Product Overview
Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen Yeast
The classic and most popular German wheat beer strain used worldwide. This yeast strain produces a beautiful and delicate balance of banana esters and clove phenolics. The balance can be manipulated towards ester production through increasing the fermentation temperature, increasing the wort density, and decreasing the pitch rate. Over pitching can result in a near complete loss of banana character. Decreasing the ester level will allow a higher clove character to be perceived. Sulfur is commonly produced, but will dissipate with conditioning. This strain is very powdery and will remain in suspension for an extended amount of time following attenuation. This is true top cropping yeast and requires fermentor headspace of 33%.
Species: Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Characteristics:
- Flocculation:Â Low
- Apparent Attenuation:Â 73 - 77%
- Apparent ABV Tolerance:Â 10%
- Temperature Range: 64-75°F (18-24°C)
Shipping:  We strongly recommend adding a cold pack when ordering liquid yeast. Transit times can vary and liquid yeast works best when it remains cold until the day you brew. Our shipping cold pack options include:
Possible Yeast Substitutions:
