wlp005 British Ale w/ American hops?

[strat_thru_marshall]

I was planning on doing an APA this weekend, so I went to the LHBS to grab my yeast and they were out of my go-to strain, WLP007. I find that if I ferment it at 64F with a big starter it is very clean and works well with any hop variety.

I bought 005 British Ale instead. Anyone ever use this yeast with citrusy hops? This is my first attempt with this strain and I am not sure if I should change my recipe.

1.050 target OG

90% Pale Ale Malt
5% Honey malt
5% Crystal 20L

40 IBU Magnum @ 60 mins
3 oz Ahtanum @ Flameout
1 oz Ahtanum Dry hop


I was thinking about swapping the Ahtanum for Willamette or EKG, I have plenty of both....but I was looking forward to trying this recipe. Anyone with experience with this yeast, I would love to hear what you think.

 

[samc]

Never used that yeast. I did brew a Stone Pale Ale which is similar to the recipe above and I absolutely hate Ahtanum hop flavor. So if it was mine I'd sub Willamette hops. I used 002 yeast on that one.

 

[strat_thru_marshall]

Never used that yeast. I did brew a Stone Pale Ale which is similar to the recipe above and I absolutely hate Ahtanum hop flavor. So if it was mine I'd sub Willamette hops. I used 002 yeast on that one.

What do you not like about Ahtanum flavor? I've never used it before.

 

[Wayne1]

WLP005 is supposed to be the Ringwood Ale strain. Same thing as Wyeast 1187.

Make sure you use a BIG starter. Keep fermentation temps between 64 and 68 and you will get a very clean and FAST fermentation. It floculates very heavily. Your beer should clear up very nicely.

Many, many years ago I was fortunate to win some awards using that strain with Centennial and Cascade hops.

Vail Pale Ale

 

[indigi]

A friend told me that 005 was mid way between 002 and 007 in terms of flavor profile. I think if you keep it cool it'll be fine.