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Beer Yeast Guide

Beer Yeast Guide

Knowing what temperature, attenuation and style your selected brewers yeast is always important. This guide serves to help you select a yeast strain suitable for the style of beer you are brewing or with desirable characteristics for your next brew. At the very least this guide will provide a quick way to find out your fermenting temperature.

Yeast characteristics definitions

Attenuation

the percentage of available sugars this yeast will consume. essentially how much of the wort the yeast will ferment. higher attenuations give a dryer finish while lower attenuation implies more body and sweetness.

Fermenting Temperature 

The ideal temperature this yeast will ferment at to yield best results. fermenting your beer outside of this range can promote the formation of off-flavours, attenuation issues and overproduction of esters or polyphenols.

Alcohol Tolerance

How much alcohol the yeast can handle before it begins to die. If you plan on fermenting a beer that will be close to your yeasts alcohol tolerance make sure to increase your yeast dosage. If you are unsure about how much yeast you require contact us or use a helpful online calculator.

Flocculation Speed

How fast yeast will drop out of suspension post fermentation. faster flocculation speeds typically mean conditioning times are shorter and beer will become clearer faster.

 

Fermentis Yeast Guide

YEAST NAME

FERMENTING TEMPERATURE

ATTENUATION

ALCOHOL

TOLERANCE

FLOCCULATION

SPEED

FLAVOUR NOTES

US-05*

18 - 22℃

78 - 82%

9 - 11%

MEDIUM

CLEAN, NEUTRAL

S-04*

18 - 22℃

74 - 82%

9 - 11%

FAST

CLEAN, NEUTRAL

W-34/70*

10 - 15℃

80 - 84%

9 -11%

FAST

CLEAN, DRY, NEUTRAL

WB-06

18 - 24℃

86 - 90%

9 - 11%

SLOW

PHENOL, CITRUS, BANANA

S-189*

10 - 15℃

80 - 84%

9 - 11%

FAST

CLEAN, DRY, FLORAL

S-23

10 - 15℃

80 - 84%

9 - 11%

FAST

DRY, CLEAN, FRUITY

BE-256*

18 - 26℃

82 - 86%

9 - 11%

FAST

PHENOLIC, FRUITY, WARM, ALCOHOLIC

S-33

18 - 26℃

68 - 72%

9 - 11%

MEDIUM

FRUITY, NEUTRAL, SWEET

K-97

16 - 22℃

80 - 84%

9 - 11%

SLOW

FLORAL, SULPHUR, DRY

T-58

18 - 26℃

72 - 78%

9 - 11%

MEDIUM

CLOVE, PEPPER, BANANA

BE-134

18 - 26℃

89 - 93%

9 - 11%

SLOW

DRY, SPICY, FRUITY, ESTERY

* refers to yeast strains we highly recommend.

 

Lallemand Yeast Guide

YEAST NAME

FERMENTING TEMPERATURE

ATTENUATION

ALCOHOL

TOLERANCE

FLOCCULATION

SPEED

FLAVOUR NOTES

NOTTINGHAM

10 - 22℃

73 - 77%

14%

FAST

SLIGHTLY FRUITY, NEUTRAL

DIAMOND

10 - 15℃

78 - 84%

13%

FAST

NEUTRAL, DRY, CRISP

BRY-97

15 - 22℃

78 - 84%

13%

FAST

CLEAN, DRY, NEUTRAL, CRISP

KOLN

12 - 20℃

73 - 78%

9%

FAST

DRY, CLEAN, FLORAL, FRUITY

VERDANT IPA

18 - 23℃

75 - 77%

12%

MEDIUM

CITRUS, FRUIT, DRY

PHILLY SOUR

20 - 30℃

73 - 77%

9%

FAST

SOUR, TART, PEACH, STONE FRUIT

KVIEK

18 - 45℃

77 - 82%

12%

FAST

CITRUS, DRY, BALANCED

NEW ENGLAND

15 - 22℃

76 - 80%

9%

MEDIUM

FRUITY, TROPICAL, STONE FRUIT

WINDSOR

15 - 22℃

72 - 75%

12%

SLOW

FRUITY, ESTERY

LONDON

18 - 22℃

68 - 73%

12%

SLOW

FRUITY, ESTERY, MALT

FARMHOUSE

20 - 30℃

89 - 93%

13%

SLOW

CLOVE, PEPPER, FRUIT

MUNICH CLASSIC

17 - 22℃

70 - 74%

12%

SLOW

FRUITY, BANANA, SPICE

BELLE SAISON

15 - 35℃

87 - 93%

15%

SLOW

CITRUS, DRY, PEPPER, CRISP

ABBAYE

17 - 25℃

80 - 85%

14%

MEDIUM

SPICY, FRUITY, TROPICAL, BANANA

WIT

17 - 22℃

78 - 82%

12%

SLOW

FRUITY, CLOVE, MILD BANANA

* refers to yeast strains we highly recommend.

 

Mangrove Jack's Yeast Guide

YEAST NAME

FERMENTING TEMPERATURE

ATTENUATION

ALCOHOL

TOLERANCE

FLOCCULATION

SPEED

FLAVOUR NOTES

BAVARIAN LAGER

8 - 14℃

75 - 80%

8%

MEDIUM

DRY, CLEAN, CRISP

BAVARIAN WHEAT*

18 - 30℃

70 - 75%

7.5%

SLOW

SPICE, CLOVE, BANANA, PHENOL

KVIEK

18 - 45℃

77 - 82%

12%

FAST

CITRUS, DRY, BALANCED

BELGIAN ABBEY

18 - 25℃

73 - 77%

8%

FAST

FRUITY, COMPLEX, BANANA

BELGIAN ALE*

18 - 28℃

82 - 88%

12%

MEDIUM

SPICY, PHENOLIC, DRY, PLUM

BELGIAN TRIPEL*

18 - 28℃

82 - 88%

10%

MEDIUM

SPICE, FRUITY, PHENOLIC

BELGIAN WIT*

18 - 25℃

70 - 75%

8%

SLOW

FRUITY, SPICED, BUBBLEGUM

HOPHEAD ALE

18 - 22℃

74 - 82%

10%

MEDIUM

CLEAN, EMPHASISES HOPS

BOHEMIAN LAGER

10 - 15℃

72 - 76%

8%

FAST

CLEAN, DRY, BALANCED

CALIFORNIA LAGER

18 - 20℃

77 - 82%

9%

MEDIUM

CLEAN, DRY, BALANCED

EMPIRE ALE

18 - 22℃

70 - 75%

8%

MEDIUM

ESTERY, DARK FRUIT

FRENCH SAISON

26 - 32℃

85 - 90%

14%

MEDIUM

PEPPER, SPICE, FRUITY, DRY

LIBERTY BELL ALE

18 - 23℃

74 - 78%

9%

FAST

PEAR, KIWI, CLEAN

NEW WORLD STRONG ALE*

16 - 22℃

77 - 82%

12%

FAST

CLEAN, CRISP, MILD SPICE

US WEST COAST

18 - 23℃

77-85%

11%

MEDIUM

NEUTRAL, CLEAN, DRY

* refers to yeast strains we highly recommend.

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