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German Lager Yeast

ATTENUATION :

74% - 79%

FLOCCULATION :

Medium

ALCOHOL TOLERANCE :

Medium (5-10%)

FERMENTATION TEMPERATURE :

50° - 55° F
10° - 13° C

STA1 :

Negative

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Description

Our most popular lager yeast, this strain is one of the most widely used lager strains in the world. It can be used in almost any lager style and tends to produce clean and crisp beers with some accentuation of hop characteristics.

Biotransformation: Beta-lyase Activity

From our research, creating WLP077 Tropicale Yeast Blend. We found WLP037 Yorkshire Square Ale Yeast and WLP830 German Lager Yeast to have a relative high potential activity for beta-lyase biotransformation. Beta-lyase activity releases bound thiols from hops (sulfur-based compounds) into free thiols (passionfruit and guava aromas). While there were other high-activity strains, most of these strains were POF+ or phenolic which overpowered the tropical flavors. Although these 2 strains, wouldn't normally be used in a Hazy IPA, they still have the potential to have some fun and creative interactions with hops for new expressive flavors and aromas.