brockettbrews
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has anyone used this yeast??? just wonder what temps to pitch the yeast and temps for fermation??? making a light german lager.
what does the 34/70 mean???
im going to pitch around 65 and fermate around 50. then put it in a secondary a drop it down to 34 for a month. Then bottle.
That's really not the recommended way to pitch your yeast
osagedr said:I second this. I'd pitch at 45 and let rise to 48 or 50. Pitching at 65 will ensure a good start to fermentation even if you underpitch, but why not pitch the correct number of cells at the recommended temperature and give your beer the best chance to taste the way it should?
I have used W-34/70 many times and really like it. My practise is to pitch 1.5 million cells per ml per degree Plato (at least two packs) rehydrated as per manufacturer's instructions. I've fermented with this strain as low as 44, not that there was a good reason to do so except being curious about how low it would go. I'm tempted to say it's my favourite dry strain but...I've made some really nice beers with S-23 and S-189 as well.
The S-189 is great too, but each time I've used it, it has been a slow starter. Did anyone else experience that?
brockettbrews said:after the lagering should i add more yeast before i bottle????
brockettbrews said:no im going to bottle it at the end of sept. so it will lager like 5 months. Then party like a german lol!!!
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