Lallemand LalBrew NovaLager Yeast – 11g

Lallemand LalBrew NovaLager Yeast – 11g

LalBrew NovaLager™ is a true bottom-fermenting Saccharomyces pastorianus hybrid from the novel Group III lineage that has been selected to produce clean lager beers with distinct flavour characteristics and superior fermentation performance.

LalBrew NovaLager™ is a robust lager strain with ideal characteristics for lager beer production including fast fermentations and high attenuation. The distinct flavor profile is very clean, slight esters over a wide temperature range. LalBrew NovaLager™ was selected using classical and non-GMO breeding methods to obtain a novel Saccharomyces cerevisiae x Saccharomyces eubayanus hybrid strain that defines a novel Group III lager lineage that is distinct from any other traditional Saccharomyces pastorianus strains.

This strain is a low VDK/diacetyl producer and utilizes patented technology from the University of California Davis (USA) that inhibits the production of hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) off-flavors, therefore reducing the maturation time associated with lager beer production.

Quick facts

• Strain: Saccharomyces pastorianus
• Beer styles: Baltic Porter, Bohemian Pilsner, Brown Porter, California Common, Classic American Pilsner, Dark American Lager, Doppelbock, Dortmunder Export, Eisbock, German Pilsner, Maibock/Helles Bock, Munich Dunkel, Munich Helles, Oktoberfest/Marzen, Schwarzbier, Traditional Bock, Vienna Lager, New England IPA, New England Pale Ale, Session IPA
• Attenuation: 78-84%
• Temperature range: 10 – 20°C (50 – 68°F)
• Flocculation: High
• Aroma: Clean, low to medium ester, no sulfur
• Alcohol tolerance: 13% ABV
• Pitching rate: 50 – 100g/hL

Benefits

LalBrew NovaLager™ is a true bottom-fermenting Saccharomyces pastorianus hybrid (non-GMO), selected to produce clean lager-style beers with the optimal fermentation performance of ale yeast.

LalBrew NovaLager™:

• Produces lager styles at higher fermentation temperatures, lower pitch rates, and faster fermentation times than traditional lagers,
• Produces a clean, unique lager profile with high attenuation and medium flocculation.
• Is low VDK/diacetyl and will not produce hydrogen sulfide (H₂S), leading to reduced maturation times associated with Lager beer production.

Hybrid

YEAST HYBRIDIZATION SCIENCE
WORKS LIKE AN ALE, PRODUCES LIKE A LAGER

Just as hop breeders use selective breeding to produce unique varieties of hops, yeast geneticists can generate novel strains with desirable traits. Brewer’s yeast has two mating types (analogous to two sexes).

Yeast reproduction can be asexual and sexual. While asexual reproduction generates identical cells to the parental yeast strain, sexual reproduction generates hybrid cells that contain one set of genes from each of the parental strains. LalBrew NovaLager^TM is a commercially available strain that was developed using this approach.

It’s a true bottom-fermenting Saccharomyces pastorianus hybrid from the novel Group III (Renaissance Bioscience) lineage that has been selected to produce clean lager beers with unique flavour characteristics and superior fermentation performance.