What is your favorite color? (yeast)

[Grimsawyer]

What is your favorite yeasts? I know everybody loves 1056 but what are other yeasts you like for pale ales, IPA, IIPA, ESB? What about them do you like? For instance I LOVE 2112 california lager for my IPA's. I don't know anyone else who has even tried it, but I LOVE THAT YEAST!!! It is a mellow yeast that dosn't have the old penny taste I always get with 1056. (Note that the temperature range celing on 2112 is 68*F.)

 

[minnowcaptain]

I've used wyeast 2112 for a variety of batches from cream ales to light American lagers. Anything that I want a clean malty flavor in and I love the flocculation. It is probably one of my favorites as well. I really like the California Ale strain from white labs, apart from having the "California" title in common this strain can also be used in all kinds of beer styles IMO.

 

[Austinhomebrew]

Not enough people use the European Ale. Nice and clean yeast but more malty.

Forrest

 

[bradjoiner]

safale s-05 its quick and easy an works for all my american ale needs

 

[markg388]

I'm a big fan of wyeast 1728 Scottish Ale for pretty much any ale. It has just a good solid ale taste without any strange flavors.

 

[slouch]

I use wlp004 as my all around ale yeast.

 

[Freezeblade]

I love WLP023. I use it for pretty much everything, but then again, I usually do English style beers.