German pilsner yeast

[poggor]

I was wondering if anyone had any good suggestions for what yeast to use for a german pilsner?
I had a bottle of weihenstephaner pilsner the other day and really enjoyed it. never had their lagers before... want to try and make some.

I guess pilsner malt and maybe some vienna?

weihenstephaner website says 32IBU


cheers


g

 

[Online Brewing Supplies]

Wyeast Danish 2042 will give good results

 

[Spiesy]

I had a bottle of weihenstephaner pilsner the other day and really enjoyed it. never had their lagers before... want to try and make some.

Why not use their yeast?

W-34/70

 

[Adr_0]

Why not use their yeast?

W-34/70

Yeah, exactly.

I would go 100% Weyermann pils. You could adjust pH with gypsum or acid malt.

And Halletau...

 

[Online Brewing Supplies]

Why not use their yeast?

W-34/70

They use 34/70 ?

 

[AndrewQLD]

They use 34/70 ?

According to their product blurb they do.

 

[poggor]

um, what is w34/70?

 

[Adr_0]

um, what is w34/70?

It is a dry yeast available from Fermentis /Safale. There is a Wyeast equiv, can't remember what it i.

The Fermentis dry yeast is called 'w34/70'. The 'W' stands for............

 

[barabool]

Saflager W-34/70
The most popular lager strain worldwide, from the Weihenstephan institute in Germany - below is the fact sheet.
http://www.fermentis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/SFG_W34pdf.pdf