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[Joe]

Just picked up the grains to brew Denny's Rye IPA. Unfortunately they didn't have Wyeast 1272 - or Wyeast 1056 (and definitely not Wyeast1450 - although I asked the LHBS to order one for me on the next order). They did however have some Wyeast PacMan yeast. The profile says that it is a high floccing clean yeast with a slightly fruity profile. I also picked up some US05 dry yeast as I know this is a kind of last resort on this recipe as it dries it out a bit much.So - use the Pacman - or the 05?

[aquahijo]

There was a thread about this a few months ago.I brewed this beer on Superbowl Sunday and pitched 1056 from a previous batch of MLPA. Should be going to secondary in the next few days.Looks like Denny recommends the US-05...either way it will be beer.Linky

The yeast of choice is WY1450. It will become available full time in Feb. if you can't find it now. After that, the order would be 1272, 1056, US-05. I really prefer 1272 to 1056, but if you can find 1450 it's the best choice.

[BlKtRe]

The beer just isn't the same w/o the fruitiness that 1272 offers. I agree a neutral strain works just fine, but its just not the same beer from my past experience.

[gumballhead]

Just picked up the grains to brew Denny's Rye IPA. Unfortunately they didn't have Wyeast 1272 - or Wyeast 1056 (and definitely not Wyeast1450 - although I asked the LHBS to order one for me on the next order). They did however have some Wyeast PacMan yeast. The profile says that it is a high floccing clean yeast with a slightly fruity profile. I also picked up some US05 dry yeast as I know this is a kind of last resort on this recipe as it dries it out a bit much.So - use the Pacman - or the 05?

I would say use the US-05 for this one.save the pac-man for a IIpa or Imp.Stout.the 1272 would be my first choice.

[Deerslyr]

I would say use the US-05 for this one.save the pac-man for a IIpa or Imp.Stout.the 1272 would be my first choice.

I am currently have this recipe (minus 1 pound of rye because they only had 2 pounds available) that was fermented with the US-05. I am VERY happy with the results. You will be too!

[denny]

I am currently have this recipe (minus 1 pound of rye because they only had 2 pounds available) that was fermented with the US-05. I am VERY happy with the results. You will be too!

I say use the Pacman. That will be closer to 1450 than the 05 would be.

[Joe]

I say use the Pacman. That will be closer to 1450 than the 05 would be.

Awesome! I was kind of leaning that way and hearing you confirm it makes me feel better. I should have some 1450 in a couple of weeks and since I can only brew 5 gallons at a time (grain bill too big for 10 gallons!) I'll probably be brewing it again within a month or two.