Fullers yeast?

[Fugglehead]

Anyone used Fullers 1845 yeast from the bottle? Is it a top fermenter, and if so, how does it behave? Does it clear down nicely, and how about taste? Any comments would be much appreciated.

 

[graysalchemy]

From what I gather it is a very good top fermenting Primary strain. I think it is the same as the Whitelabs london yeast but not sure. :thumb:

 

[Dronfieldbrewer]

Nope....

I can assure you its a bottom dweller, it does throw off a Krausen but does act just like S04 in that it sits on the bottom of the fermenter chugging away.

I use it whenever I can as it is a dream to work with, as soon as it has finished fermenting, it drops well and with a bit of gelatin or issinglass will leave the beer crystal clear. Beers seem to be able to condition up well with Fullers, leaving a very full bodied brew, that maybe on the sweetside for some...

for further reading google WLP002

rob

 

[graysalchemy]

Thats me told

 

[Hawks]

I assume its the same as Bengal Lancer yeast, in which case it is indeed a cracker! :thumb:

Although I have also read it's not that stable for multiple generations so I've only ever cultured and then used once

 

[dennisking]

Great yeast, proper yeast.

 

[Dronfieldbrewer]

Ive used it on multiple generations a few times, but its so easy and fun to capture it from a few Bengal Lancer bottles it does not seem worth the hassle. I go to Sainsburies, buy Bengal Lancer when on offer and shove it in the garage..then, when ready, capture the yeast 4 days before brewday, get it chugging away in a 200ml starter, when fermentation subsides in the starter, whack it into a brew and within 6 hours I have 70 litres of beer off like a train

I have found that its not too wonderful with pale hop bombs as it seems to subdue the big hop flavours. I tend to put a bit of carafa or crystal malt in pales for a bit of maltiness and you can really taste it when used with WLP002, however for the same recipe its almost undetectable with US05 or S04.

If however, you like a bit of malt flavours to your beer, with excellent condition then WLP002 is your yeast. As for bottling, its the doggies danglies...it sticks to the bottom of a bottle like **** to a blanket.

This has to be my most used yeast. If only it was a top cropper it would be perfect

 

[Wezzel]

I've only used the Wyeast strain (1968) but I love it. The beer drops crystal clear without finings and you need a chisel to get it out of the fermenter!

I have harvested and reused it with great results.

 

[Fugglehead]

Thanks, everyone. I'll try it on one of my brews. Normally use Coniston Bluebird with good results, but went to my usual source for a bottle of it yesterday and they seem to have stopped stocking it, so I'm looking for decent alternatives.