A dry lager yeast that produces a lager with a slightly fruity flavor. Medium flocculation, attenuation 73-77%. 11.5 gram pack. Click here to download a manufacturer's specification sheet.
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Ole Standby
This is my go to lager yeast. It makes great lagers when fermented at the proper temperature. I also add O², yeast nutrient to my wort. Never had to rehydrate it. I have made a starter for a Dopplebock that came out very well. I recommend it as an alternative to any liquid lager yeast. Should do the job well.
Lager Yeast
I like to ferment at ambient temperatures in my shop. I brew lagers late fall to mid spring. S-23 has performed well. No starter for the fresh pack. Ferment a moderate gravity wort, then harvest yeast and brew higher gravity beers. Repeat and harvest yeast. I usually do six brews from the initial single pack.
Good yeast
Pros: Individual packages great for home brewer.
Cons: Same yeast is not available in larger packages. I like this yeast so much, I'd like to buy more. But buying 20+ packets seems inefficient. Packets are soft; specs say they are supposed to be filled with nitrogen and hard. Content seems to be okay though.
Great all-purpose lager yeast, SO cheap.
Pros: I used this for an American dark lager with excellent results. Very forgiving and vigorous lager yeast. Transparent, allowing full flavor of beer to shine through. Unlike the other reviewer, I didn't need a starter solution, it just kicked right in.
Good yeast if properly handled.
Pros: This is a true bottom fermenter. What they say about it being estery, is only if you're fermenting at too high a temp, or if the wort does not have sufficent nutrients. A good wort, with nutrients, fermented at 50degC or less will be fine.
Cons: You absolutely have to rehydrate properly and then make a starter. I recommend a 1 to 1.5 quart starter.