Froth Technologies VAGABOND | FT51 (Czech Pils)

FRESH LIVE YEAST - 100ml Pouch

Fresh Yeast Shipping

Froth Technologies fresh yeast is a live, temperature-sensitive product and needs to be kept chilled to maintain its quality and viability.

To ensure your yeast reaches you in the best possible condition, fresh yeast orders are dispatched on Tuesdays and Wednesdays only, packed chilled. This minimises time in transit and helps prevent yeast from being held in courier depots over the weekend.

Please note: If you purchase other items in the same order as fresh yeast, your entire order will be held and dispatched together on the next fresh yeast shipping day.

If you need your other items dispatched sooner, please place them as a separate order, with the fresh yeast placed on its own order with separate shipping.

Froth Technologies was founded to bring yeast production to Aotearoa, giving Kiwi brewers access to fresh, local liquid yeast without the long delays and hold-ups of importing. Simon Cooke and Ryan Carville started out in a shared commercial kitchen, pitching our first strains into tiny tanks for one-off brews.

These days, they're running New Zealand’s first dedicated yeast lab, supplying craft breweries, homebrewers, distillers and cider makers across NZ and afar.

VAGABOND | FT51 (Czech Pils)

Vagabond keeps things low and slow, then cleans up nicely. Its moderate attenuation leaves enough body and sweetness to carry nuanced malt character, while the finish stays crisp and clean enough for hops to shine through. The result sits neatly between malt richness and refreshing dryness. It’s right at home across the full spectrum of Czech lagers, from pale and amber styles through to darker, malt-forward brews, and also works beautifully in New Zealand pilsners and other characterful lagers.

Attenuation: 71-75% | Flocculation: Med-High | Alcohol Tolerance: 9% | Temp: 9-13°C
Assumed Origin: Budêjovický Budvar

Dosage:

One pouch of Froth Tech yeast contains 200 Billion cells. This is enough to inoculate 23L of wort up to 1.048 SG, or 20L of wort up to 1.060 SG. For Lagers or high gravity ales (over and above 1.060), use two pouches or make a starter. 

How should I store my yeast?

Your yeast pouch should be stored cold in your fridge at 1-4°C. Typical household fridges are set to 4°C.

How do I pitch my yeast into wort?

1. Refrigerate your pouch until ready to use.

2. Massage pouch contents to mix into a consistent slurry.

3. Sanitise the outside of the pouch.

4. Tear or cut open pouch and pitch your yeast into well aerated wort at the desired temp.

Where is Froth yeast made?

We produce our pure yeast cultures at our custom-designed yeast laboratory in Avalon, Lower Hutt, Aotearoa NZ.