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homebrewdad
Charter Member
Birmingham, AL
2480 Posts


Hey folks,

I'm getting ready to brew a new tropical fruit bomb IPA this weekend. Does anyone have good suggestions for yeast?

Caveat: it needs to be a White Labs strain, as that's all my LHBS carries.

I'm a huge fan of Conan, but I had to retire my culture, and I haven't replaced it.

I don't care for WLP001, as I find it to be... boring.

WLP090 is on the short list for me.

I honestly would not mind a strain that throws some fruity esters, as I think that would play nicely with the crazy hopping I plan to do. I do want the FG to be reasonably low, however.

I'm considering WLP810, as I've had some great luck with it fermented at ale temps.

But of course, the point of this post is to get some other ideas from you awesome folks!







Posted 34 days ago.

KidMoxie
Charter Member
San Elijo Hills, CA
405 Posts


Got a batch going w/ WLP090 right now, love that strain. Everything from San Diego is best ;)


On Oct 11, 2016 7:27 PM, "homebrewdad" <[email protected]> wrote:
Hey folks,

I'm getting ready to brew a new tropical fruit bomb IPA this weekend. Does anyone have good suggestions for yeast?

Caveat: it needs to be a White Labs strain, as that's all my LHBS carries.

I'm a huge fan of Conan, but I had to retire my culture, and I haven't replaced it.

I don't care for WLP001, as I find it to be... boring.

WLP090 is on the short list for me.

I honestly would not mind a strain that throws some fruity esters, as I think that would play nicely with the crazy hopping I plan to do. I do want the FG to be reasonably low, however.

I'm considering WLP810, as I've had some great luck with it fermented at ale temps.

But of course, the point of this post is to get some other ideas from you awesome folks!





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Posted 34 days ago.

homebrewdad
Charter Member
Birmingham, AL
2480 Posts


Fortunately, Kid is not biased in regards to San Diego... ;)




Posted 34 days ago.

KidMoxie
Charter Member
San Elijo Hills, CA
405 Posts


Accurate.





Posted 34 days ago.

chino_brews
Charter Member
Eden Prairie, MN
301 Posts


Burton Ale?




Posted 34 days ago.

homebrewdad
Charter Member
Birmingham, AL
2480 Posts


Now, that is an interesting one, Chino. I have never used Burton Ale. "Apple, clover honey, and pear" esters?

I'm using boatloads of Citra and Zythos hops (I may have purchased a LOT of these as judge gifts, you see), so I should get lots of tropical fruit. I think that some fruity esters would play nicely with that.




Posted 34 days ago.

testingapril
Charter Member
Atlanta, GA
595 Posts


Want a crazy idea?

Witbier yeast.

WY3944 is super fruity and without the spices, I think it's basically all fruit and no phenol. At least that's all i got out of it the one time I used it.

I really want to try it in a NE IPA style.

Supposedly wlp400 is the same.





Posted 34 days ago.

KidMoxie
Charter Member
San Elijo Hills, CA
405 Posts


White IPA (wit yeast) was a thing here for a hot minute, wasn't a big fan.





Posted 34 days ago.

homebrewdad
Charter Member
Birmingham, AL
2480 Posts


I'm cool with crazy ideas. I think that I may like WLP810 more than most people do.

Like I said, I can't really get Wyeast on a schedule for this weekend.

I really don't want phenols. Clove would be awful in an IPA, I think.

I'd like to know from someone who has used WLP400 before I go that route.




Posted 34 days ago.

Necropaw
Charter Member
Central WI
608 Posts


I need to brew again sometime soon. I should really get down to the HBS and see if ican find any fun yeast to use.




Posted 34 days ago.

brouwerijchugach
Charter Member
Anchorage, AK
59 Posts


Brett C for the win!





Posted 34 days ago.

homebrewdad
Charter Member
Birmingham, AL
2480 Posts


Brett C may be crazier than I'm looking for.




Posted 34 days ago.

davidg
Kula, HI
137 Posts


I haven't made anything with WLP400 yet, other than a starter a couple weeks ago.  Found a vial that was from November of last year so I brought it back to life.  I decanted and tried the unhopped wort, wasn't bad.  Going to try an IPA with that this weekend so I can finally try it out.  WLP007 was a good one for me, the one time I used it.  






Posted 34 days ago.

vinpaysdoc
Charter Member
High Point, NC
321 Posts


I'll second 007. Some esters and it'll finish pretty dry.

Brett C sounds like an experiment I need to try with an IPA.....I don't own that one yet, but, I'm working on it.




Posted 34 days ago.

vinpaysdoc
Charter Member
High Point, NC
321 Posts


In fact, a Brett C IPA sure would taste good around Christmas, Olan.....nudge, nudge.....




Posted 34 days ago.

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