[Village Taphouse]

I was going to make one but it seemed like many of the yeast suggestions had some amount of funk to them and I'm not into funk at all... no esters, no complex, barnyard, horse blanket, etc.  Then someone suggested WLP072 French Ale...



That seems pretty encouraging but I still did not make the beer.  It says CLEAN but I chickened out anyway.  Does anyone have any experience with WLP072?

[Drewch]

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This is what I would consider a good bier de garde recipe (maybe a warmer fermentation with a lager yeast though according to Farmhouse Ales) but I see others with a "funk" component which then confuses me.

yeah, the only commerical "BdG" Ive had were mixed ferms, so I really have no idea what to compare mine to taste wise.

They are probably harkening back to the historic (turn of the last century) BsdG which was almost certainly a mixed fermentation aged at least six months -- as contrasted with the cleaner commercial revival in the late 20th century.

[Tfwebster]

Thanks for the great replies!

[Cliffs]

looks like the BdG yeast is only seasonal from the big yeast labs. Does anyone know if the smaller yeast labs offer it year round?

[denny]

looks like the BdG yeast is only seasonal from the big yeast labs. Does anyone know if the smaller yeast labs offer it year round?

I'd say just use a lager yeast.