WY1318 vs. WY1968

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by InVinoVeritas, Aug 23, 2016.

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  1. InVinoVeritas

    InVinoVeritas Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2012 Wisconsin

    From someone that’s used both, can I get some comparison feedback? I could easily review spec sheets, but would rather hear firsthand. I’ve used 1968 a lot, so that as a baseline verses 1318 may be the best feedback.
     
  2. scurvy311

    scurvy311 Savant (1,135) Dec 3, 2005 Louisiana

    My experience (larger with 1968)
    *1968 flocks immediately like cottage cheese:1318 flocks like flour suspended in water even after a week in the keg
    *1968 leaves a cleaner flavor profile given the same temp and pitch rate: 1318 is fruitier
    *Ive used 1968 in a Baltic Porter that I needed to get done for a club fundraiser. Pitched a big starter, ferm at 62F for a week then lagered at 31F for a week. It was indistinguishable to me from a lager.
    *As English yeast go, they are pretty different

    But the best recommendations would come if we knew the beer
    style/recipe/flavors/commercial example you were shooting for.
     
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  3. InVinoVeritas

    InVinoVeritas Initiate (0) Apr 16, 2012 Wisconsin

    @scurvy311 thanks for the feedback. As for style and so on, I'm talking generally without a specific use for either on the horizon.
     
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