4 Yeasts Only - Which Ones?

[DJR]

With apologies to Brewboard (http://www.brewboard.com/index.php?showtopic=74723)

If you had to choose only 4 yeasts for the rest of your brewing, ever, which would they be? I'm going for

WY2565 Kolsch (no WL equivalent)
WLP530/WY3787 Westmalle
WLP850/WY2042 Carlsberg
WY1728/WLP028 Scottish/Edinburgh

 

[warrenlw63]

Very hard to set in stone but if my hand were forced it would be these (Note there were a couple that narrowly missed out);

Wyeast 1056 Amercian Ale
Wyeast 1187 Ringwood Ale
Wyeast 3522 Belgian Ardennes
Wyeast 2278 Czech Pils


Warren -

 

[Maxt]

WY1084 Irish ale
WLP001 California Ale Yeast
WY2565 Klsch Yeast
2308 Munich Lager Yeast.

 

[Stuster]

I guess I still think the same this week.

1. WLP023 Burton ale
2. Wyeast 1007 German
3. 1388 Belgian Strong (Duvel)
4. WLP565 Saison

Honourable mentions to US05.

 

[Duff]

US56
S-189 (for all lagers)
WLP013 London Ale
WY1388 Belgian Strong

 

[THE DRUNK ARAB]

I'd choose the following:

Wyeast 2206
Wyeast 1056
Wyeast 1338
Wyeast 1762

 

[goatherder]

Wow, noone has mentioned 3068 yet.

Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen
Wyeast 1056 American Ale
Wyeast 1318 London Ale III
Something Belgian, maybe 1388

 

[Ross]

US-56 (05)
Windsor
S-189 (Swiss Lager)
WY 3068

cheers Ross

 

[craig maher]

US05
WY 2565
WY 1007
WY 2124

Cheers,

Craig

 

[Doc]

A difficult one indeed.

WLP300 - Wheat Beers
WLP550 - All Belgians
WLP002 - Ales
WLP838 - Lagers

Doc

 

[pint of lager]

Can we also have some agar plates, stir plate and starter gear? It would be possible to experiment and isolate a few wild yeasts suitable for brewing.

 

[Kai]

Not to mention custom blends of the four.

1728 Scottish Ale - strong ales, stouts, porters, other ales
2112 Cali Lager - all ales and lagers
3068 Weihenstephan Wheat - there's no substitute for a good hefe
3787 Trappist High Grav - All Belgians. I was tempted to choose the Ardennes but I've never used it.