Apex Cultures Dry Brewing Yeast - Hazy 500g

Apex Cultures Dry Brewing Yeast 500g Hazy is the perfect choice for creating a hazy beer. This dry yeast strain is specifically designed to create a unique flavor profile with a low ester formation and a moderate flocculation. With its high attenuation, this yeast strain produces a crisp, clean beer with a smooth, creamy mouthfeel. Perfect for New England style IPAs, hazy pale ales, and many other styles, Apex Cultures Dry Brewing Yeast 500g Hazy is the perfect addition to your homebrew.

TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

Excellent top fermenting yeast strain for brewing New England IPAs (NEIPA), double hazy IPAs and hazy pale ales.

It produces a juicy/hazy appearance and a well-balanced tropical fruity ester profile with some residual sweetness in the background while allowing a pleasant mouth-feel and a wide spectrum of hop flavors on the forefront, in hop-forward beers. A very reliable yeast strain choice for consistent production of contemporary hazy or juicy ale beer styles.

COMPOSITION AND TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Yeast (Saccharomyces Cerevisiae).
• Viable Yeasts > 5 x 109 cfu/g
• Other Yeasts < 103 cfu/g
• Moulds < 10 cfu/ml*
• Acetic Bacteria < 102 cfu/ml*
• Lactic Bacteria < 10 cfu/ml*
• Coliforms < 1 cfu/ml*
• E.coli < 10 cfu/g
• Staphylococcus aureus < 10 cfu/g
• Salmonella spp Absence / 25g cfu/g

* with inoculation of 100g/hL of yeast

MICROBIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL PARAMETERS

• Fermentation temperature range: 60-73°F
• Apparent attenuation: 75-80%
• Flocculation & sedimentation ability: Medium-low
• Alcohol tolerance: 9-11%
• H2S production: Low
• STA1: Negative

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

Direct: Pitch the yeast directly in the fermenter at the primary fermentation temperature of your preference as per your beer recipe.

Rehydratation: Dissolve the yeast in sterile water or wort at 64-77°F in a ratio of 1:10 and let it rest for 20 minutes. Subsequently mix well to obtain the complete suspension of the yeast. Pitch the yeast directly in the fermenter.

STORAGE AND PACKAGING

Store in the original sealed packaging, away from light, in a dry and odorless place. Store preferably at a temperature <68°F. Do not freeze. Best before the date on the packaging. Use immediately after opening.