Hi. I’m getting ready to brew a Dry Irish Stout, and as I was making the yeast starter, I found that I have the wrong yeast that the recipe calls for. The recipe calls for Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale Yeast, and the place I buy my supplies has White Labs, which is a WLP004. Well, I pulled the vial from the WLP004 block on the shelf and didn’t notice that someone must have put a WLP007 Dry English Ale yeast. I’ve read a couple posts that say this is still good for stouts. Should I just wait and get the ‘right’ yeast? I want to go ahead and brew and see what happens, but if I do, what might I expect from the flavor? Thanks.
I’ve not used 007 in a stout, but if I were in your shoes I’d go ahead and use it.
Yep, going to throw caution to the wind and see what comes out. I was just wondering if anyone knew what I might expect. Thanks!
I think you’re better off with the 007 than 1084.
I’ve never used the 1084, but you can’t go wrong with 007 in a dry stout. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.
