Hop Rod Yeast

[user 574]

I'm going to do a hop rod rye recipe this weekend. I'm a cheap bastage and have some wlp001 CA and english wlp002 slurry that I'm thinking of using instead of the WLP051 CA Ale V yeast I've seen others use. The V attenuation is a bit lower than the 001 as is the English yeast. Which would you use of the two I got (002 or 001, I'm leaning 002) or would you I be better served to buck up and buy the V

 

[Brewsmith]

I just used the CA V yeast for the first time, so I can't really compare it to 001, but I would lean toward 001 instead of the english ale. My guess is that CA V is not as fruity as the 002 english. Better yet, split the wort in two and do both.

 

[Janx]

Use the 001 if you are going to use one of the ones you have. But for some reason, I have had much better luck with the V. I have no idea why, but it actually seems to be a bit drier in the end. That's just anecdotal. I have made it many times with the V and a few times with the 001. I really do like the V better.

Cheers

 

[user 574]

I'll use the V... next time. I looked at my recipe grain bill for the HRR and it was 15+lb; that's not going to cut it in my 5g cooler . I ended up getting my porter grain bill filled instead today. Lucky its fathers day coming up. I got some wish lists to send out, like that 10g gott I saw at the sporting goods store.

 

[El Pistolero]

I'll use the V... next time. I looked at my recipe grain bill for the HRR and it was 15+lb; that's not going to cut it in my 5g cooler .

That ten gallon cooler is nice...I've done a 15, 16, and 20 lb. grain bill in mine and not been over 8 gallons in the cooler. The 5 gallon one should make an adequate HLT too.

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

I have a 36qt Coleman Extreme that I did a 10g batch in last weekend (~21# of grain I think). Had to do two batch sparges, but no biggie.

A round 10g cooler would really be the cadillac.