34/70 yeast vs Fermzilla

Clean lager strains like 34/70, Novalager.

Parent context: I’m getting back to dry yeasts — had good experience with 34/70 lately and want to explore more. Reply: 34/70 has been my go to for lagers ans IPAs. Such a great, clean workhorse strain.

34/70 works great in the 60s, but it tastes even better a little colder, at least during primary. Starting at 58 and finishing at 64 seems a sweet spot under pressure.

Parent context: Why do you prefer 34/70 over others? (I’m new too. Barely just finished my first batch) Reply: So far I’ve fermented at like 59F in winter and 75F in the summer and it’s fermented super clean each time. I also like how it ferments pretty clear. Easy to get everything to drop out. Just basically gives me a clean end result in every way, and I’ve used it for several different styles.

I’m brewing beer from fresh wort using a kit, and I’m fermenting under pressure in a FermZilla.

So, I switched to a Fermzilla with floating diptube and pressure transfer, which allowed me to dump the hops directly into the beer.

Now I have a larger fermzilla for my intense dry hopping needs.

I actually just picked up a Fermzilla since I was tired of not getting full kegs and I brew for a lot of events so beer clarity is important to me. ... It's so easy for me to collect yeast and pitch into my next batch now so I'm saving money on yeast and pitching better yeast to boot.