Safale W-68

Fermentis SafAle™ W-68 is the iconic Weihenstephan weizen strain and ideal for brewing German-style wheat beers, including Hefeweizen, Kristallweizen, Dunkelweizen, Weizenbock, and more.

World-renowned yeast strain selected for the production of wheat beers in the typical German style, notably Weizen beers. Producing medium attenuation, robust phenolic character (clove and pepper) and distinct estery notes (fruity and floral).Suitable for a great variety of wheat-base beers and fruity-spicy oriented styles. Yeast with a medium sedimentation: forms no clumps but a powdery haze when resuspended in the beer.

Optimum temperature: 64 - 78 F

Attenuation: 78-84%

Flocculation: Medium

Sedimentation: Medium

Total Superior Alcohols: High

Total Esters: High