Yeast
California Lager — Wyeast
Wyeast
Spec sheet The maker publishes these figures for this exact product.
- Lab
- Wyeast
- Product code
- 2112
- Form
- liquid
- Type
- hybrid
- Attenuation
- 67–71 %
- Temperature
- 14–20 °C
- Flocculation
- high
- Alcohol tolerance
- 9 %
- STA1
- not published — treat as unknown
Description
The California common strain, a lager yeast that ferments happily at ale temperatures and still finishes crisp. It flocculates hard and leaves a malty, faintly fruity beer, which is the whole steam-beer trick.