Whitbread 1099 - is it used in any ales?

[marshbrewer]

I am looking to give Whitbread 1099 a spin. Before I splash out on some, does anyone know if it's available in any commercial bottle conditioned beers?

 

[Zephyr259]

Sorry, don't know commercially except that it's the whitbread B strain and is meant to be less attenuative than the WY 1098 / WLP 007 version. It made a nice bitter, brown and barleywine for me when I used it, the barleywine was only just done aging at Christmas so could arrange a swap if you're interested in trying something from this strain? I fermented it a touch warmer than ideal but it's smoothed out with aging.

 

[peebee]

... is meant to be drier than the WY 1098 ...

Wrong-way-around! From Wyeast's Web site "It is less tart and dry than Wyeast 1098 British Ale".

The Whitbread strains were commonly used by other breweries, and some other available yeasts are descendants. 1099 was a particularly old one? You often see it quoted in historical recipes. I like it, but then the beer it produces reminds me of being in 70-80s Pubs.

 

[Zephyr259]

Wrong-way-around! From Wyeast's Web site "It is less tart and dry than Wyeast 1098 British Ale".

The Whitbread strains were commonly used by other breweries, and some other available yeasts are descendants. 1099 was a particularly old one? You often see it quoted in historical recipes. I like it, but then the beer it produces reminds me of being in 70-80s Pubs.

Woops, good spot, 1099 is the sweeter one. I've edited my post to correct. Thanks

 

[MyQul]

The Gales strain is similar as it's a whitbread derivative (Its supposed to be a Whitbread B strain if my researchs/internet mooching is correct. Also I've never used 1099 before. I think the ridleys/wibbler strain is a whitbread strain too). You can get it out of bottles of Gales HSB, which I got from ASDA

https://www.wibblers.co.uk/product/wibblers-brewery-yeast/

 

[marshbrewer]

You can get it out of bottles of Gales HSB, which I got from ASDA

Grrrrrr...... I've been looking for HSB for ages for that very reason, but I must have been in 20 different ones and never seen it. Similarly Bargain Booze, who list it on their website but never have it in stock in the shops. They must dislike us 'up north' folk. Actually, ASDA real ale offering seems to be reasonably local / regional so with Gales being Fullers, perhaps I need to go into some more stores 'dawn sarf'. I'll get my passport out.

Thanks for the Wibblers link, that looks bang on!
i

 

[MyQul]

Grrrrrr...... I've been looking for HSB for ages for that very reason, but I must have been in 20 different ones and never seen it. Similarly Bargain Booze, who list it on their website but never have it in stock in the shops. They must dislike us 'up north' folk. Actually, ASDA real ale offering seems to be reasonably local / regional so with Gales being Fullers, perhaps I need to go into some more stores 'dawn sarf'. I'll get my passport out.

Thanks for the Wibblers link, that looks bang on!
i

Thats a shame, I would have thought you would be able to get HSB 'oop norf' too seeing as fullers is such a big brewery. I even had a pint of London Pride on cask in a little Cornish village pub once