WLP810-Good for something else?

[Rhoobarb]

I've got a California Common (Steam-like beer) happily fermenting away with some White Labs WLP810 San Francisco lager yeast. It's my first time using this yeast and when it's done, I'd like to use the yeast cake for something else besides another Steam. Anyone ever used this strain to ferment something different?

The White Labs website suggests some vaguely-worded "American Style" lagers and a Schwarzbier. I'm hoping for some first-hand knowledge from anybody out there. Thanks!

 

[Brewpastor]

Try a bock.

 

[homebrewer_99]

I'd wash half of it first and put it away for later then make a bock with whatever's left in the primary!

 

[Rhoobarb]

Thanks, guys. I think that will be my plan! It seemed a bock or some kind of marzen might be good, but I just wasn't sure.

I have a good bock recipe that I've done before with lager yeast and liked. This would be a good experiemnt to see how it tastes using this yeast!

 

[Glibbidy]

I brewed the california common that the pastor posted, and used the WLP810 yeast strain. From what I have been reading this stuff has a pretty long lag phase, and then is slow to ferment. I curious to hear about other brewer's success with this strain.
I grew up enough yeast to pitch in a 10 gal batch, and pitched at ~70f. My basement temp were the primary fermenter is at ~58f. I guess the lag phase can be 5-15 hours at ~70.
So my question is, how long should it take if my wort is at ~58f? I'm just getting antsy now, because I'm yeast to my yeast blasting off and getting right to work.