From years of experience and trialing yeast strains from Ballast Point's R&D & Homebrew Mart experience, East Village Brewing Company's Aaron Justus chose our WLP920 Old Bavarian Lager Yeast as his house strain.
A reliable strain that's able to handle different styles and parameters, Aaron tweaks his recipe to accommodate this versatile lager yeast.
Key House Yeast Parameters East Village Brewing Sought:
"In one given year, we played around with over 60+ yeast strains including bacteria and wild yeast. When you're brewing that many beer styles, we were doing 130 different beers. Never really brewed the same beer twice. We kind of knew quickly which yeast strains perform well in different environments."
From Southern Germany, this yeast finishes malty with a slight ester profile. Use in beers such as Oktoberfests, bocks, and dark lagers.
| ATTENUATION: | FLOCCULATION: | ALCOHOL TOLERANCE: | FERMENTATION TEMPERATURE: | STA1: |
| 66 - 73 % | Medium | Medium(5-10%) | 50° - 55° F 10° - 13° C |
Negative |
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