Imperial Yeast L17 Harvest

Awesome fast yeast. Went from 57 og to 08 fg in 5 days at 64 degree basement. Dropped bright quickly and has that "lagery" taste I love. Will use lots more

Imperial Yeast L17 Harvest

I have had excellent results with the Harvest strain from Imperial. I usually make a 3qt starter 1 to 2 days in advance of brewing. The starter helps confirm the viability of the yeast as well as increase the quantity of yeast cells to pitch into 10 gallons of wort. Harvest strain kicks off fermentation usually within 6 hours and quickly ferments to final gravity as expected. Resulting beer is consistently tasty!!

I bought this for my Maypole Maibock, and it certainly performed beyond expectations. I've always had great results with Imperial yeasts, and this time was no exception. I pitched warm (68°F) and it took off like gang-busters. I actually had to replace the bubbler with a blow-off tube because the fermentation was so vigorous, even after getting it into the chamber to ferment at 55°F. The OG was 1.056 and FG was 1.013 (76.8% attenuation,) so this yeast certainly did it's job. It dropped really clear, and the beer is phenomenal...a real crowd pleaser. I highly recommend L17, or any other Imperial Yeast strain. You wont be disappointed.

I used the Harvest yeast to brew a 3 gallon batch of Maibock. Fermented at 55 degrees for 2 weeks and came out clear and clean. It’s in the keg lagering now. Preliminary taste was good.