California V Ale Yeast WLP051

White Labs California V Ale Yeast (WLP051) is a big ester producer that showcases notes of cherry and apple. Although it shares a name with WLP001 California Ale Yeast, WLP051 California V Ale Yeast is more similar to an English Yeast Strain. It will typically leave some residual, lager-like sulfur compounds in finished beer. 

Recent sequencing studies have shown that WLP051 belongs to the Saccharomyces pastorianus species, which is the same hybrid species as most lager strains. However, this strain has been used successfully to make ales for decades and was previously categorized as belonging to Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

WLP051 California V Ale Yeast works superbly in Pale Ales, Blondes, and Brown Ales due to the notes of cherry and apple. It also works in a wide range of styles including: American Ambers, American Brown Ales, American IPAs, American Pale Ales, American Porters, Barleywine Ales, Cream Ales, Dusseldorf Altbiers, English Brown Ales, English IPAs, English Old Ales, English Pale Ales, ESBs, Foreign Export Stouts, Imperial IPAs, Imperial Stouts, Irish Dry Stouts, Irish Red Ales, Kolschs, Oatmeal Stouts, Ordinary Bitters, Scotch Ales (Wee Heavy), and Sweet Stouts, and Wheat Ales.

Attenuation: 72-78%

Flocculation: Medium to High

Alcohol Tolerance: Medium-High (8-12%)

Optimum Fermentation Temperature:  66 - 70 F