WLP080 cream ale yeast in stout?

[Rustyhub]

Hey guys, this is my first post on here, or any forum in general since my car days lol.

Anyways, so I was messing around last weekend and trying to find a use for the starter I made for a beer that I never ended up brewing.

I decided to do a little experiment and I made a 1 gallon batch of oatmeal stout using wlp080.

Anyone have any thoughts or done something similar before?

 

[catdaddy66]

Interesting choice. I think it will be fine as wlp080 is very good in my cream ale (per style) but I've read it can be a good choice for a steam/California common also. Dont see why it couldnt work with a stout also.

The worst you'll get is... Beer.

 

[Ungoliant]

I think it sounds pretty good! I'd like to hear updates on this one

 

[FVillatoro]

Although I don't have that same same strain, but I have used WLP029 "Kolsch" yeast in a brown ale that I have always brewed with WLP029/Wyeast 1968 "Fuller's yeast".

The beer is still cold conditioning and will be ready in about 1 more week, but they tasted significantly different during kegging time:

The WLP002 was a lot maltier and sweeter and nuttier.
The Wlp029 was a lot more dry and crisper tasting, and there was significantly less malt-forward taste.

The Stout will come out fine, but some of the sweet-estery malt may not be as pronounced as much.

 

[Rustyhub]

The Stout will come out fine, but some of the sweet-estery malt may not be as pronounced as much.

nailed it i think. I just tried my first taste yesterday. It actually came out really well! it is fairly dry and has a nice sweet malt character, but it is definitely not very pronounced. The body of the stout isn't quite where i feel it should be (considering i added 30% toasted oats to the recipe) but i feel that is more a problem with my efficiency rather than the strain of yeast i used.

i feel like this recipe may make a better black IPA than a stout. Its got a delicious coffee and chocolate character, but in my opinion, not quite malty enough to be called a stout.

Ill post another update a week or so after i bottle it!

 

[kh54s10]

Just about any yeast will ferment a beer that does not exceed it's alcohol tolerance. And, almost any combination is worth experimenting with. You could get something you don't like or you could stumble upon a great "outside the box" beer.

I made a "Pumpkin" ale but used Spaghetti squash instead of pumpkin. Spaghetti squash has a peppery flavor so I used T-58 yeast that also gives a peppery flavor. It was great.

I haven't done so much with substituting yeasts for experimenting though. I usually stay close to style.