East Village Brewing Company & WLP920 Old Bavarian Lager Yeast

Located in downtown San Diego. East Village Brewing Company is an independent brewery committed to wholesome ingredients, sustainability, and community. They believe in the old adage “you are what you eat”. Beer is food, so it is imperative that we only source the highest quality and most wholesome ingredients. 

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:

    • Reliable & Predictable Fermentations
    • Can handle High Alcohol
    • Can handle High Bitterness
    • Can be used in Multiple Beer Styles
    • Multiple Generational Use

 

"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."

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WLP920 Old Bavarian Lager Yeast

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
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Analyze White Labs Brewing Co's Beer Data Sheets with WLP920 Old Bavarian Lager Yeast

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