Dry Yeast for Vienna Lager

Ingredients
1

What dry yeast do you use for vienna style lager?  I was thinking about 34/70.  Any thoughts or experiences you had?

2

W-34/70 is fine, but I really love S-189 and Diamond.  Of all of these, I might like S-189 the best for THIS style.

It comes down to personal preference.  I recommend you should do what I do: split a batch between 2 or 3 fermenters, try all of these yeasts, and find out which one YOU prefer.

3

I recently used NovaLager on a Leichtbier that turned out very nice. I may try it on other lagers because it is so fast and doesn’t produce that sulfur that I don’t like.

4

I agree with Dave. S-189. A great, underappreciated yeast

5

I’ll add another vote for S-189. I tried it last year after winning some in a club competition, and was pleasantly surprised. It dropped clear very quickly for me, and worked well in a German pils. According to my notes, the malt shone through very nicely, which is a good match for a Vienna lager.
Diamond and Novalager would also both work well.

6

Definitely would suggest S-189 and Diamond but, I am a bigger fan of 34/70. As a brewer of 95% lagers I have come to the conclusion that 34/70 works in almost any lager recipe IMHO.

7

I have one going right now with Diamond, and I have been happy with it in the past. Haven’t tried S-189.

8

S-189, Diamond or Novalager would all be acceptable to me.

9

I wish White Labs would make dry WLP833 or WLP838. I like them more in malty lagers than any dry yeast yet. That would be worth $10.

10

I’ve been happy with Cellar Science “German”.

11

its a workhorse that always does what I need it to do.

12

another nod to diamond dry yeast as well. Its a wonderful lager yeast

13

It’s great, but for certain styles there are others I find better

14

189, 3470, diamond

15

ferments crisp, clean and clears faster than other dry lager yeasts and lets the ingredients shine through. I cant imagine what more I’d want from a lager yeast.

16

For a certain type of lager, exactly. For other types, there are others I prefer. Have you tried S189 for something like a maibock?

17

I havent but I will do so next time. TBH Im so happy with diamond that I’ve just been using that

18

I love Diamond, but for certain styles I feel there are better choices