Saflager S-189 Dry Lager Yeast

Originating from the Hrlimann brewery in Switzerland. This lager yeast strains profile allows you to brew fairly neutral flavor beers with a high drinkability. Depending on the conditions, it tends to present noticeable herbal and floral notes to lager beers.

Overview:

Total Esters: Low

Apparent Attenuation: 80 - 84%

Sedimentation Time: Fast

Alcohol Tolerance: 9 - 11%

Fermentation Temp: 53 64F (12 18C)

Use

? Direct pitching:

Pitch the yeast directly in the fermentation vessel on the surface of the wort at or above the fermentation temperature. Progressively sprinkle the dry yeast into the wort ensuring the yeast covers all the surface of wort available to avoid clumps. Ideally, the yeast will be added during the first part of the filling of the vessel; in which case hydration can be done at wort temperature higher than fermentation temperature, the fermenter being then filled with wort at lower temperature to bring the entire wort temperature at fermentation temperature.

? With prior rehydration:

Alternatively, sprinkle the yeast in minimum 10 times its weight of sterile water or boiled and hopped wort at 15 to 25C (59F to 77F). Leave to rest 15 to 30 minutes, gently stir and pitch the resultant cream into the fermentation vessel.