Saflager W-34/70 pitching rate question

[EndOfLine]

About 1.055 og. 2 packets of 34/70 pitched on wort. Encouraged by the first "lager," I am now fermenting a bigger red "ale" with 34/70 at 65f. This time temp controlling the beer. Og is 1.075, 2 packets. The next lager I make ill try one packet hydrated.


If these beers turn out as well as I am hoping... 34/70 may become my new house "ale" strain lol

 

[zwiller]

Kegged mine about 2 weeks ago. Still hazy. Me thinks this is non flocc'r and requires gelatine. Overall I think this is game changer for me. I have to laugh, haven't brewed a lager in so long that I really overdid the late additions in my NGP and it is a saaz bomb. That said, whirlpool additions were a real nice touch to this one.

 

[EndOfLine]

You can add the gelatin now. The beer will start to clear in 12 hours, and be crystal in a few days

 

[Wrinkletusk]

I brewed the second version of my Helles on Monday, and it's happily fermenting away at 18c (64.4f). 5 gal, 1.043 (should have been 1.048, but this is my first brew in my new & bigger pot and got my volume calcs wrong), 5.43 mash ph, and 1 pack of W-34/70 rehydrated.

Will raise temp to 21c (69.8f) for a d-rest on Sunday, and then cold crash 2-3 days later if the FG is where it should be.

Granted my OG is lower than I had planned for, but I'm looking forward to see if 1 pack of 34/70 can get the job done.

 

[carloslavin]

Looking forward to the update after testing

 

[casualbrewer]

I have used 34/70 fermented at 65 degrees and it worked great. Actually tasted cleaner than when I used it at 50 degrees before. I do find that it takes a while to clear for me, even with gelatin. However I will say that although you can ferment clean with this yeast at elevated temps, you still need to lager your beer for that crisp clean taste. My lagers start to shine about 3 weeks into being kegged.