WLP510 Bastogne Yeast for Witbier?

I got this platinum strain not too long ago and so far have only used it to brew a nice Belgian pale ale.  My wife likes witbier and I was thinking of brewing one with this yeast.  Would it come out anything like a wit made with the conventional WLP400?  I have a really nice wit recipe.

So is this like asking if you can brew a lager with us05?  I would think it’s closer than that but maybe not.

I did a yeast experiment with a basic Belgian pale malt bill using 6 different yeasts. The WLP510 was the only one that had any orange flavors.  It reminded me of oranges and especially the rind and pith of the orange.  I think it would make a very tasty and  drinkable, if not perfectly accurate to style, Belgian wit.

Wow that does sound nice.  I’m definitely going to give this a try, growing the yeast up right now.  I used it in a pale ale, I’ll have to look for a citrus note in that.

FWIW, I started the yeast at 68 F, then after 48 hours I started increasing the temperature 1 F every ~12 hours (when I got up and when I went to bed, actually) until it got to 78 F.  This may be where I got some of the orange character, as I am sure you know, higher temps are one way to get more fruity esters.

I’ll give that general temperature regimen a try, thanks again.