White Labs 005 - Bristish Ale Yeast

[egolds77]

My wort has been fermenting for 8 days now and has only dropped 24 points from 1.051 to 1.027. It started fermenting at 20 rising to now 22. Is White labs british ale wlp005 yeast a slow fermenter. I oxygenated with a stone and pump for 10-15 mins and pitched the yeast as a starter and it seemed to ferment hard with a large kaursen head that still seems to be at the top of the fermenter and hasn't dropped.
What are peoples experience with this yeast and an ideas. Expected FG IS 1.016

 

[newguy]

I've used this yeast but it doesn't stand out in my mind as being particularly finicky. Now that I think about it, I do remember a white labs yeast (probably the 005) that wouldn't drop the krausen. I just kept swirling my fermenters (gently) once or twice a day to resuspend the yeast and it eventually dropped out. I do know that I had no issues with attenuation, so maybe the swirling did the trick. Give it a try and see what happens.

 

[Duff]

I've found 005 to be a very versatile yeast which tends to drop out faster than 002.

Certainly haven't found it to be a slow fermenter. Hopefully Gerard_M will see this as it it his main british yeast yeast of choice.

Cheers.

 

[dr K]

Strange as it may seem I have a Robust Porter upon which the yeast was pitched last Monday. I have at least two fermentors and of the two in question one was pitched with US05 (11.5gm N2 factory flushed pack) and the other WLP005 (the numbers are to some significant).
Both beers stated at 1065 and both are nearing terminal gravity after 5-6 days at 16C ambient (about 68% attenuated).
The dry yeast as expected took off very quickly and still has bit to go I suspect, the liquid was slower off the mark but apperas to have all but run out of steam.
At the moment (well at 9am this morning) the US05 tastes clean, a sort of chocolate coffee surgery, but very drinkable the WLP005 a tad sweeter with some wonderfull fruity esters lurking behind the curtain.
Rough guess the 005 will finish at 1018-1020, though it will not taste so, the 05 at about 1012-1016 and be a bit flinty.

K