Wyeast 1968 in a Blonde Ale?

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  1. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Anyone use Wyeast 1968 in a blonde ale? If so, what did you think of the result? TIA!
     
  2. utahbeerdude

    utahbeerdude Maven (1,374) May 2, 2006 Utah

    I've not done it, but given my experience with this yeast I would guess it would accentuate the malt (by de-emphasizing the hops) compared to the Chico strain. Probably would make a quite tasty blonde, since hops are usually somewhat in the background in this style.
     
  3. barfdiggs

    barfdiggs Initiate (0) Mar 22, 2011 California

    Ferment cold (58-62 F) for 3-4 days before ramping up / d-resting if you want zero ester profile. Anything above 68 F and the ester profile becomes fairly noticeable and accentuates the malt.

    Never had issues with underattenuation and have had it go well beyond the reported attenuation limit by a big dose of O2 (75 seconds; no idea on ppm) and over pitching.
     
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  4. jlpred55

    jlpred55 Initiate (0) Jul 26, 2006 Iowa

    I've done it and it is great. I run mine at 65-67F the whole time and I mash low with no crystal. Depending on base malt it is very similar to a softer tasting bitter. This beer is often one I will do for the next step when I split a yeast cake from a traditional bitter. I prefer a pale ale type malt to NA 2 row but they both are nice. Not to throw a commercial example at you, but I thought the pint of Newcastle Blonde Ale I had the other day was quite similar to this. It was not a tasty (read malty clean) but similar balance for malt to hops and flavor profile.
     
  5. ryane

    ryane Initiate (0) Nov 21, 2007 Washington

    I'll second barfdiggs advice, as its exactly what I do

    I use 1968 for lots of different beers, and fermenting it cold makes a very clean low ester beer
     
  6. AlCaponeJunior

    AlCaponeJunior Grand Pooh-Bah (3,452) May 21, 2010 Texas
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    I might just try this next time I do my house blonde, which will be ten gallons instead of five.
     
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  7. Tebuken

    Tebuken Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2009 Argentina

    Is it possible this yeast could be the Fuller“s ESB fermentation yeast?
     
  8. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    I'm pretty sure it is.
     
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