This famous yeast strain from Weihenstephan in Germany is used world-wide within the brewing industry. SafLager W-34/70 allows to brew beers with a good balance of floral and fruity aromas and gives clean flavors and high drinkable beers.
Like Fermentis Saflager W-34/70 Bohemian Lage Yeast? Then you will love CellarScience® GERMAN Dry Lager Yeast!
Never thought a dry yeast would outperform a liquid yeast ! (Vienna Lager)
I have been brewing since 1994, and exclusivly used liquid yeast that became easy to find since then. I only used 2- 11.5 gram packs in a 11 gallon conical fermenter. Pitched in at 49F. then slowly ramped up to 64 over 10 days, held there 2 days, then slow cool 2-3 degress/day down to near freezing to Lager 2-3 weeks. The results were spectacular! Very clean, maltiness from the Vienna malt and Pilsner malt shined through. Hops were snappy enough to balance the Malt, as the yeast played out so clean. OG 1.050, EG 1.013 I love this yeast!
Been using this yeast a few times recently after I started pressure fermentation in a korny keg. Beer turns out great and I can get it done in about a week and the beer has been clean and crisp. Used it in a German Pilsner and the Morebeer Cerveza kit. The Cerveza needed some time to clear up but tasted great. Will use again.
Torture it at 48F for weeks. Or spund it at 68F and 15PSI for a few days. You'll get clean, crisp beer that does a great job highlighting hops.
I don't even bother having US-05 or Nottingham in my yeast library anymore. If I want a clean ale, I use this lager lol. If I want a real ale, I use boddington's or fullers.
I Lagered my first ever homebrew because it was the middle of winter. I heard that lagers can be tricky but this stuff turned out beautifully!
3 weeks in the fermenter at 63 deg. 3 weeks bottled at 68 deg and this is BY FAR the best beer I have ever tasted - ever! The heavy sedimentation really left a clean final product with no filtering. I used US-05 on the next batch and did not end up with as clean a beer. I can’t wait till next winter to brew with this again!
I will definitely use this yeast again, and continue to experiment with it beyond Pilsner.
This was my first time using dry yeast and this one rocked! Beautiful fermentation on a Pilsner with 84.6% attenuation. No starter, pitched directly to wort at around 80 degrees.
I've brewed several lagers with this yeast and they have all turned out fantastic! Recently I pitched this yeast into a Munch Helles and then used the yeast cake to ferment a Maibock. Exceptional aroma and flavor - don't let anyone tell you dry yeast is inferior!
Day 3-4 the ferm chamber smells like a big fart, but I think sulfur is an antioxidant, as with a few weeks of lagering this yeast produces excellent Pilsner and Oktoberfest. Even though not recommended I build up 1L starters and pitch.
consistent, quick starting (for a lager), useful for multiple lager styles, clean finish w malty flavor, maybe not quite as much maltiness as some specialist yeast but the difference can be corrected w a small increase in mash temp.
This is a good lager yeast. It does not require starter, direct pitch after oxygenating wort. I use two packs for a 10+ gallon batch if cellar is cold or high starting gravity, but one pack works.