What liquid yeast(s) are the same strain as S-23?

[Shawn3997]

Is this yeast only available from Saflager as dry or is there a liquid version? I've searched online and some say it's WLP820, some say WLP003. Is there a consensus?

 

[Renegade Brewer]

Any German lager yeast will get you pretty close. I would suggest wlp800 as a good substitute. I’ve used both and both are great yeast strains creating a crisp clean fermentation with a slight yeast bite found in a German pils.

 

[FermentedCulture]

WLP003 is a sulphur bomb with white wine esters.

edit: also it's cerevisiae...

 

[Renegade Brewer]

WLP003 is a German ale yeast which unfortunately will throw sulfur notes to the point where you’d swear you had a bunch of frat guys farting in your fermentation chamber. This will however, dissipate with some age and at a little higher on the temp range for the ale strains.

Most lager yeasts you’ll find will throw strong sulfur notes, but they blow off quickly with a good healthy ferment and a dyacital rest.