LalBrew NovaLager Yeast Review - Ferment clean lager in 1 week!

[@christophermartin520]

Richard is a top bloke, talk to him fairly often. He's got a lot of knowledge about the products he is selling.

[@KegLand]

Yes he is a total legend and we are going to do more videos with him soon. He is a total wealth of knowledge.

[@michelalcock4553]

what is that device hooked up to the rapt fermentation chamber spunding valve line i can't find that product on your web site

[@crushedrighthand3090]

Sweet, looking forward to trying this out. I would not want to play a drinking game for every time the word YEP is uttered! 🤣🤣

[@saladaufdieeichel]

Can´t wait to use it in a italian style pilsner with Weyerman Eraclea Pilsner Malt mainly for its biotransformation capabilities.11g sachet just released in my country 2 days ago. Also would love to know what his favorite german beer is (3:55)

[@losFondos]

how did the itealian pilsner turn out? I have some eraclea, plenty of german hops and a sachet of novalager in the fridge:D

[@saladaufdieeichel]

@@losFondos I've made 4 different versions of this beer. Love it. Best were with Tettnanger with little Citra cryo dryhop and one with experimental Amira Hops.

[@losFondos]

@@saladaufdieeichel do you happen to have the recipe on brewfather? 100% eraclea or do you add some special malt?

[@saladaufdieeichel]

@@losFondos Some Cara Pils and Cara Hell. I am happy to have quite good brewing water here in Vienna. But the one Version that had 50% deionized water in it was slightly more clean. Would only redo it for a potential competition entry.

[@Teh509]

put some curtains up around the room, the echo is awful! lol

[@pv4669]

Nice video, good info on this new yeast. IMHO you need to work on the sound in your studio. Lots of echo.

[@azerbouf]

Odd thing: I pitched the yeast 3 days ago at 15c when the OG was 1.57 and just took the gravity reading at 16c and it was 1.052... its still bobbling. Usually, after 3 days of pitching I am getting like 80% done...but with Novalager it seems very slow.

[@KegLand]

With all yeast you need to add more yeast as you get lower in temeprature. Did you just add one pack? Please use the Lalleamand yeast pitch calculator to determine the right pitch rate.

[@greentom9189]

I always pressure ferment at 30-35 psi at room temp (68-70F) and have had no problem getting down to 1.008 in 4-6 days with US-05, 34/70 or Diamond.

[@KegLand]

30-35 psi is way too high and this will have a negative impact on the brewing process. You will get cleaner results at lower pressures.

[@greentom9189]

@@KegLand Can you explain a little more what the negative impacts are? Maybe I am not experienced enough to recognize them. Or do you mean the beer will be clearer looking? Thanks

[@losFondos]

@@greentom9189 15 PSI is the recommended pressure during fermentation. At higher pressure the yeast will be stressed by the high levels of carbonic acid in the beer, you might get lower attenuation

[@greentom9189]

@@losFondos I haven't seen that. I can get down to 1.008 with US-05 or other yeast even with only 11.5g of yeast and no starter or for 5 gal batch with OG 0f 1.050 or even slightly higher. It works for me so I will keep doing it. Thank you for your comments and great products! Best regards!

[@TheHeraldOfChange]

So, this is a fast, lager yeast... would you characterise it as the "kviek" of lager yeasts, and do you expect it to have a similar impact on home brewed lagers, as kviek has had on ales?

[@KegLand]

It works a little like a Kviek but it's way cleaner.

[@HomeBrewNetwork]

So much better than Kviek, completely different

[@leojames7223]

With the Diamond lager yeast what pressure should I use to ferment it if I wanted to ferment at a higher temperature like 18c to 20c?

[@canadianbrewer]

How many days did this ferment when you started the D rest?

[@Peter-Southern-Victoria-Aust]

I brew lager under pressure with SafLager W-34/70 under a week, will this yeast be ok for brewing under pressure and what is the maximum 'temperature and pressure' you can brew it at?

[@KegLand]

Definitely its a good idea to use this yeast under pressure but no point to use more than 5psi. Once you get above 10psi you are starting to stress the yeast out a bit. I would choose this strain over W-34/70 every day of the week as it's cleaner and no risk of sulfur issues. It's also a more robust strain so the packets have better viability. For the same reason it's also better for re-pitching too.

[@Peter-Southern-Victoria-Aust]

@@KegLand I have good results with W/34/70 but occasionally I have that horrible odor and smell, usually if it goes too warm, I think this must be the smell you were referring too, I can't wait until you get the 11gm packs, hope it's soon.

[@itznolimitz]

Curious what temperature you brew W-34/70 and at what pressure to finish up in under a week?

[@Humlegruvan]

@@itznolimitz I brew att 20c for about 3 days then ramp up to 22. Clean lager in like 5-6 days :)

[@asiabrewvision3807]

@@Humlegruvan Nice. What psi do u have on it?

[@robertchatfield5695]

How do you add fining when fermenting under pressure?

[@KegLand]

I use biofine. Then with a syring I either just undo the PRV and go into the hole. Alternatively if you do not want to let out the pressure then go into a PET coke bottle with the carbonation cap and force it into one of the ball lock posts.

[@shanej2429]

I use a KL carbonation cap on a pet bottle gas up some finings under higher pressure then the fermenter and use gas 2 gas connect jumper cable transfer oxygen free.

[@greentom9189]

@@shanej2429 I do it the same way.

[@BitterRealityBrewing]

Great job, and kind of funny to notice that I am pretty sure you both got haircuts in between the shooting of this video.

[@paulschroeter4987]

Where could I buy this yeast?

[@KegLand]

It will be on our website some time in Feb 2023

[@gironabikeridesroutesclimb749]

Terrible sound. Painful.

[@KegLand]

Sorry abou tthis. We just purchased two new microphones so it will be better from now on.

[@emilianotort7236]

sound is fine