White labs substitution help

[storytyme]

My local homebrew shop only sells the Wyeast smack packs. I am going to brew a holiday ale that calls for white labs (WLP060) American Ale Blend. I have searched the Internet for a Wyeast substitute and can't find one. I am pretty new to brewing so any help or advice is much appreciated. Thank you in advance.

 

[FastAndy]

Maybe WLP029 to get you the same slight sulfer smell and hop characteristics of WLP060? WLP060 is pretty nuetral and i assume the holiday ale will be somewhat bold and flavorful? I would just pick any clean nuetral yeast you can get a hold of.

 

[FastAndy]

i'm tarded. I see you can only get Wyeast from your LHBS so maybe try 1272 or 2565.

 

[COLObrewer]

I believe mrmalty.com has a comparison chart for White labs vs Wyeast, I can't access it here at work because the Blockmonsters got it.

 

[storytyme]

I have seen that chart. They don't have WLP060 listed.

 

[iYeast]

Order directly from White Labs via www.yeastman.com

 

[barrooze]

Since WLP060 appears to be a blend of Anchor Liberty, Anchor Steam, and Chico, you could get 1056, 1272, and 2112 and make your own blend. If you don't want to spend so much money on yeast, I agree with FastAndy. Just use a clean yeast. 1056 or 1272 would be fine.

 

[brettwasbtd]

Can we see the recipe you were going to make? Or maybe get some thoughts on how you'd want the beer to turn out? That may assist in a yeast choice.

 

[storytyme]

Here is the recipe I was going to use:


Malt Extract:
5.5lb Pale LME
1 lb Munich LME

Steeping grains:
.5lb Crystal 20L
.5lb Crystal 60L
6oz Biscuit Malt
6oz Victory Malt
6oz Carapils (Dextrine) Malt

Other:
1 lb honey (added @ 45 min)

Hops:
1oz Hallertau (60 min)
.5oz Saaz (15 min)

Yeast:
White Labs WLP060 American Ale Blend

Spices/Other Added Before Bottling:
2oz Jack Daniels Wiskey
few dashes of ground Saigon Cinnamon
2 whole cloves
Few dashes ground nutmeg


I went on Wyeast website and they had the following yeasts for a holiday style of brew:

1056 - American Ale™
1214 - Belgian Abbey™
1388 - Belgian Strong Ale™
2112 - California Lager™
1728 - Scottish Ale™
1450 - Denny's Favorite 50

Any experience with these would be helpful. I have used #1056 before in IPAs.

Thank you everyone!

 

[barrooze]

I was actually thinking if you went with something Belgian like 1214 you'd make a really good interesting holiday beer. If you want to keep it tamer and focus on just the malts and spices, you should stick with 1056 or 1272 which will give you a clean yeast profile.

 

[bwible]

I know this is an old thread, but I would think a good Wyeast substitution for WLP060 American Ale Blend would be Wyeast 1450 Denny’s Favorite 50

https://wyeastlab.com/yeast-strain/dennys-favorite-50-ale