Which yeast would you choose?

[chemman14]

I have the following recipie
8 lbs of light dry extract
1 lb crystal 60L
.5 lb chocolate balt
.50 lb roasted barley
.25 lb black patent malt
2 oz chinook (60)
.5 oz cascade (30)
.5 oz cascade (10)
I put this into beer smith and it appears to be near the imperial Russian stout style. What would be a good yeast for this beer? I was thinking wyeast London ale

 

[JMSetzler]

If it were mine, I'd probably use WLP-001 with a 1-liter starter (California Ale Yeast), but that's just me

 

[UncleDave]

Since you are using grapefruity American hops, I'd go with an American ale yeast like WLP001 the equivalent Wyeast for a dry finish, or if you want it a little more malty, go with the White Labs WLP0057 American Ale V. Or you could go with an Irish Ale yeast. Lots of choices, but you really can't go wrong an American or British ale yeast.

 

[chemman14]

yeah, I was thinking the american ale yeast

 

[chemman14]

and I planned on getting a 2 L flask tomorrow with my yeast packet and making a 1.5 L starter

 

[z987k]

you could save your $8 and use US-05 instead of the liquid versions.

 

[syd138]

Well, minus the roasted barley.. you aren't too far off from a Belgian Dark Stong.

You could theoretically use WLP-570.

 

[headfullahops]

Go for Wyeast #1728 Scottish Ale. It's a great all around high gravity yeast.

 

[cactusgarrett]

I have the following recipie
8 lbs of light dry extract
1 lb crystal 60L
.5 lb chocolate balt
.50 lb roasted barley
.25 lb black patent malt
2 oz chinook (60)
.5 oz cascade (30)
.5 oz cascade (10)
I put this into beer smith and it appears to be near the imperial Russian stout style. What would be a good yeast for this beer? I was thinking wyeast London ale

Not calling you out, but only 8lbs gets you into Imperial stout range with regards to gravity? I don't have any calculators handy.

 

[Shay]

you could save your $8 and use US-05 instead of the liquid versions.

+1. US-05 is a easy and cheap.