The classic Irish ale yeast strain for making stouts, porters, red ales, and pale ales. Irish Ale is one of the best strains for making balanced stouts and porters. There is no risk of diacetyl formation as long as this strain gets enough nutrition and oxygen for the ferment.
Flavour/Aroma
Neutral, Malt-forward
Dosage
10 million cells/mL
Suitable Styles
Suitable Styles
Irish Beer
Stout
Porter
Strong British Ale
Attenuation Calculator
Attenuation Calculator
How this yeast strain would behave in a typical fermentation.
1.015
1.012
*Expected final gravity range for fermentation with this yeast. This simple calculator does not take alcohol tolerance into account.
Footnotes
Footnotes
* Rough estimate based on yeast form
** Hazy and thiolized are based on research from Omega Labs
*** Origins are often unreliable (hearsay) and difficult to determine