I want to try the Cal Ale V, WLP051 to see if I like it better than WLP001. I ferment in buckets and that makes it easy for me to top crop and get more pitches from a purchase of yeast. But, I don’t know what the 051 ferment looks like, will I be able to top crop it? Also, in general tell me what your overall thoughts are for this strain of yeast. Thanks all.
I have not used this yeast in a long, long time but IIRC it is not highly flocculative so it should make a decent top cropper.
niet.
It is a medium to high floccer and IIRC, ryan6458 commented that he had trouble top cropping that one - you may want to PM him as I know he doesn’t check in to this board a whole lot.
sorry I don’t have much more to add - I am getting re-acquainted with that yeast next weekend after 4 years on non-use.
Cheers.
I may have been recalling the east coast ale. Haven’t used that one in a while either. But thanks for setting me straight!
Yeah, unfortunately it’s not a top cropping strain. That’s really the main advantage that Chico has over it. The upside is that it’s much more flocculant. Well, that’s an upside, AFAIAC. 