High Gravity Ale Yeast

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What is everyone's favorite yeast to use for any ale style with an OG greater than 1.070?

[Nate Diggler]

Belgians: White Labs 530/Wyeast 3787

Other Ales: White Labs 099

Lagers: White Labs 833/Wyeast 2487

[rhino777]

A re-pitch from a similar, smaller variant of the style.

[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.

[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.