A classic American pilsner strain, smooth, malty palate. Ferments dry and crisp. Not a pilsner strain. Bold. cornlelek and aromatic. Rich, dortmund-style, crisp, dry finish.
Soft profile accentuates hop characteristics.
Particularly suited for producing 19th century-style West Coast beers. A pilsner yeast from the Weihenstephen. Ferments clean and malty with rich residual maltiness in full gravity pilsners. Used by many German breweries to produce rich, full-bodied, malty beers. Clean dry flavor profile often used in aggressively hopped pilsner.