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So the day yester I made a bonehead move. I pitched to vials of different yeast. Cali Ale and Irish Ale. I was in a rush at the brew store and accidentally bought 1 Irish Ale and 1 Cali Ale vial instead of 2 Cali Ales as I intended. Well this mistake went undiscovered until right after I pitched both the yeasts. I looked at a tube and was like, WTF Irish Ale? I didn't buy that! Yup I'm a dumbass!

So does anyone have any predictions on what will happen? Will one yeast win out? Will they combined to make an Irish-American from California? Or maybe a Californian living in Ireland? All that I know is I am going to be very interested in the outcome.

Its in a Double IPA OG: 1.082 IBU 120ish.

My prediction is the best beer you have ever made. It is usually under circumstances like these that one ends up with something really spectacular.

Most likely they will both chug along for the first little while, with all the sugars available in the wort.
However, usually one yeast propagates better then the other, it will have the predominent flavor profile for the beer. You should be ok as both of these yeasts tend to have a very clean profile that allows flavors for the malts and hops to show more.

What was the style of beer?

A double IPA of my own creation, I think I took the grain bill from a tasty mcDole recipe and 8 oz of leftover random hops I had.

Also I;'ve never used Irish Ale yeast. Any unique flavor characteristics I should look for. Although I'd put my money on Cali Ale to be the dominant yeast. Best beer ever? I'm crossing my fingers. Lots of centennial and citra for late hops in this one.

My guess is that the Cal will have more contribution to the final flavor, as the Irish has lower attenuation and more flocculent, it would be the Cal that is left finishing the end of your ferment.

I think the Irish will kick the Cal's ass, especially as more alcohol is involved.

Would you think the Irish ale would contribute more to the flavor since the Cal Ale is a cleaner fermenting yeast?