The most popular German wheat beer strain used worldwide. Produces a balance of banana esters and clove phenolics that can be skewed depending on various conditions e.g., increased ester production through increasing the fermentation temperature, increasing the wort density, and decreasing the pitch rate or over pitching to reduce or nearly eliminate banana character. Decreasing the ester level will allows higher clove character to be perceived. Sulfur is commonly produced, but will dissipate with conditioning. This strain is very powdery and will remain in suspension for an extended amount of time following attenuation. This is true top cropping yeast and requires fermenter headspace of 33%.
All packs now contain 150 mL of yeast slurry to enhance the brewer's experience! For the convenience of your customers, pack height and width will not change. The pack's "gusset" accommodates the additional volume without increasing the pack's dimensions. With the increase of yeast per pack, you will notice updated pricing.
We do our best to insulate liquid yeast packs in a bubble wrap envelope but you'll have a much better chance of viability if you select an ice pack in the accessory list. During cooler months, a single ice pack is enough for up to three packs of yeast. In the summer, you may want several ice packs for a single pack of yeast and coordinate the shipping with us to avoid long periods in a delivery truck.
