Anyone use WLP005 often?

[Muddydisco]

Used this yeast for the first time in a Bitter and got a strange outcome. Pale 87%, Crystal 12% and black 1% were the malts And I have got huge toffee caramel aroma? Same grain bill I have used before on S04 and nottingham, but never have I had such aroma. Is it a trait of the yeast??

 

[critty]

Just done a quick search and it looks like a lot of people get this off wlp005.

 

[Muddydisco]

Where'd you search?
I had a quick look but not found an answer?

 

[critty]

Google!

Also the White Labs page has a post with someone describing it the exact same way. Seems to be the esters.

http://www.whitelabs.com/beer/strains_wlp005.html

 

[Muddydisco]

Ah I looked on here. and didn't think to try Whitelabs on page, didn't know you could review the yeasts :thumb:

 

[critty]

:rofl:

Yeah I do stuff like that all the time. Then I think **** Google!

 

[RokDok]

Used this yeast for the first time in a Bitter and got a strange outcome. Pale 87%, Crystal 12% and black 1% were the malts And I have got huge toffee caramel aroma? Same grain bill I have used before on S04 and nottingham, but never have I had such aroma. Is it a trait of the yeast??

But does it taste good ??

RD

 

[Muddydisco]

Oh yes taste is great right up my street Unsure if it'll be up BJCP judges street :?

 

[Dronfieldbrewer]

Oh yes taste is great right up my street Unsure if it'll be up BJCP judges street :?

Ahh but they don't drink it in the same volume as you do. My pholosophy is, if I like it bugger everyone else. They don't have to drink it

 

[Muddydisco]

Thats entriely my attitude but did try to bring my tastes down to their levels just for some good tasting notes at least

 

[dennisking]

I have used this yeast a lot, not for several years now, and always had very good results but never thought of toffee caramel coming through, but that could be my knackered taste buds. Out of interest what temperature did you ferment at.

 

[Muddydisco]

On the data logger between 21 to 18 c as I had 4 on the go at same time.

 

[carl_saint]

Could be down to the attenuation of WLP005. According to the website it's 74% max which will mean it will leave it sweeter than say S-04.

WLP007 attenuates higher at 80% if you don't like it sweet!