What's your go-to, workhorse yeast?

[OMBHale]

Oh agreed, I usually use White Labs, they do brilliant yeasts. Am just stocking up on my 'emergency' yeasts is all



EDIT: I refuse to be goaded by references to Sunblest.........

 

[couchsending]

Scottish Ale

Clean at almost any temp

Works well from 55-75

Floccs crazy well

Very alcohol tolerant

 

[Hanglow]

I always have a bunch of dried yeast around, but if I were to just have one it would probably be BRY 97

 

[Mer-man]

Scottish Ale

Clean at almost any temp

Works well from 55-75

Floccs crazy well

Very alcohol tolerant

How'd it go with hoppy beers?

 

[isomerization]

Scottish Ale

Clean at almost any temp

Works well from 55-75

Floccs crazy well

Very alcohol tolerant

Have you tried WLP029 versus WY1728? I’ve read that they don’t perform the same...

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Have you tried WLP029 versus WY1728? I’ve read that they don’t perform the same...

They're not particularly related - 1728 Scottish is closest to 1028 London Ale in the WLP004 Irish group, whereas WLP029 is in the WLP002/007 group. Or did you mean WLP028 Edinburgh? That's even less related, it's out on a limb vaguely near WLP023 Burton and 1275 Thames Valley.

If we're talking liquid yeasts, then British ones that are labelled otherwise that I like what I've seen so far of, are WLP041 and WLP540.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Yes, Wyeast Scottish and White Labs Edinburgh are definitely not the same. I love the former, had access to the latter, tried to sub for the former, was not impressed, and ditched it for WLP004 Irish which I had on hand and found closer (though not identical, but preferable to Edinburgh). Given the info above, may explain why.

 

[isomerization]

They're not particularly related - 1728 Scottish is closest to 1028 London Ale in the WLP004 Irish group, whereas WLP029 is in the WLP002/007 group. Or did you mean WLP028 Edinburgh? That's even less related, it's out on a limb vaguely near WLP023 Burton and 1275 Thames Valley.

If we're talking liquid yeasts, then British ones that are labelled otherwise that I like what I've seen so far of, are WLP041 and WLP540.

I did mean 028 (Edinburgh), just FYI. Good info thanks!