar for something that will have better attenuation. S-05 maybe? Would this be a bad idea/negatively impact the flavor?

 

[Natdavis777]

You would be fine swapping out with 05 for higher attenuation, or if you wanted to use both in conjunction, that would be fine as well. If its a barrel aged beer, you are going to get alot of flavor from the bourbon, and the maltiness will shine through. I doubt you would be able to differentiate between the two yeasts if you did a side by side comparison