Description

Wyeast 1469 West Yorkshire Ale yeast

This strain produces ales with a full chewy malt flavour and character, but finishes dry, producing famously balanced beers. Expect moderate nutty and stone-fruit esters. Best used for the production of cask-conditioned bitters, ESB and mild ales. Reliably flocculent, producing a bright beer without filtration.

Flocculation: High
Attenuation: 67 - 71%
Temperature: 18 - 22°C
Alcohol Tolerance: 9%
Diastatic (STA1): No

Flavour Profile: Malty, nutty, stone-fruit

Suitable Beer Style: Bitter, ESB, English IPA, Sweet stout, Oatmeal stout

Availability: Always

Possible Substitutes

• Escarpment Labs English Ale II yeast
• Escarpment Labs English Ale I yeast
• White Labs WLP005 British Ale yeast
• Lallemand LalBrew London English Style (ESB) yeast