Description

Wyeast 2565 Kolsch yeast

This strain is a classic, true top cropping yeast strain from a traditional brewery in Cologne, Germany. Beers will exhibit some of the fruity character of an ale, with a clean lager like profile. It produces low or no detectable levels of diacetyl. This yeast may also be used to produce quick-conditioning pseudo-lager beers and ferments well at cold  13 - 16°C range. This powdery strain results in yeast that remain in suspension post fermentation. It requires filtration or additional settling time to produce bright beers.

Flocculation: Low
Attenuation: 73 - 77%
Temperature: 13 - 21°C
Alcohol Tolerance: 10%
Diastatic (STA1): No

Flavour Profile: Fruity, Lager like

Suitable Beer Style: American wheat beer, Amber lager, Kölsch, Altbier, Wheatwine, Bière de garde, Cream ale

Availability: Always

Possible Substitutes

• Escarpment Labs Kolsch Ale yeast
• White Labs WLP029 German/Kölsch Ale yeast
• Imperial Yeast G03 Dieter Ale yeast
• Lallemand LalBrew Koln yeast
• Fermentis Safale K-97 yeast