MEPNew2Brew
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No question; just a report and a request for stories, feedback, lore, etc of West Yorkshire Ale Yeast, WY 1469.
Have been having some fun with West Yorkshire Ale, 1469. This is my first time using a yeast for more than just 2 generations or so.
Currently on generation 6. Top cropped each time.
1) Original use Innkeeper (Northern Brewer Kit; this stuff is really good)
2) Oatmeal stout
3) Edmund Fitz Porter Clone (from HBT, damn good "Wow, this is really good; I didn't know dark beer could be good" from the Miller Lite drinkers)
4) Yoeman Special Bitter (from HBT)
(Fermented a cider here with some; but I did not top crop and save so I don't count it as a generation. It did not turn out all that good.)
5) Edmund Fitz Porter clone (repeat - like I said, damn good)
6) English IPA - Been fermenting since Saturday. I'm a bit worried about this one given the somewhat lower attenuation than Chico, which I usually use for IPAs. I threw in a bit a simple sugar, which I don't normally use in IPAs, to try to dry it out some. After 4 days, we're at 1.21 gravity, from 1.063.
Anyone use 1469 for an English IPA? Thoughts?
I expect to keep rolling with the same 1469 for the foreseeable future. Any advice?
Thanks!
Have been having some fun with West Yorkshire Ale, 1469. This is my first time using a yeast for more than just 2 generations or so.
Currently on generation 6. Top cropped each time.
1) Original use Innkeeper (Northern Brewer Kit; this stuff is really good)
2) Oatmeal stout
3) Edmund Fitz Porter Clone (from HBT, damn good "Wow, this is really good; I didn't know dark beer could be good" from the Miller Lite drinkers)
4) Yoeman Special Bitter (from HBT)
(Fermented a cider here with some; but I did not top crop and save so I don't count it as a generation. It did not turn out all that good.)
5) Edmund Fitz Porter clone (repeat - like I said, damn good)
6) English IPA - Been fermenting since Saturday. I'm a bit worried about this one given the somewhat lower attenuation than Chico, which I usually use for IPAs. I threw in a bit a simple sugar, which I don't normally use in IPAs, to try to dry it out some. After 4 days, we're at 1.21 gravity, from 1.063.
Anyone use 1469 for an English IPA? Thoughts?
I expect to keep rolling with the same 1469 for the foreseeable future. Any advice?
Thanks!
