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I want to try the Cal Ale V, WLP051 to see if I like it better than WLP001. I ferment in buckets and that makes it easy for me to top crop and get more pitches from a purchase of yeast. But, I don't know what the 051 ferment looks like, will I be able to top crop it? Also, what does the bnarmy think about this yeast in general?

yes...top crop away! I finally let mine go this year after top cropping for ~8 generations when i used it in a iipa. This is not one i've ever had issues with.