{"id":681555,"date":"2026-01-21T14:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T13:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/?page_id=681555"},"modified":"2026-01-22T14:16:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:16:07","slug":"saflager-sh-45-the-ideal-lager-yeast-to-enhance-hop-thiol-release","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/en\/knowledge-center\/expert-insights\/beer\/saflager-sh-45-the-ideal-lager-yeast-to-enhance-hop-thiol-release\/","title":{"rendered":"SafLager\u2122 SH-45: The Ideal Lager Yeast To Enhance Hop Thiol Release"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-721504828\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n                                                \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n   <div id=\"text-box-1179336859\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text \">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n<h1><span style=\"font-size: 80%;\"><strong>SafLager\u2122 SH-45<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p class=\"lead\">The ideal Lager yeast to enhance hop thiol release<\/p>\n<p><em>By Philippe Janssens<\/em><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-1179336859 {\n  width: 81%;\n}\n#text-box-1179336859 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-721504828 {\n  padding-top: 200px;\n  background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"text-center\"><div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" style=\"max-width:600px;height:2px;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1715598911\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-199706043\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1663545790\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>At Fermentis, we\u2019re very excited to have launched SafLager\u2122 SH-45: the ideal yeast for increasing hop thiol release in lagers. This strain was selected for its impressive ability to release and partially esterify thiols precursors found in hops. As a result, beers crafted with SafLager\u2122 SH-45 present enhanced passion fruit aromas and intensified citrus and tropical notes.<\/p>\n<p>The latest addition to our lager range, SafLager\u2122 SH-45 is a <em>Saccharomyces pastorianus<\/em> yeast strain, an interspecies hybrid of <em>S. cerevisiae<\/em> and <em>S. eubayanus<\/em>. This natural hybridization gives <em>Saccharomyces pastorianus<\/em> strains the ability to ferment at lower temperatures, be maltotriose positive, POF negative, and have fast sedimentation.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to the existing lager yeasts in our range, SafLager\u2122 SH-45 has a medium fruity\/estery aromatic profile. What makes this strain stand out is its remarkable ability for biotransformation with thiols.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-590532461\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-943127870\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_549761778\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plan-de-travail-21SafLagerSH45-1-1024x576.avif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large not-transparent\" alt=\"SafLager\u2122 SH-45\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plan-de-travail-21SafLagerSH45-1-1024x576.avif 1024w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plan-de-travail-21SafLagerSH45-1-800x450.avif 800w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plan-de-travail-21SafLagerSH45-1-768x432.avif 768w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plan-de-travail-21SafLagerSH45-1-1536x864.avif 1536w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plan-de-travail-21SafLagerSH45-1-600x338.avif 600w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Plan-de-travail-21SafLagerSH45-1.avif 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"ce8739\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ce8739;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_549761778 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-897507123\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h4><strong>Initial trials<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Our initial laboratory trials using standard conditions (identical to our baseline trials: original gravity 15\u00b0P, fermentation temperature 14 \u00b0C, pitching rate 100g\/hl) demonstrated that SafLager\u2122 SH-45 has:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An average fermentation speed and finishes at the same time as other strains in the SafLager\u2122 range (day 8\/9)<\/li>\n<li>Average attenuation (ADF) compared to other strains \u2013 exactly what you would expect for a lager (80-84% with 100% malted barley).<\/li>\n<li>isoamyl acetate ester production slightly above average, but lower than SafLager\u2122 E-30.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is a nice level of ester production during fermentation for a lager beer, but what makes SafLager\u2122 SH-45 so perfect for hop-forward lagers is what happens next\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1407003720\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_191471776\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Photoshoot-Beer-Glasses-27-scaled.avif\" class=\"attachment-original size-original not-transparent\" alt=\"Hoppy Lager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Photoshoot-Beer-Glasses-27-scaled.avif 1707w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Photoshoot-Beer-Glasses-27-533x800.avif 533w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Photoshoot-Beer-Glasses-27-683x1024.avif 683w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Photoshoot-Beer-Glasses-27-768x1152.avif 768w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Photoshoot-Beer-Glasses-27-1024x1536.avif 1024w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Photoshoot-Beer-Glasses-27-1365x2048.avif 1365w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Photoshoot-Beer-Glasses-27-600x900.avif 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"978672\" style=\"--dominant-color: #978672;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_191471776 {\n  width: 80%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-89784621\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1284236572\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_635419962\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hop-Pellets-Raw-Material-1-1024x647.avif\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1618\" src=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hop-Pellets-Raw-Material-1-scaled.avif\" class=\"attachment-original size-original not-transparent\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hop-Pellets-Raw-Material-1-scaled.avif 