WLP090 San Diego Super Yeast

[bone yard]

Anyone got anything concrete on this? What's it like, where did it come from. There's a lot of unhelpful chatter on HB forums.

[Mills]

Is there anyone ut there with some firsthand knowledge on this?

[LuskusDelph]

Anyone got anything concrete on this? What's it like, where did it come from. There's a lot of unhelpful chatter on HB forums.

You probably won't find this response helpful either, and please understand that I'm not trying to be 'flip' here...but why not just brew up a batch with it?

Seems to me that giving it a spin with a known favorite recipe is the best way (maybe even the only way) to get a good and really useful assessment of it.
Opinions and results are going to vary from user to user anyway.

[BrewinLou]

So far so good. This yeast flocs so hard you can hear it hit the bottom of the tank. For me, it has eaten through the bulk of the fermentables quite fast but peters out and leaves a slow small bubble finish. Kind of like a Saison strain, but still quite a bit faster than 1056. I am using it on the high end of its temp limit. The flavor profile is noticeably cleaner than the 1056 it comes recommended as a substitute for. Hops are more pronounced and crisper, malt aromatics come through very nicely. All in all I do like it, the biggest impact it has made is in filtration. My filter runs are much less intense, and the beers tasty clean, crisp, and bright. I will keep this updated as the generations pass.

[HinduKush]

So far so good. This yeast flocs so hard you can hear it hit the bottom of the tank. For me, it has eaten through the bulk of the fermentables quite fast but peters out and leaves a slow small bubble finish. Kind of like a Saison strain, but still quite a bit faster than 1056. I am using it on the high end of its temp limit. The flavor profile is noticeably cleaner than the 1056 it comes recommended as a substitute for. Hops are more pronounced and crisper, malt aromatics come through very nicely. All in all I do like it, the biggest impact it has made is in filtration. My filter runs are much less intense, and the beers tasty clean, crisp, and bright. I will keep this updated as the generations pass.

How does it re-pitch over time? How many batches have you used it on? Any change in flavor profile from batch to batch?

I hear it's the whales vag.

[BrewinLou]

Only on my third gen, will let you know.

[HinduKush]

Only on my third gen, will let you know.

Can I score a wee dram?

[BrewinLou]

Sure. For you I can get 2nd Gen.

[BigWilley]

Got some coming in tomorrow and I'll post my thoughts once I get a few gens of it. I usually use WLP001.