Yeast
SafAle W-68 — Fermentis
Fermentis
Spec sheet The maker publishes these figures for this exact product.
- Lab
- Fermentis
- Product code
- W-68
- Form
- dry
- Type
- ale
- Attenuation
- 78–84 %
- Temperature
- 18–26 °C
- Flocculation
- medium
- Alcohol tolerance
- not published as a number
- STA1
- not published — treat as unknown
- Dosage
- 50–80 g/hL
Description
The German weissbier profile in a dry sachet, and widely taken for the Weihenstephan 68 strain though Fermentis says only that it is a historical wheat-beer yeast: banana and clove together, the balance shifting toward banana as it warms. POF+, so it makes the phenols on purpose rather than as a fault. It drops powdery rather than clumping, which suits a beer meant to be poured hazy.