Dry Yeast - Saflager S-23 (11.5 g) (Pack of 5)

34/70 is as good as everyone says, yes, but sometimes you want a bit of character left in the beer. This yeast is perfect for that. It is a bit of a slow starter and slow fermenter, but it’s worth it. I highly recommend going the traditional route with this yeast: 55F until krausen starts to fall a bit, ramp to 64F for diacetyl, then slow crash down to 37F for a month or so of lagering. Takes forever, but made an amazing and crystal clear schwarzbier.

Yeast does have a shelf life. Safelager prints the "best used by " date on each packet, which from my research is 3 years after manufacture. These 5 packets all have June 2024, the date received was mid june 2024. This means this yeast was sitting on a shelf in who knows what temperature for 3 years. I had intended to use these throughout the next 12-18 months, not in the 2 weeks remaining of June.Technically not expired, but close enough to it to question the ethics of this company. Be advised.