WLP001 or WLP051 for an imperial stout?

[urg8rb8]

I already have WLP001 with me. Is it worth getting WLP051 for an imperial stout?

I want to brew a Bell's Expedition clone and can't find any commerical bottles near me to culture the yeast from.

 

[kev211]

I like 001. Its more attenuative than 051 so on a big beer like an imperial stout it will clean it up better. 051 is more flocculent, but your beer is a stout, so clarity isnt as big of an issue when it comes down to tiny flocculation details between the two. 001 is a beast, I say use it. But make a starter!

 

[Bklmt2000]

I already have WLP001 with me. Is it worth getting WLP051 for an imperial stout?

I want to brew a Bell's Expedition clone and can't find any commerical bottles near me to culture the yeast from.

Use the 001, build a good-sized starter (1 gallon wouldn't be too large), and decant the spent starter liquid before dumping the 001 into the primary.

For a beer as big as Expedition, you'll need as much healthy yeast as you can.

 

[urg8rb8]

WLP001 it is! Thanks!