2560w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hop-Pellets-Raw-Material-1-800x506.avif 800w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hop-Pellets-Raw-Material-1-1024x647.avif 1024w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hop-Pellets-Raw-Material-1-768x486.avif 768w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hop-Pellets-Raw-Material-1-1536x971.avif 1536w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hop-Pellets-Raw-Material-1-2048x1295.avif 2048w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Hop-Pellets-Raw-Material-1-600x379.avif 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"62422f\" style=\"--dominant-color: #62422f;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_635419962 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1290797035\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h4><strong>Biotransformation <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>A growing trend in brewing, biotransformation\u00a0occurs when yeast-derived enzymes convert odorless and flavorless precursors into desirable flavors and aromas. Certain yeasts, like SafLager\u2122 SH-45, facilitate hop biotransformation, which unlocks new aromas\u00a0that hops can&#8217;t achieve on their own during fermentation.<\/p>\n<p>There are two families of compounds in hops that can be released \u2013 thiols (more fruity) and terpenes (more floral). Precursors in the hops are linked to another compound: cysteine (cys-thiol or cys-adduct) or glutathione (G-thiol or GSH-adduct). GSH-thiols are much more present in hops than cys-thiols. When linked or bound, these precursors are unperceivable. Certain yeasts, however, like SafLager\u2122 SH-45, have the ability to break these links coming from GSH-adducts and set free the thiols, producing desirable flavors and aromas in the beer. In addition, and remarkably, SafLager\u2122 SH-45 has a good ability to esterify these freed thiols into volatiles that are even more aromatic.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2010849816\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1167924053\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h4><strong>Laboratory trials <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>To gain a better understanding of SafLager\u2122 SH-45 biotransformation capabilities, lab trials were conducted with synthetic thiols. Cyc-adduct and GSH-adduct precursors were fermented using different Fermentis yeasts in unhopped wort under various conditions to compare the thiol extraction and concentration.<\/p>\n<p>SafLager\u2122 SH-45 showed a remarkably higher potential to release bound thiols and esterify the alcoholic form from GSH precursors. SafLager\u2122 SH-45 released the highest amount of 3SHol (3MH) and 3SHA (3MHA) esters from GSH-thiols.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1967827161\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1734326550\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1895044511\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_146357074\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-release-for-GSH-thiols.avif\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"945\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-release-for-GSH-thiols.avif\" class=\"attachment-original size-original has-transparency\" alt=\"SafLager\u2122 SH-45 release for GSH-thiols\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-release-for-GSH-thiols.avif 945w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-release-for-GSH-thiols-800x268.avif 800w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-release-for-GSH-thiols-768x258.avif 768w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-release-for-GSH-thiols-600x201.avif 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" data-dominant-color=\"f5f5f6\" style=\"--dominant-color: #f5f5f6;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_146357074 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-393851680\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-407695062\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-922561076\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h4><strong>Hop to it!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>So, for the best results, which hops should brewers be using?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s well known in the hop industry that Citra has more free thiols than other varieties. This makes it a popular choice for brewers looking to create hop-forward beers. Hallertau Blanc also contains free 3SHA (3MHA).<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to precursors (G-3SHol\/3MH), all hops tested in our trial had promising potential, notably Polaris, Citra, Hallerteau Blanc and Amarillo.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-256076436\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_115536253\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"796\" height=\"605\" src=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Free-thiol-in-the-hop.avif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large has-transparency\" alt=\"SafLager\u2122 SH-45 Free thiol in the hop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Free-thiol-in-the-hop.avif 796w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Free-thiol-in-the-hop-768x584.avif 768w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Free-thiol-in-the-hop-600x456.avif 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 796px) 100vw, 796px\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" data-dominant-color=\"579080\" style=\"--dominant-color: #579080;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_115536253 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-978613514\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1426798876\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"834\" height=\"604\" src=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Odour-unit-potential.avif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large has-transparency\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Odour-unit-potential.avif 834w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Odour-unit-potential-800x579.avif 800w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Odour-unit-potential-768x556.avif 768w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Odour-unit-potential-600x435.avif 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 834px) 100vw, 834px\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" data-dominant-color=\"3e7fae\" style=\"--dominant-color: #3e7fae;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1426798876 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2035814606\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1593698636\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>Based on these results, it\u2019s possible to calculate the maximum amount of free and released thiols you can expect from hops. As shown in the graphs below, Citra is already releasing a lot of 3SHA (3MHA); however, SafLager\u2122 SH-45 also unlocks a significant amount of this compound. With Hallertau Blanc, most of the thiols come from SafLager\u2122 SH-45 biotransformation. Amarillo has less free thiols, but even with less precursors, our results show that there is good potential for biotransformation with SafLager\u2122 SH-45.