I'm not trying to hijack the thread, really. But, I use mostly dry yeasts and I was curious about which yeasts are the equivalents of the others. Am I right that US-05 is the equivalent of WLP001 and that is the 'Chico' strain?
Does anyone have that kind of info for Nottingham or Windsor? Or can someone point me to a source that would have that information?
The actual name for Whitbread Dry is Whitbread "B." Whitbread "B" was selected in the fifties for use in A.P.V. tower fermentation vessels, which are bioreactors for continuous beer production. The strain can be had in its original form as NCYC 1026 from the National Collection for Yeast Cultures in the UK.
You are correct. US-05 is from the same parent strain as "Chico," Wyeast 1056, and White Labs WLP001; namely, Siebel Bry 96. Bry 96 is from the old Ballantine complex in New Jersey. Siebel Bry 97 is also a strain from the old Ballantine complex (Lallemand owns the Siebel Institute). Bry 97 is used commercially by Anchor, Bear Republic, and a few other breweries. It is available in liquid form as Wyeast 1272 and White Labs WLP051.
Our British brethren seem to believe that Nottingham was isolated from a mixed culture used at the Everards Brewery. Windsor plays so well with Nottingham that the two strains may have been isolated from the same culture; however, that is pure speculation. The thing about Windsor that leads me to believe that it was not used as a pure culture commercially is that it is maltotriose challenged. That's why Windsor leaves such a high terminal gravity.
A few other strains that I know of are WB-06. That stain is Weihenstephan W-68, which is sold in liquid form as Wyeast 3068 and White Labs WLP300. S-189 is from the Hürlimann brewery. It also known as the Samiclaus strain. It is available in liquid form as White Labs WLP885. Fermentis W-34/70 is the most popular lager yeast strain in the world (not to mention being the prototypical tetraploid yeast strain). It is available in liquid form as Wyeast 2124 and White Labs WLP830.