Homebrewers - Whats in the fermenter?

[mmblz]

Anyone used Cry Havoc yeast?
Making a Pale Ale, would use California Ale except the local is out.
Any idea what substituting Cry Havoc would be like?

[replicant_argent]

Originally Posted by mmblz

Anyone used Cry Havoc yeast?
Making a Pale Ale, would use California Ale except the local is out.
Any idea what substituting Cry Havoc would be like?

Live Dangerously.

I don't even know what CH yeast is, but it sounds like it should work with Pale Ale, just for the name.

[keith_mahoney]

Originally Posted by mmblz

Anyone used Cry Havoc yeast?
Making a Pale Ale, would use California Ale except the local is out.
Any idea what substituting Cry Havoc would be like?

No experience with Papazian's yeast but I use wlp007 at 64* for all of my Pale ale and IPA brews. This is rumored to be pretty close to the house yeast of Stone brewery and is used in all of the Stone brew clones by The Brewing Network.

It is my house yeast. I continually wash it for re-use and also use it in stouts and porters at warmer temps.

[Salvelinus]

Originally Posted by mmblz

Anyone used Cry Havoc yeast?
Making a Pale Ale, would use California Ale except the local is out.
Any idea what substituting Cry Havoc would be like?

Haven't used it, but given it's description as a lager and ale hybrid strain I'd expect that if you fermented it in the low 60's/high 50's you'd get a clean ferment.