LalBrew – Windsor UK – British Style Beer Yeast

Description

Windsor ale yeast is a true English strain that produces a beer which is estery to both palate and nose with a slight fresh yeasty flavor. Beers created with Windsor are usually described as full-bodied, fruity English ales. Brewers choose Windsor to produce beers that range from pale ale to porter with moderate alcohol levels and the flavor and aroma characteristics of the best traditional ales. Traditional styles brewed with this yeast include but are not limitedto Milds, Bitters, Irish Reds, English Brown ales, porters and Sweet Stouts.

Brewing Properties

In Lallemand Standard Conditions Wort at 20°C (68°F) Windsor yeast exhibits:

• Vigorous fermentation that can be completed in 3 days
• Medium attenuation and Low flocculation
• Fruity and Estery flavor and aroma, typical of traditional English style ales
• The optimal temperature range for Windsor yeast when producing traditional styles is 15°C(59°F) to22°C(72°F)
• Windsor does not utilize the sugar maltotriose (a molecule composed of 3 glucose units).
• Maltotriose is present in wort in an average 10-15% of all malt worts. The result will be fuller body and residual sweetness in beer. Be advised to adjust mash temperatures according to desired result.

Fermentation rate, fermentation time and degree of attenuation are dependent on inoculation density, yeast handling, fermentation temperature and nutritional quality ofthe wort.