Best non-White Labs yeast for a Belgian Pilsner?

[hiphoppotamuss]

Hey all. I was planning on brewing up a Belgian Pilsner soon but my LHBS doesn’t stock WhiteLabs yeast ( who makes a Belgian Pils specific strain) . Any suggestions for best yeast to use for a Belgian Pilsner?
I do have a few sachets of 34/70 on hand

Thanks!

 

[G_robertus]

What are you aiming for? Belgium has multiple pilsners and they can be quite different. Jupiler has something very Belgian to it (caramel-malty, yeast profile), Stella is very dry and Cara-Pils is something we won't discuss. Neither is Maes.

 

[hiphoppotamuss]

Never had Jupiler believe it or not?
Maybe something along the lines of Bavik Super-Pils?
Definitely a Pilsner but has some “Belgian” Character to it?

 

[dmtaylor]

WLP815 Belgian Lager is closely related to WLP920 Old Bavarian Lager which is probably similar to Wyeast 2247 European Lager and Omega OYL-115 German Lager III.

Or yeah, just use W-34/70 and be done with it. All of these are like splitting hairs anyway -- most lager yeasts are very closely related and to a large extent interchangeable.

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[hiphoppotamuss]

WLP815 Belgian Lager is closely related to WLP920 Old Bavarian Lager which is probably similar to Wyeast 2247 European Lager and Omega OYL-115 German Lager III.

Or yeah, just use W-34/70 and be done with it. All of these are like splitting hairs anyway -- most lager yeasts are very closely related and to a large extent interchangeable.

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34/70 for the win!!!
Again!!!!

 

[day_trippr]

Is there anything 34/70 can't do?

 

[hiphoppotamuss]

Is there anything 34/70 can't do?

Right?!?!?

 

[lumpher]

Is there anything 34/70 can't do?

I've heard it can't play the role of a giraffe in a movie very well...

 

[VTMongoose]