White Labs 618 NA All Day PurePitch® Next Generation

$15.99

This strain of non-conventional brewing yeast, Saccharomycodes ludwigii, has been found to be useful when brewing a low alcohol beer. This specific strain has been chosen because of its lower ethyl acetate production compared to similar strains. This species does not ferment maltose or other larger sugars and will only ferment the glucose, sucrose, and fructose.

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Description

Although this would be categorized as a wild yeast, this strain would not typically be considered to be a beer spoiler as it does not have the ability to ferment larger sugars. Using this strain to create a low alcohol beer requires a modified recipe. .

Attenuation: <20%
Flocculation: Medium
Temperature range: 68-75F

Some links with more information about NA Brewing:

Brew an NA IPA – https://www.whitelabs.com/news-update-detail?id=95
Tips for brewing NA Beers – https://www.whitelabs.com/news-update-detail?id=44&type=NEWS
Best Practices part 1 – https://www.whitelabs.com/news-update-detail?id=78&type=NEWS
Best Practices part 2 – https://www.whitelabs.com/news-update-detail?id=79&type=NEWS
NA/Low Alc Tech Sheet – https://www.whitelabs.com/public/uploads/ckeditor/6238c51a7077d1647887642.pdf