Lager Fermentation: Traditional Yeast vs. Hybrid Yeast | exBEERiment Results!

[Brulosopher]

Lager beer is some of my favorite, I'd say more than half of my brewing is dedicated to these styles... well, my version of these styles. You see, I like to ferment Helles, Märzen, Dunkel, and the like using non-traditional lager strains, something many would contend doesn't produce "real" lager. I've been curious just how distinguishable a beer fermented with my preferred hybrid yeast, WLP029 German Ale/Kölsch, would be from the same beer fermented with a traditional lager yeast, Saflager 34/70. Results are in!

http://brulosophy.com/2015/04/13/la...al-yeast-vs-hybrid-yeast-exbeeriment-results/

Cheers to the cool guys at Basic Brewing Radio and Basic Brewing Video​ for participating in the xBmt and having be on the show to discuss the results.

 

[castillo556]

Very cool article. I too use kolsh/alt yeast to do lagers, usually fermenting at high 50s to low 60s and then "lagering" for a few weeks to a month in mid 30s.

results are fantastic