[Steve L]

Hi all. I have the opportunity to brew this weekend but I won't get to go to the brew store. I thought I'd brew a Fullers ESB clone and I don't have the WLP013 I usually use. I thought I'd poll everyone to see which of the yeasts I have on hand you'd think would work the best. Whadya think?

I have:
US-05
Nottingham
Windsor
Mangrove jacks M07 British ale
Mangrove jacks M79 Burton Union(went out of date 9/14, but kept in the fridge)
WLP001 (rinsed from a previous batch.)

[Wort-H.O.G.]

I vote 001


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[brewday]

M07 (full body, fruity) or Windsor (high floc)

I would probably just pitch 'em both!

[Joe Sr.]

With those choices I would either use Windsor or Windsor/Nottingham combined.

I'm not a big fan of Nottingham, but I've made a great porter in the past with that mix.

I have no experience with Mangrove Jack.

[redbeerman]

I would go with Windsor.  More body/character, flocs like a rock.

[reverseapachemaster]

Windsor.

[Steve L]

Looks like Windsor is the favorite so far. I've never used it before so I like it

[pete b]

I've used Windsor quite a bit and its a real solid performer. I agree that it really floccs nice. I'm interested in trying a Windsor/notty combo sometime then harvesting the yeast for future batches and see how it turns out.

[Joe Sr.]

I harvested it, but I don't think I repitched it.  As I stated, I'm not a fan of Notty but I have (or had) some sachets left over from before I decided I don't like it.  I had a pitch of Windsor that was slow taking off, so I pitched a sachet of Notty and the beer came out great.  I often get tartness from Notty but I did not notice it with the combo.

[S. cerevisiae]

Windsor/Nottingham combined

+1

[dmtaylor]

I was leaning towards Windsor, but I like the idea of using both Windsor & Notty.  It will improve attenuation.

[erockrph]

Not to derail, but why are you using WLP013 for a Fullers clone instead of WLP002? Don't get me wrong, I have used WLP013 in a Fullers-type ESB and it makes a fantastic beer, but 002 will get you much closer for a clone.

To the original question, I like the Windsor/Notty combo suggestion as well.

[Steve L]

Not to derail, but why are you using WLP013 for a Fullers clone instead of WLP002? Don't get me wrong, I have used WLP013 in a Fullers-type ESB and it makes a fantastic beer, but 002 will get you much closer for a clone.

To the original question, I like the Windsor/Notty combo suggestion as well.

Used wlp013 mostly cause that was the yeast that my LHBS had on hand when I did my first clone and it came out great so I just stuck with it. I'll have to try the 002 next time I find it in stock!

[Joe Sr.]

I tapped a keg of old ale for a party this weekend.  From the notes on my keg it was pitched with Notty/Windsor harvested from a previous batch.  It went from 1.092 to 1.008, so that's a powerful combo.

[Steve L]

Well, I pitched a 50-50 blend of rehydrated notty/Windsor yesterday @ 2pm. I had a full krausen by 6am the next morning. Started out @66F but I had to work today and my temps got up to about 70-72F, I slowly brought it down into the 60's again. It's throwing off a mild banana aroma but hopefully that is just from being in the first 36 hours of fermentation. Next time I'll brew on a Saturday so I can babysit my fermentation temps better