Brewing Yeast

Yeast is the living organism that converts sugars into alcohol and carbon dioxide during fermentation. Different yeast strains produce different flavors, aromas, and alcohol tolerance levels, making yeast selection crucial for beer style and character.

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Wyeast

1084 Irish Ale™

Slight residual diacetyl and fruitiness; great for stouts. Clean, smooth, soft and full-bodied.

  • Medium: Liquid

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1087 Wyeast Ale Blend

A blend of the best ale strains to provide quick starts, good flavor and good flocculation. The profile of these strains provides a balanced finish for British and American style ales.

  • Medium: Liquid

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1098 British Ale™

From Whitbread. Ferments dry and crisp, slightly tart, fruity and well-balanced. Ferments well down to 65F.

  • Medium: Liquid

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1099 Whitbread Ale™

A mildly malty and slightly fruity fermentation profile; not as tart and dry as 1098 and much more flocculant. Clears well without filtration.

  • Medium: Liquid

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1187 Ringwood Ale™

Notorious Yeast of European origin with unique fermentation and flavor charateristics. Distinct fruit ester and high flocculation provide a malty complex profile, which clears well. Thorough diacetyl rest is recommended after fermentation is complete.

  • Medium: Liquid

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1214 Belgian Abbey™

Abbey-style top-fermenting yeast, suitable for high-gravity beers. Estery.

  • Medium: Liquid

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1272 American Ale II™

Fruitier and more flocculant than 1056, slightly nutty, soft, clean, slightly tart finish.

  • Medium: Liquid

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1275 Thames Valley Ale™

Produces classic British bitters, rich complex flavor profile, clean, light malt character, low fruitiness, low esters, well-balanced.

  • Medium: Liquid

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1318 London Ale III™

From traditional London brewery with great malt and hop profile. True top cropping strain, fruity, very light, soft balanced palate, finishes slightly sweet.

  • Medium: Liquid

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1332 Northwest Ale™

One of the classic ale strains from the Northwest U.S. Breweries. Produces a malty and mildly fruity ale with good depth and complexity.

  • Medium: Liquid

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1335 British Ale II™

Typical of British and Canadian ale fermentation profile with good flocculating and malty flavor characteristics, crisp finish, clean, fairly dry.

  • Medium: Liquid

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1338 European Ale™

From Wissenschaftliche in Munich. Full-bodied complex strain finishing very malty. Produces a dense, rocky head during fermentation.

  • Medium: Liquid

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1388 Belgian Strong Ale™

Robust flavor yeast with moderate to high alcohol tolerance. Fruity nose and palate, dry, tart finish.

  • Medium: Liquid

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1450 Denny’s Favorite 50

This terrific all-round yeast can be used for almost any beer style, and is a mainstay of one of our local homebrewers, Mr. Denny Conn. It is unique in that it produces a big mouthfeel and accentuates the malt, caramel, or fruit character of a beer without being sweet or under-attenuated.

  • Medium: Liquid

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1469-PC West Yorkshire Ale

This strain produces ales with a full chewy malt flavor and character, but finishes dry, producing famously balanced beers. Expect moderate nutty and stone-fruit esters. Best used for the production of cask-conditioned bitters, ESB and mild ales. Reliably flocculent, producing bright beer without filtration.

  • Medium: Liquid

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1728 Scottish Ale™

Ideally suited for Scottish-style ales, and high gravity ales of all types.

  • Medium: Liquid

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1742 Swedish Porter

Floral nose, malty finish. Stark beer Nordic style of unknown origin.

  • Medium: Liquid

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1762 Belgian Abbey II™

High gravity yeast with distinct warming character from ethanol production. Slightly fruity with dry finish.

  • Medium: Liquid

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1764-PC ROGUE Pacman

A versatile yeast strain from one of Oregon’s leading craft breweries. Pacman is alcohol tolerant, flocculent, attenuates well and will produce beers with little to no diacetyl. Very mild fruit complements a dry, mineral finish making this a fairly neutral strain. Pacman’s flavor profile and performance makes it a great choice for use in many different beer styles.

  • Medium: Liquid

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1768-PC English Special Bitter

A great yeast for malt predominate ales. Produces light fruit and ethanol aromas along with soft, nutty flavors. Exhibits a mild malt profile with a neutral finish. Bright beers are easily achieved without any filtration. It is similar to our 1968 London ESB Ale but slightly less flocculent.

  • Medium: Liquid