Wyest 2000 Budvar, Any Good?

[SJW]

Well I want to give a liquid yeast a go again and as I have a load of lagers planned after my July off I was wondering if this Budvar yeast was a good choice for a wide range of lagers? and is there any trick with this one I should know about? is it fast or slow and whats the best pitching and fermenting temps?
This is a short list of the lagers I have coming up.

Classic American Pils
Oktoberfest
Bohemian Pilsner
Schwarzbier
Dortmunder
bock



Steve

 

[tazman1967]

This is a great yeast...Pilsners..Lagers....all good.
You will not be disappointed...
Made some great beers with this...
Clear, Clean and crisp...

I always pitch a big starter for a liquid lager yeast..gets going well.Bugger all need for a D/rest.
Id use 2042 for the Dortmunder...thats just me.
The Baverian is a great lager yeast..yet to try it....Next year i hope.

 

[Online Brewing Supplies]

Well I want to give a liquid yeast a go again and as I have a load of lagers planned after my July off I was wondering if this Budvar yeast was a good choice for a wide range of lagers? and is there any trick with this one I should know about? is it fast or slow and whats the best pitching and fermenting temps?
This is a short list of the lagers I have coming up.

Classic American Pils
Oktoberfest
Bohemian Pilsner
Schwarzbier
Dortmunder
bock



Steve

You have a range of different styles ther and one yeast is not going to give you the best results in all styles.My Choices:
Classic American Pils 2035 or 2042 (my preference)
Oktoberfest 2633
Bohemian Pilsner 2124
Schwarzbier 2042
Dortmunder 2042
bock 2206 2308
Having said that the 2000 Budvar is a good yeast suited to your lighter styles Dortmunder CAP and Bohemian Pils and maybe even the Octoberfest but I would look others for your Schwarzbier and defintley for your Bock.What ever you use pitch at the lower end of the scale and keep it low till you raise for a diacetyl rest.
GB

 

[SJW]

I might give the 2000 a go, or the 2206 its hard to beat.

Steve

 

[devo]

the budvar 2000 is an excellent lager yeast so give it a try.

Although I still tend to use the 2124.

 

[drsmurto]

Have only ever used one lager yeast and it was the budvar. Bloody long lag time (3 days) but made an awesome Bo pils, a german pils and a knappstein clone.

Will be grabbing another pack soon and with all the good reports on 2206 and 2124 i might grab them too.

 

[SJW]

Well I caved in and got a 2124. Will be brewing on Saturday. Cant wait.

Steve

 

[Weizguy]

One interesting thing about the Budvar is the ability to leave some residual maltiness in the beer by priming, carbonating the right level and crash-cooling the yeast to 3C, which drops the yeast out and stops all yeast action.

Was gonna post a link yesterday, but I could not find the page on the St Pats, Texas site where I read it initially.
From here:
2000 Budvar Lager Yeast: Very malty, low sulfur-producing
yeast from a brewery in the Czech Republic. Flocculates at a
warmer temperature (37 F) than many lager yeasts, which
allows the brewer to more easily leave residual sweetness in the
beer. Apparent attenuation: 67-71%. Flocculation: medium.

Beerz

 

[THE DRUNK ARAB]

Looking forward to using this yeast in my next brew.

This will be my first new yeast for a hell of a long time and I am hoping to get a few different "styles" of beer from it.

GB, what makes you think it wouldn't be suited to a Schwarzbier, experience or have you tasted other brewers examples?

C&B
TDA