Pliny-ish DIPA with two different yeast strains

[Yooper]

I was low on my liquid yeast stash, so decided to go with dry yeast. I split this recipe into two 5.5 gallon fermenters, and used Mangrove Jack's West Coast M44 in one, and S05 in the other.

I'll be honest- I'm not a fan of S05 as a rule, and never used Mangrove Jack's before. But since S05 is supposedly a chico strain, related to my fave WLP001, I used it.

The recipe (11 gallons into fermeter):
25 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) 92.6 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) 3.7 %
1 lbs Cane (Beet) Sugar (0.0 SRM) 3.7 %
2.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - FWH
2.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min
2.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min
3.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Whirlpool at 180 20 minutes
2.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Whirlpool at 180 20 minutes
2.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days
2.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days
2.00 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 5.0 Days
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Keg Hop
0.50 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Keg Hop
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Keg Hop

Both yeast strains ended at 1.010, at 7.2% ABV.

The M44 was very nice- firmly bitter and nicely hoppy. Still cloudy at tasting.
The S05 was tart in the finish, not as bitter, and a bit harsh in the swallow. Also still cloudy.

These two kegs are amazingly different, and I find that the beers differ so much that I wouldn't believe it came from the same exact boil and dryhopping if someone else did it.

I'll taste again once carbed completely and clear, as I'm sure that will make a big difference.

I don't know why I never used Mangrove Jack's before, except that I rarely use dry yeast. I dislike S05 as a general rule, and haven't used it in years before now. I never did a taste test like this before, though.

 

[jtratcliff]

Now you just need to start a blog called "Experimental Yooperlosophy" and we can all bag on the scientific rigor of your Yooperiments....

😁

 

[Yooper]

Now you just need to start a blog called "Experimental Yooperlosophy" and we can all bag on the scientific rigor of your Yooperiments....

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Yooperlosophy would probably involve swampers, a toque, choppers, and fishin' gear doncha know..............

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Peninsula_English fer dose guys who don't speak da Yooper.

 

[plazola86]

Cool test really shows the difference in yeast strains (?) between companies. I was under the impression that the chico strain or pretty much anything labeled west coast could be interchangeably since its such a neutral yeast. This just shows the difference if one of your favorites is WLP001 but dislike US05. I have a double IPA going with US05 right now as well, never tried WLP001 for same reason that I thought it was the same thing. I've never gotten the peachy flavor that some people get with US05, always very clean when I've used it.

 

[jtratcliff]

Yooperlosophy would probably involve swampers, a toque, choppers, and fishin' gear doncha know..............

I realllly want to see this Yooperiment:

"so after I put on my swampers and choppers, I split the batch and pitched the yeast, eh..."

Although, for true Yooper-lisciousness you prolly ought to be nekkid...

And the P-value would be how many you had to drink before you needed to go Pee...