WLP001 = peach flavor?

[chumpsteak]

US05 has given me peach or white grape flavors a couple times when I tried to ferment around 65 or 66 on mid gravity beers. I only ferment at 68 now and have zero problems.

 

[premington]

I use a lot of WLP001. It is my yeast of choice in many of my beers I run on tap all year long and have not noticed any peach notes. This may be a case where some people are more susceptible to picking up on it or perhaps having a reaction with their particular chemistry causing their taste buds to define the flavor as "peach like" This is very interesting.

This is a good point. When I reported earlier that my son said he smelled peaches in the yeast, I didn't report here that I only smelled a fruity smell. I trust my 6 year old's nose. It's very, very sensitive... It's NEW! Mine is 53-years old. But you bring up a good point about sensitivity. I just found it so interesting, after he told me it smelled like peaches, that I go in this forum to find others say the same thing.