White Labs WL060 in a Robust Porter?

[pugmug]

Will White Labs WL060 work well in a Robust Porter?

My LHBS was out of Wyeast American Ale 1056 and when I was offered the WL060 American Ale yeast I thought, "Why not"?

After some research, it seems the WL001 California yeast is the equivalent of the 1056. The WL060 American Ale yeast is described as being neutral and having the California ale yeast blended into it, but also is said to produce sulfur and a lager yeast characteristics. It is the last part that I am afraid of. It sounds kind of like a California Common yeast or something.

I was going to start my starter tomorrow but now I am unsure if I should just go for it or pay the shipping for the correct yeast. What do you guys think?

Thanks

 

[RM-MN]

Does your LHBS have Nottingham, Safale US-05, or Munton's Gold. Any of these would be good choices for a Robust Porter. They store very well in the refrigerator (Danstar, the maker of Nottingham says viable for up to 2 years) and don't require a starter. In fact they recommend against using a starter for these, just hydration. I try to keep a few packs of these on hand as they are a neutral flavor yeast and work well for most styles of beer.

 

[pugmug]

I will probably grab some dry yeast to stock for these occasions from now on. I decided to get the starter going and just brew it. Hope the lager flavors don't throw it off, but people always say RDWHAHB, so it's probably ok.