Favorite English yeast strains

Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:20 am

What are your favorite English yeast strains and what styles do you like them in? I'm getting ready to brew a 19th c. throwback English IPA and am looking for a new yeast strain. The only English strain I've done IPA with has been WLP007, which is good but I want something a little fruitier this time that still attenuates well and also flocculates well. Burton Ale seemed like a good choice. Any suggestions?
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Re: Favorite English yeast strains

Tue Mar 29, 2011 9:36 am

I have been using a few of them since I got back into it. I use Wyeast Neo-Brittania, ESB, and the London Ale III, I believe. I think I like the London Ale II the best for what I use it for. I have made bitters of varying degree, a couple of English IPAs, and I used the Neo-Brittania for a Barley Wine, and they all turned out great. You really cant lose with any of those.
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Re: Favorite English yeast strains

Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:22 pm

I think the Dry English 007 from white labs is a great yeast. Ferment it cool around 65 and it throws very little esters, ferment it hotter around 70-72 and you get nice tropical fruit esters coming through.

I also like the 002 which is a bit more of the english character and flocks hard so you get a super clear beer. 005 is rather clean as well but doesn't flock as well. but any of those do a great job
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Re: Favorite English yeast strains

Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:46 pm

White labs Yorkshire square is fantastic. I just wish it was more available. Among the regularly available yeast I like 007. Keep it cool and it's clean yet still fruity.
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Re: Favorite English yeast strains

Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:06 pm

I've used Wyeast London Ale lll... Very flocculant and some stone fruit flavor...

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Re: Favorite English yeast strains

Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:03 pm

dannypo wrote:White labs Yorkshire square is fantastic. I just wish it was more available. Among the regularly available yeast I like 007. Keep it cool and it's clean yet still fruity.

Agreed, very nice yeast when you want some attenuation and some English yeast character. I've used it on a Brown and an American Amber ale with really nice results. Both fermented around 64-66 degrees. Give it time to develop in the bottle or the keg and it comes out really nice.

Thats towards the WLP 007 yeast strain.

After saying that I do not enjoy the WLP 002 in American Pale Ales or IPAs. I feel it mutes the hops added to the beers. It doesn't make a bad beer, but makes a different beer altogether. Not what I want in American style beers. Just my experiences to share among the masses.
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Re: Favorite English yeast strains

Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:22 pm

007 is one of my favorite yeasts period.
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Re: Favorite English yeast strains

Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:15 am

dannypo wrote:White labs Yorkshire square is fantastic. I just wish it was more available. Among the regularly available yeast I like 007. Keep it cool and it's clean yet still fruity.


By far my favorite! I haven't used white labs version, just Wyeast's-

Then again, when not in stock, i stick with the 007 as my workhorse.
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