In Focus: French Ale Yeast
WLP072
French Ale
Clean
strain that complements malt flavor. Low to moderate esters,
when fermentation temperature is below 70F. Moderate plus
ester character over 70F. Low diacetyl production. Good
yeast strain for Biere de Garde, blond, amber, brown ales, and
specialty beers
Attenuation:
68-75%
Flocculation:
Medium High
Optimum
Fermentation Temperature: 63-73°FMiniFerment data:
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GC Data not available for this strain
Final Gravity:
2.7
P
Hours it takes to get to 50 percent attenuation: 24
Final attenuation: 77.9 percent
Reviews:
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" ... less than three days"
By: msleva
Date: Nov. 28, 2009
Beers brewed: Biere de Garde
Comments: Pitched 600 ml starter into 3 gal. of wort. This
yeast was a fast starter and finisher, taking a 1.060 OG down to
1.013 - which is perfect for the style - in less than 3 days.
"Ferments quickly ... "
By: Anton
Date: June 20, 2009
Beers brewed: Biere de Garde Amber and Dark
Comments: Ferments quickly, settles very quickly. Attenuation
leaves a bit to be desired. Usually doesn't finish within the
"style" parameters even with sugar. Doing a four hour mash at
146-148 with a 5% sugar of the total grist I was able to ferment the
beer from a 1.062 to 1.008 in five days doing a starter and
dissolving oxygen into the wort before pitching. Ferments vigorously
and will get up into the 70s even with an ambient temperature in the
low, low 60's.
"I will put it under a microscope ... "
By: cgjwitwe
Date: Feb. 13, 2009
Beers brewed: Bière de Garde
Comments: I was very excited to see this yeast strain finally
available and bought five of them. Pitched the first one along with nutrient
into a 5-gallon batch and after a day and a half with no apparent
activity I added dry yeast to save the batch. I am using a starter
this time and once again after 12 hours in the flask there is very
little activity. Also despite vigorous shaking I noticed some of the
sediment from the tube came out in a big clump. I will put some of
it under the microscope tonight to see what I have but at this point
I am very disappointed.
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Recipes:
WLP072 French Ale Yeast: Biere
de Garde- Artisanal Brewery Version Recipe (Courtesy
of “Farmhouse Ales,” Classic Beer Styles Series)
Malt
Type
Color(ASBC)
Grist % by Weight
Pilsener
1.6
75.0%
Munich
14
15.0%
Special
Aromatic 4.5
5.0%
Amber/Biscuit
20
1.2%
Caramel Vienna
20
3.5%
Kiln
Black
500
0.3%
Bittering
Hops: 20-22 IBUs
Suggested
Variety: Brewers Gold or Fuggle
Late
Hop Addition (last 20-30 min. of boil):
2
oz./US bbl (9 grams/5 gal.)
Suggested
Variety: Strisselspalt or Hallertauer
Options:
Add up to 8% white sugar (by extract)
Fermentation:
White Labs WLP072 French Ale Yeast at 66-68ºF
Secondary
Storage: 3-4 weeks at 32-35ºF
Original
Gravity: 17ºP (1.072 SG)
Comments:
This version uses a variety of specialty malts
to yield a greater complexity and depth of malt flavor. Use of
White Labs WLP072 French Ale is suggested.
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