Wy1099 Whitbread Ale

Is @langdonk1 asking about 1099 for the purpose of a blonde ale? If so, pass.

What do you want the yeast to contribute to a blonde ale?

 

A lot of folks say they like to blend Windsor with Notty to achieve the benefits of both. I wonder if one could/should try something similar with say 1098 and 1099 at the same time. Personally I've never done a double yeast pitch on purpose; I've only added more yeast when the first one failed after 36-48 hours for some reason.

 

Can you elaborate here? One of the attributes that I appreciate about Windsor is that it is not a highly attenuating yeast which results in a beer with a fair amount of body. If I did a co-pitch of Windsor and Nottingham the beer will be dry since Nottingham processes a large range of sugars including much of the maltotriose.

Cheers!

 

That's exactly what I would think as well -- why not just use Notty by itself and call it a day, the Windsor won't do much for you. I can only guess as I've not done this myself but perhaps people like Windsor for being so fast acting and its very high flocculation characteristics, and perhaps its flavor profile is perceived as "better" in some manner compared to Notty. Personally I'd just use one or the other. I know I've made very good beer with each on their own, no need to use both at one time. Just echoing what I've read on many other homebrewing forums (no, this is not the only one!).

 

That is a good thought. I personally enjoy the esters that Windsor produces when it is fermented warm (e.g., 70 degrees F).

Cheers!

 

Nottingham is very clean compared to windsor and as noted windsors attenuation is a bit rubbish, plus it doesn't floc as well. So they are a good match - better/more yeast derived flavours, good attenuation and good floculation.

A standard bitter with just notty would be too boring and with windsor would probably finish too high . Depends on what you want of course

 

Yes indeed, it depends on what you want. I purposefully select to brew using Windsor when I want a beer that has good body. It is entirely subjective to state: "good attenuation".

Cheers!