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1763994353\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-587256039\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"945\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Citra-dry-hopping-simulation.avif\" class=\"attachment- size- has-transparency\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Citra-dry-hopping-simulation.avif 945w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Citra-dry-hopping-simulation-800x358.avif 800w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Citra-dry-hopping-simulation-768x344.avif 768w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Citra-dry-hopping-simulation-600x269.avif 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" data-dominant-color=\"c7a078\" style=\"--dominant-color: #c7a078;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2345910736\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n[Citra (Cys- &amp; GSH-adducts_ &#8211; 400 g\/hL dry hopping simulation)]\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2345910736 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-718853069\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1064856022\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-565147340\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1844211590\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"945\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Hellertau-dry-hopping-simulation-2.avif\" class=\"attachment- size- has-transparency\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Hellertau-dry-hopping-simulation-2.avif 945w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Hellertau-dry-hopping-simulation-2-800x358.avif 800w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Hellertau-dry-hopping-simulation-2-768x344.avif 768w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Hellertau-dry-hopping-simulation-2-600x269.avif 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" data-dominant-color=\"b49686\" style=\"--dominant-color: #b49686;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-217981422\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n[Hellertau Blanc (Cys- &amp; GSH-adducts_ &#8211; 400 g\/hL dry hopping simulation)]\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-217981422 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-323088131\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-364665751\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-152881719\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-454380812\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" >\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"945\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Amarillo-dry-hopping-simulation.avif\" class=\"attachment- size- has-transparency\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Amarillo-dry-hopping-simulation.avif 945w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Amarillo-dry-hopping-simulation-800x358.avif 800w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Amarillo-dry-hopping-simulation-768x344.avif 768w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Amarillo-dry-hopping-simulation-600x269.avif 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 945px) 100vw, 945px\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" data-dominant-color=\"a68983\" style=\"--dominant-color: #a68983;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2489511382\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n[Amarillo (Cys- &amp; GSH-adducts_ &#8211; 400 g\/hL dry hopping simulation)]\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-2489511382 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1693221949\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-895561741\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-743210871\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h4><strong>Brewery trials<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In our pilot brewery trials, we experimented with dry hopping during fermentation to allow direct contact between the hops and the yeast. This brew was dry hopped equally with Citra, Amarillo, and Hallertau Blanc at a dosage rate of 200g\/hL in the kettle, 15 mins before the end of boil, then again at 200g\/hL on the second day of fermentation. SafLager\u2122 SH-45 produces a fresh lager, with notable citrus and tropical flavors coming from the hops, as well as a perceptible thiolic character (sauvignon\/green vegetal).<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1748088530\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-722806150\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2099159373\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1561885863\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"857\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Sensory-analysis-1.avif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large has-transparency\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Sensory-analysis-1.avif 857w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Sensory-analysis-1-800x623.avif 800w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Sensory-analysis-1-768x598.avif 768w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SafLager\u2122-SH-45-Sensory-analysis-1-600x467.avif 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" data-dominant-color=\"6ba284\" style=\"--dominant-color: #6ba284;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1561885863 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-240099977\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1751557462\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-956335951\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1218129880\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h4><strong>Key takeaways <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>For brewers looking to create hop-forward lagers, SafLager\u2122 SH-45 is an ideal solution. It presents high thiol esterification activity, particularly from glutathionylated (GSH) precursors.