Wyeast equivilent for WLP002

I want to order all my stuff from one place so I dont have to pay shipping from 2 different places. I really am in love with 002. Online vendor doesnt sell anything but Wyeast and this new Giga yeast which is expensive!(and that kinda makes me want to try it!) Theyve also got dry yeasts, but Im not sure I want to use a dry yeast. I have no real reason other than personal preference on that. BUT, theyve got Mangrove Jacks, Lallemand, and Fermentis dry yeasts. If anybody can point me in the direction of the yeast closest to WLP002 as far as flavor and flocculation, Id sure appreciate it!

 

Thanks!

 

My 1.06 beer only got down to 1.02 with WLP002, but I might not have aerated it very well. But From what Ive read both the 1968 and the 002 are notorious for doing that. Does anybody have any tips for getting a beer around that same OG down a few more points? I know I shouldnt be but Im already worried it will be too sweet and not fermenting out all the way... And I havent even ordered the stuff yet.

 

I realize I have hijacked my own thread and have completely changed the topic.

After a bunch more reading, I think I will mash at a lower temp to help get more fermentables out, thinking 148-150. Then I will rouse the yeast a bit each day, just a gently swirling. After 3 or 4 days Ill move it to a warmer area and continue to rouse the yeast with gentle swirling. I know a bunch of ways to keep a beer colder, but I dont know any to get it warmer. I do have an electric blanket, but I dont want to make it too warm...