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Jake · March 06, 2012, 09:59:44 AM

Anyone ever use Wyeast Denny's Favourite 50 (1450) or the American Ale Yeast 2 (1272)? If so, anything worth noting?

Jake · March 06, 2012, 10:26:25 AM

Also, I just got some things from hopdawgs, and he gave me a pack of whitbread ale 1099 ... any experience here with this strain?

KDix · March 06, 2012, 11:22:41 AM

I've used the 1272 smack pack back in Australia, side by side the 1056. Supposedly the 1272 flocculates more readily and thus gives a clearer beer. Personally I wouldn't say that I noticed much difference in clarity or flavor. I do like the idea of it but in practice I wouldn't go far out of my way to get a hold of it.

Jake · March 06, 2012, 12:00:12 PM

Yea I've used the 1056 twice and it was pretty good. But I've read that the 1272 is better, and this seems to be the opinion on homebrewtalk (what I have read anyways). Produces clearer beer and a much more compact yeast cake. I watched a quick video that does a side by side comparison, and it was pretty good ... conclusion was that they liked the 1272 much more.

http://mikesbrewreview.com/american-ale-1056-vs-american-ale-ii-1272/

pliny · March 06, 2012, 01:44:42 PM

Jake, I've never used WY1272 but I've used the 1056 about twenty times and I think it's the most versatile, consistent, low flocculating, high attenuating yeast that I've used. It's generally my goto IPA yeast (although I've used 1968 a few times recently) and I've even made a stout with the 1056 (Sierra Nevada Stout clone) and it came out pretty decent in my opinion.
As far as the reviews on the interwebs, you'll find every answer you can think of, including 1056 being the best/worst and 1272 being the best/worst.

If you have the 1272 in hand than try it. Hope you have your new stir plate with that order and give the yeasties a head start!
I'm sure it'll be great. Looking forward to hearing how the 1272 makes out

brew · March 06, 2012, 07:35:22 PM

Yeah I'm interested in this as well - would love to have 1272 in the library...

BTW I'm using the 1099 in my stout (well, one of them) at the MashOccur...

Chris Craig · March 06, 2012, 07:40:33 PM

Quote from: "brew"Yeah I'm interested in this as well - would love to have 1272 in the library...

BTW I'm using the 1099 in my stout (well, one of them) at the MashOccur...

Which one is the 1099?

I think I'm going to do an ESB on the MashOccur with S04 and 1968 to see the difference.

brew · March 06, 2012, 07:46:16 PM

That's the whitebread (1099) - Jake has a package as well. I'm doing the same with my sweet stout, S-04 with one keg, 1099 with the other...

Jake · March 06, 2012, 10:59:14 PM

I'm reading alot that the Whitbread 1099 is ALOT like the S04 ... which I'm not a huge fan of myself ... it seems to be one thing that most people tend to agree upon on HBT

HappyHax0r · March 07, 2012, 08:49:28 AM

Wots wrong with S04?

... I like things brewed with S04... scottish 70's in particular

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Chris Craig · March 07, 2012, 09:19:16 AM

I've never had any problems with S-04 either.

Richard · March 07, 2012, 11:01:41 AM

If it gets above 18C it tends to go overboard with ester production ... tastes like a banana milkshake. Then it'll redecorate your ceiling in a lovely baby-sick shade of yeast spatter.

brew · March 07, 2012, 11:53:47 AM

I decided to leave my ceiling spatter where it is, kindof gotten used to it...

Richard · March 07, 2012, 12:42:47 PM

Yeah me too, my wedding photos next to the carboys are a testament to what I love in life... pictures of my wife spattered with yeast cake.

... filthy.

HappyHax0r · March 07, 2012, 01:02:27 PM

Stop it Richard, you're turning us on