British Pub Ale
WHC British Pub Ale is a dry English house strain, also sold as Bond. It pairs the highest alcohol tolerance in the WHC ale range, 14% ABV, with high flocculation. That combination is unusual and useful: it will chew through a big wort and still drop bright.
Fermentation is clean with restrained fruity esters, closer to a neutral workhorse than a characterful English strain. High flocculation gives a clear finish with minimal conditioning time, which is why WHC positions it as a house strain for microbreweries running a broad range of styles off one yeast.
Brewing with British Pub Ale
- Ferment at 64 to 72F. Clean across the range, with a little more fruit at the top end.
- This is the one to reach for at high gravity. 14% ABV tolerance handles barleywine, imperial stout and double IPA without a second pitch.
- High flocculation means fast clearing, so rouse or check gravity before assuming a big beer has finished.
- Pitch dry at 50 to 150 g/hL, roughly 10 to 28 g for a 5-gallon batch.
Styles: Pale ale, ESB, IPA, West Coast IPA, NEIPA, double IPA, amber, brown and red ale, porter, stout, imperial stout, barleywine
Comparable strains: Fermentis Safale S-04, Omega OYL-006 British Ale I, White Labs WLP007 Dry English Ale, Wyeast 1098 British Ale
Technical specifications
| Species | Saccharomyces cerevisiae |
|---|---|
| Attenuation | 76 to 80% |
| Fermentation temp | 64 to 72F (18 to 22C) |
| Flocculation | High |
| Alcohol tolerance | 14% ABV |
| Nitrogen demand | Medium |
| Pitch rate | 50 to 150 g/hL (about 10 to 28 g per 5 gal) |
| Also sold as | Bond |
| Format | 500 g vacuum-sealed brick |
About WHC Lab
WHC Lab is an Irish yeast producer supplying dry brewing strains to craft breweries across Europe and North America. This strain ships as a 500 g vacuum-sealed brick with a published technical data sheet, and it can be pitched dry with no rehydration step.