Aspera

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What's everyone's favorite yeast for brewing Pilsner beers and do you lager at low temperatures. If so, do you do the slow chill, start cold or rapid chill. I recently tried the Sfale lager dried yeast and was very disappointed and have gone back to WL 830/bock. I also used to use 2208 (?) and liked it very well.

cheezydemon

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Crap, I used some out of date white labs "german lager yeast" and threw in some Australian made dried lager yeast, I forget the brand. I won't know how it turns out for a month or so.

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BOTTLED: "Route 66 IPA" 7% ABV, "Dave's Imperial Stout" 12% ABV , "Spider Imperial Stout" 9%ABV , "Mutt Irish Ale" 7% ABV, "Sorta Sierra" IPA's 4.4% ABV, "Habanero Ales" 5.5% ABV, "Pumpkin Seed Ale" 5.5% ABV , "Marzen" Lager, "Step child Ale",
PRIMARies: "Caramel Amber" , "Black Porter"
SECONDARIES:1 :"Miller Ale"
On DECK: Another Russian Stout

Madtown Brew

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I've used 2124 - bohemian lager and 2308- munich lager. I also just pitched a doppelbock with WLP833, but I've yet to sample that one.

So far, I like 2308 best.

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AdIn

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My favorit one was/is WY2124 Bohemian Lager. Very versatile. I did pilsner, helles and octoberfest with it. Then I found this dry yeast Saflager W34/70 which is said to be same strain as 2124. Well, I just bottled octoberfest fermented with it. At first look seem to be very similar with a better flocculation then 2124. Also recently tried 2206 for a German Pilsner (still in fermenter) and going to repitch it to bock.

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Bernie Brewer

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Wyeast Bavarian Lager. Don't know the #

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Yooper

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I also like that one. The Bavarian lager strain seemed to work best for me.

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Willie3

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Yoop,

What was wrong with the dry?

- WW

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cheezydemon

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My lhbs was lacking for the first time ever! They have tons of hops and grains but the only lager yeast to choose from was the Australian Dry lager yeast, a belgiam wit, and out of date white labs German Lager yeast. Maybe people around here just don't Lager, it is my first.

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BOTTLED: "Route 66 IPA" 7% ABV, "Dave's Imperial Stout" 12% ABV , "Spider Imperial Stout" 9%ABV , "Mutt Irish Ale" 7% ABV, "Sorta Sierra" IPA's 4.4% ABV, "Habanero Ales" 5.5% ABV, "Pumpkin Seed Ale" 5.5% ABV , "Marzen" Lager, "Step child Ale",
PRIMARies: "Caramel Amber" , "Black Porter"
SECONDARIES:1 :"Miller Ale"
On DECK: Another Russian Stout

Yooper

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I've never used dry lager yeast, so I can't say if it would be good for me or not. I always do a MONSTER starter with lagers, so a liquid is good for me.

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Rhoobarb

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I like Wyeast's 2206 Bavarian, White Labs WLP830 German and their WLP810 San Francisco.