Cream Ale Kit- Cream Ale Yeast?

Extract/Partial Mash Brewing
#1

Hey all- newish to the game here- first time posting, and getting ready for kit #3–the Cream Ale Extract kit.

I went ahead and ordered the WLP080 Cream Ale yeast for this kit before noticing that it wasn’t in the dropdown of recommended yeasts for this kit. Do I have anything to worry about?

I’ve got a pretty basic setup, with the fermenter in my basement which seems to stay at at least a constant 60ish (maybe a little lower) degrees. The yeast recommends 70 :shock: .

Not sure how big of an issue this is- i’m wondering if I need to reorder a different yeast. Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

Will make the kit otherwise pretty much as instructed, though I do have a 4 oz Peach Extract that I’ll be adding at bottle time. Any other tips for this one?

Thanks everyone.

#2

Your beer will be fine. You might try to bring the fermenter upstairs to get the temp closer to 70. Or, if you have a heating pad, set the fermenter on it with a blanket wrapped around it.

Your beer will probably be closer to a BJPC cream ale than it would by using the recommended yeast

#3

I personally shoot for temps at the lower end of the “suggested range”. With your ambient temps, I think your just fine.

#4

I agree with this. WLP080 is actually a blend of lager and ale yeasts, so I would recommend no higher than 65 degrees and if it were me, I would probably keep it around 60-62 degrees or so.