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Wiener Blut

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I'm planning on brewing a slightly tweaked version of a lovely English golden ale I brewed last summer. At the time I used Nottingham, but now I've got a few liquid yeasts that I've never used before and wondered if anyone can make a recommendation.

I've got WLP002 English Ale, WLP005 British Ale and WY1187 Ringwood. I've also got some WY1469 West Yorkshire, but that's bottom cropped after a couple of uses, don't know how much it's mutated already. Unfortunately I managed to smash the jar with my top crop on the kitchen tiles. 😖
 
WLP002 and WY1469 are my most used yeast. I reckon the WLP002 is at least 12 generations old and still preforming.
 
It is a top fermenting yeast but I prefer to over build a starter and store some for future brews rather than skim. WLP002 is the one I have used most on golden ales especially Dennis Kings galaxy delight that I brew a few times a year.
 
I normally bottom crop, no issues yet! Oldest yeast I have is probably 5 generations.
 
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