A few years ago I would have assumed that a yeast called “New England” would be a diacetyl-laden Ringwood variant. I’m guessing that this is Conan, maybe?
What I wouldn’t give for a dry version of WY1469! I think whatever strain this turns out to be will have some English heritage. I have to assume that this is a strain suitable for NEIPA’s, which in my mind is likely either Conan or Boddington.
My only issue with dry English strains is that I’ve never had luck getting the ester profile I’m shooting for. I haven’t experimented enough to determine if it’s simply a pitch rate thing, or whether it is something inherent with the dry yeast overall.
Odd, I haven’t had any issues with 1469 not drying out in the end, but that’s with a substantial amount of invert.
If I ever get around to it, planned a series of tests to try and recreates several fermentation methods to try and get closer to “in use” brewing conditions. My thought is that’s pa big part of why we don’t get what we want from these yeast.
Reviving an old thread. Has anyone tried this yeast in English beers, ie. porters, bitters, etc?
I am yeast shopping and am thinking about trying it. I am planning to try
Windsor/Nottingham combo, Verdant IPA, and maybe this one specifically in porters and bitters.
Funny coincidence. I just brewed with it for the first time last week, but it was in an IPA. I will be kegging it soon. I did pitch a bit on the high side (2 packs in 3.5 gallons - Lallemand’s calculator called for 18g), and by the time I went to dry hop a little over 2 days later, the yeast was almost completely finished up.
I’m not sure if I’ll be able to pick up much yeast character over all the hops, but I’ll come back with an update once the beer is on tap.
I recently brewed a TT Landlord clone with the Lalbrew New England yeast, and it came out great. (Unfortunately, I’m not able to compare it side-by-side with a version using WY1469 or with TT itself.) I wouldn’t hesitate to use this yeast again for English-style ales.
Hey Dwayne–all of my English styles at XEO ae brewed with this style. From brown poreter, to robust porter to Mild, bitter and Imperial Stout or Barley Wine. Its super easy to use and it hits all those English Ale nuances.