Lager Yeast Experiment: S-23 vs. Wyeast 2124

[EarlyAmateurZymurgist]

It is nothing fancy. I used 91% Avanguard Pilsner malt and 9% Weyerman CaraHell in the grist. I bittered to 38 IBUs using all Czech Saaz. Bo Pils is a simple beer ingredients-wise. The yeast signature is part of the flavor. Ferment S-23 @54F/12C for five days before performing a diacetyl rest. With a beer this simple any fermentation off-flavors are going to show through like a sore thumb.

 

[thefigure5]

It is nothing fancy. I used 91% Avanguard Pilsner malt and 9% Weyerman CaraHell in the grist. I bittered to 38 IBUs using all Czech Saaz. Bo Pils is a simple beer ingredients-wise. The yeast signature is part of the flavor. Ferment S-23 @54F/12C for five days before performing a diacetyl rest. With a beer this simple any fermentation off-flavors are going to show through like a sore thumb.

Thanks for posting this. I'll keep it in mind. I'm thinking to try 95% Pilsner malt and 5% carapils, all Czech Saaz possibly at a higher IBU level, and S-23 yeast.

 

[jerrylotto]

A friend of mine who makes some wonderful pilsner's recommended White Labs WLP800 as his go to Czech lager yeast.