There’s a reason why FRESH™ Andechs is our best-selling lager strain and a cellar staple in production breweries large and small. FRESH™ Andechs is a workhorse that outperforms every lager strain. It's engineered to make an ultra-crisp, low-sulfur, low-diacetyl beer and it flocculates well, so it’s easy to harvest and repitch. FRESH™ Andechs is a dream strain with wide utility, able to create incredibly clean lagers and IPAs with a crisper and lighter profile.
Read more about how FRESH™ Andechs and our other FRESH™ strains are powering medal-winning beers.
The Versatility of FRESH™ Andechs
FRESH™ Andechs is suited for a “truly massive range of styles,” says our head of production, Michael Meier, from bright and dry pilsner to a festbier, West Coast pilsner or IPA, amber ale and more. It provides the ideal canvas for the brewer to be the chef.
“It offers a nice balance of subtly accentuated malt aroma in a crisp package, but it’s also at home in recipes tailored to produce richer, malt-forward styles of beer,” Meier says.
Lager strains like their comfort zones; raise the temperature too much, and strains can produce excess esters and sulfur. FRESH™ Andechs rarely stresses out. It’s equally comfortable in colder conditions and temperatures that climb above 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Might we suggest loading the fermentor with hops and making a bright IPA with FRESH™ Andechs? The strain provides no stress on brew day.
Questions or feedback for Michael? Email michael@berkeleyyeast.com.
