Popularly called “Chico,” West Coast Ale I is a reliable, versatile and popular neutral foundation for displays of malts and hops. Often used as a house strain, it is highly attenuative and moderately flocculent. And it ferments crisp and clean with light citrus notes under 66° F (19° C). Also try DIPA (OYL-052) or British I (OYL-006) to highlight hops more, or West Coast II (OYL-009) and Scottish Ale (OYL-015) for malt displays.
- Strain Type:Ales
- Flocculation: Medium-Low
- Attenuation: 73-80%
- Temperature Range: 60–73° F (16–23° C)
- Alcohol Tolerance: 11%
Compares with: Wyeast 1056 - American Ale Yeast and White Labs WLP001
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Good yeast
Bag arrived with a little swelling (not unusual for chico strains), and kept cool till use. Warmed for 4 hours, pitched at 65F and I had bubbles in the airlock within 12 hours. No starter needed < 1.070 OG.
