Ok, this is now officially the beer I have brewed most, with 22 gallons brewed to date. Just started another 11 gallons yesterday, but my LHBS only had 2 packs of Denny's Favorite, and those were both more than 2 months old. I didn't have time to make a starter, so pitched both of these into one 5.5 gallon batch (given only about 60% viability, this is significantly under pitching), and headed back to the LHBS. At this time, they didn't have either yeast choice, so went with 1084 Irish Ale strain, as it said it was supposed to be good with dark beers. Pitched 2 packs of yeast into the 2nd 5.5 gallons, so it is at least almost pitching the right amount. LHBS is rather limited at this point on their yeast selection. Never used 1084 before... we'll see how it turns out. It is at 64 degrees in the basement at this time and I will aggressively make sure it does not go above 66 degrees.