Witbread Yeasts

[Big Tex]

I have a clone I'm brewing that is requiring a Witbread yeast strain. Looking through White Labs and Wyeast strains it looks like I have a couple of choices. They are WLP007/Wyeast 1098 or Wyeast 1099. Does anyone have any experience and/or preferences between these choices?

[hotrod38]

The Wyeast strain can be very tricky to use. Make sure you pitch plenty of healthy yeast and be sure you control your fermentation temps. This yeast has a tendency to want to fizzle out if you let the temperature fluctuate all over the place. 68-70F is a good temp range.

[Big Tex]

Which Wyeast are you referring too.... 1098 or 1099?

[hotrod38]

The 1099

[BDawg]

WLP007 is probably my favorite yeast. It attenuates like 001 but leaves a maltier profile like 002.
A buddy did one of my recipes using 1098 and the end product was noticeably estery-er.
Pick between the 2 depending on whether you want the ester in the finished profile or not.
Either way, make a nice big starter, aerate well, and keep your temps controlled. You'll love the results.

HTH-