<\/p>\n<p>When compared with the existing strains in our SafLager\u2122 range, SafLager\u2122 SH-45 shows an average fermentation speed and an average attenuation. It ferments well at 14\u00b0C and produces a medium fruity\/estery character. What sets SafLager\u2122 SH-45 apart is its impressive ability to release free thiols from GSH precursors.<\/p>\n<p>This presents a key advantage for brewers: when it comes to desirable hoppy flavors, SafLager\u2122 SH-45 gives brewers a greater return on their investment. Its ability to release thiols means that brewers can use less hops for the same effect or more.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re excited to share more results with you soon!<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2126696177\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1947497941\" class=\"col medium-8 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h4><strong>So, what are you waiting for?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>SafLager\u2122 SH-45 is available in 11.5g, 100g, 500, 2.5kg and 10kg formats. For more information about this strain, visit: our <a href=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/en\/product\/saflager-sh-45\/\">product page<\/a> or contact your local distributor.<\/p>\n<p>For more technical information on our trials, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qfMbk5grVxI&amp;t=4s\">live recording on SafLager\u2122 SH-45<\/a> with Gilles Goemaere, our Technical Sales Support Manager for Beer Europe.<\/p>\n<p>You can also watch our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fKCOFHjHPfI&amp;list=PLoCtCuwOaBFLGezIUtxjv90VFZN-QUfXg&amp;index=2\">Brewer Story from Amelia, Italy<\/a>. The team at Birrificio Amerino used SafLager\u2122 SH-45 to brew a hoppy lager bursting with fruity flavor.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-415475492\" class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_102399453\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/en\/product\/saflager-sh-45\/\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SH-45-1-1024x1024.avif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large not-transparent\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SH-45-1-1024x1024.avif 1024w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SH-45-1-800x800.avif 800w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SH-45-1-450x450.avif 450w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SH-45-1-768x768.avif 768w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SH-45-1-1536x1536.avif 1536w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SH-45-1-300x300.avif 300w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SH-45-1-600x600.avif 600w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SH-45-1-100x100.avif 100w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SH-45-1.avif 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" data-dominant-color=\"e5dad2\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e5dad2;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_102399453 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1715598911 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n  padding-bottom: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1591064365\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-small\"  id=\"row-998070262\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1996960441\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"box has-hover   has-hover box-text-bottom\" >\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-image\" style=\"border-radius:100%;width:60%;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Philippe-JANSSENS-1010x1024.avif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large has-transparency\" alt=\"Philippe Janssens\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Philippe-JANSSENS-1010x1024.avif 1010w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Philippe-JANSSENS-789x800.avif 789w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Philippe-JANSSENS-768x779.avif 768w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Philippe-JANSSENS-1514x1536.avif 1514w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Philippe-JANSSENS-2019x2048.avif 2019w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Philippe-JANSSENS-600x609.avif 600w, https:\/\/fermentis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Philippe-JANSSENS-100x100.avif 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1010px) 100vw, 1010px\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" data-dominant-color=\"e3d4d2\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e3d4d2;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"box-text text-center\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"box-text-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h4>Philippe Janssens<\/h4>\n<p>R&amp;D Manager \u2013 Beer &amp; Brewing<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1996960441 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 30px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1882184308\" class=\"col medium-9 small-12 large-9\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-942533668\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-942533668 {\n  padding-top: 40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p><strong>Philippe Janssens is our Brewing Technical Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Philippe Janssens is Belgian, graduated from the Catholic University of Louvain -la-Neuve as Bio-Engineer, followed from the same university with a Master in Malting &amp; Brewing Science.<\/p>\n<p>Philippe has acquired a long experience of about 30 years in the brewing industry;<\/p>\n<p>First as a brewer in Africa and Belgium where, he ran the pilot facility of ABInBev for the longest part of his career;<\/p>\n<p>Secondly as a Patent Engineer for ABInBev and for private practice and finally as a business development manager in the hop industry, within Yakima Chief-Hopunion organization for about 7 years.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Philippe is working within Fermentis team, a Business unit of Lesaffre group, as \u201cTechnical Manager, Brewer\u201d starting mid-2016.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1591064365 {\n  padding-top: 5px;\n  padding-bottom: 5px;\n  background-color: rgb(230, 230, 230);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_623141945\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-small\"  id=\"row-989806609\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-793540635\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-490493879\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; 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