High Gravity Ale Yeast
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:48 pm
by ziggy
What is everyone's favorite yeast to use for any ale style with an OG greater than 1.070?
Re: High Gravity Ale Yeast
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:42 pm
by Nate Diggler
Belgians: White Labs 530/Wyeast 3787
Other Ales: White Labs 099
Lagers: White Labs 833/Wyeast 2487
Re: High Gravity Ale Yeast
Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:58 pm
by rhino777
A re-pitch from a similar, smaller variant of the style.
Re: High Gravity Ale Yeast
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:33 am
by SacoDeToro
American ales: WLP001 - I've pushed this as high as 14% ABV.
Belgian Ales: WLP500 or WLP530 - done beers up to 11.5% with no trouble.
Lagers: WLP830 - I've routinely gotten this above 9% without any issues and relatively fast fermentation times.
As a note, any beers I brew above 7% will most certainly have yeast that is being repitched. Getting a high and healthy cell count is key is high gravity beers.
Re: High Gravity Ale Yeast
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:58 am
by DucBrewer
I just recently brewed a RIS with OG of 1.098 and FG of 1.021. Used Wyeast 1098 (WLP007 is equiv). Initial taste is really good. We'll see how it ages.
That yeast had been described to me as English character with Cal Ale attenuation.