Yeast for Palmer Barleywine

[rcsarver]

Hello,

I want to try making Palmer's Urukhai barleywine. Directions say to pitch on yeast cake. Will any yeast do or are there better types?

 

[scottyg354]

US-05 ? Would be my first guess. Is it an American Barleywine or English?

What is the OG? Target FG?

 

[prpromin]

My print copy of How to Brew lists Wyeast 1275 as the yeast for this barleywine.

 

[rcsarver]

Looked at his website and my print copy, maybe it's a different edition. Simply says American ale or English ale yeast. Says to use yeast cake from (preferably) a secondary fermenter. Do you think it would be okay using a cake from primary?

The recipe doesn't specify English or American style.

OG 1.103, no stated expected FG.

 

[aiptasia]

Depends if you want a clean dry component from the yeast, or if you're ok with some fruityness for a little more complexity. The Wyeast is an English yeast but it's low on the fruity esters, so i'd probably go with a clean profile if you want to make it true to form.

Safale S05, WLP007 or Super San Diego would be my choices. I've found 007 is just excellent in high gravity beers like old ales and barleywines. It's Stone brewing's house yeast for Arrogant Bastard and other big beers they produce.

 

[rcsarver]

Are you saying more esters from American yeast, less esters from English?
By clean do you mean use fresh yeast? Would I be looking at making a starter if that's the case?

 

[scottyg354]

Would def think a starter would be needed for this one.