Best yeast strain for cream ale

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  1. NHhomebrewguy

    NHhomebrewguy Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2012 New Hampshire

    Planning on brewing a cream ale this week. I have US-05 at home. Here's my question - Is this good enough or should I stop at the LHBS and get something else? Thanks gang!!
     
    #1 NHhomebrewguy, Aug 23, 2015
  2. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    IMO, US-05 would be a great yeast for a Cream Ale. A Cream Ale should have low fruity flavors (low esters) and US-05 will provide that attribute..

    Cheers!
     
    #2 JackHorzempa, Aug 23, 2015
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  3. kelvarnsen

    kelvarnsen Pundit (944) Nov 30, 2011 Canada (ON)

    I made a cream ale once using WLP 080 (Cream Ale Blend). It turned out really nice. Although I am sure US-05 would make a nice beer too.
     
    #3 kelvarnsen, Aug 24, 2015
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  4. monkeybeerbelly

    monkeybeerbelly Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2012 New York

    i just made one with us-04 and so far everybody that tastes is loves it
     
    #4 monkeybeerbelly, Aug 24, 2015
  5. corm44

    corm44 Pundit (847) Aug 28, 2014 New York
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    last one i made i used WLP080. i entered that beer in my first ever homebrew contest. didn't win any medals, but it's average score was a 39/50, which is pretty solid, so i'm assuming the yeast worked well
     
    #5 corm44, Aug 25, 2015
  6. toronto_brewer

    toronto_brewer Initiate (0) Jun 11, 2015 Canada (ON)

    US-05 sounds like it will work fine. I'm experimenting with Wyeast 2112 (California lager yeast) right now and I think it would probably work well with a cream ale. You could play around with the ferm temp to see if you can strike a balance between the lager and ale like characteristics. Just an idea for for future batches!
     
    #6 toronto_brewer, Aug 25, 2015
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