S-23 at different temperatures.

[dotes]

So I am going to be making a lager tonight using a Morgans Blue Mountain Kit but I would like to substitute the Morgans Lager East yeast out for S-23 yeast because the Morgan's yeast is actual an ale yeast. The problem is that my basement is sitting at around 15-17 Celcius and my cold shed sits at between 5-8 degrees celcius. I have been told that S-23 will create fruity esters at high temperatures and I am worried that 5 degrees will be too cold for the yeast. Does anyone have experience with this yeast at these ranges? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[JJL]

Personally, I'd put it in the shed. The colder temp isn't going to hurt it. It might take a couple of extra days to ferment out, but the yeast will be perfectly fine at those temps. Although, if this is your first lager, I would suggest reading up on how to correctly ferment a lager. There is a little more to it than just pitching yeast at 5C and letting it ferment for a couple of weeks.