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White Labs is a company which makes and sells yeast for homebrewers as well as breweries. They have dozens of yeast strains available:

ALE YEAST

WLP001 California Ale Yeast

This yeast is famous for its clean flavors, balance and ability to be used in almost any style ale. It accentuates the hop flavors and is extremely versatile. Attenuation: 73-80% Flocculation: Medium Optimum Fermentation Temperature: 68-73°F Alcohol Tolerance: High

WLP002 English Ale Yeast

A classic ESB strain from one of England's largest independent breweries. This yeast is best suited for English style ales including milds, bitters, porters, and English style stouts. This yeast will leave a beer very clear, and will leave some residual sweetness. Attenuation: 63-70% Flocculation: Very High Optimum Fermentation Temperature: 65-68°F Alcohol Tolerance: Medium

WLP004 Irish Ale Yeast

This is the yeast from one of the oldest stout producing breweries in the world. It produces a slight hint of diacetyl, balanced by a light fruitiness and slight dry crispness. Great for Irish ales, stouts, porters, browns, reds and a very interesting pale ale. Attenuation: 69-74% Flocculation: Medium to High Optimum Fermentation Temperature: 65-68°F Alcohol Tolerance: Medium-High

WLP005 British Ale Yeast

This yeast is a little more attenuative than WLP002. Like most English strains, this yeast produces malty beers. Excellent for all English style ales including bitter, pale ale, porter, and brown ale. Attenuation: 67-74% Flocculation: High Optimum fermentation temperature: 65-70°F Alcohol Tolerance: Medium

WLP007 Dry English Ale Yeast

Clean, highly flocculent, and highly attenuative yeast. This yeast is similar to WLP002 in flavor profile, but is 10% more attenuative. This eliminates the residual sweetness, and makes the yeast well suited for high gravity ales. It is also reaches terminal gravity quickly. 80% attenuation will be reached even with 10% ABV beers. Attenuation: 70-80% Flocculation: Medium to High Optimum fermentation temperature: 65-70°F Alcohol Tolerance: Medium-High

WLP008 East Coast Ale Yeast

Our "Brewer Patriot" strain can be used to reproduce many of the American versions of classic beer styles. Similar neutral character of WLP001, but less attenuation, less accentuation of hop bitterness, increased flocculation, and a little tartness. Very clean and low esters. Great yeast for golden, blonde, honey, pales and German alt style ales. Attenuation: 70-75% Flocculation: Medium to Low Optimum Fermentation Temperature: 68-73°F Alcohol Tolerance: Medium

WLP009 Australian Ale Yeast

Produces a clean, malty beer. Pleasant ester character, can be described as "bready." Can ferment successfully, and clean, at higher temperatures. This yeast combines good flocculation with good attenuation. Attenuation: 70-75% Flocculation: High Ideal Fermentation Temperature Range: 65-70°F Alcohol Tolerance: Medium

WLP011 European Ale Yeast

Malty, Northern European-origin ale yeast. Low ester production, giving a clean profile. Little to no sulfur production. Low attenuation helps to contribute to the malty character. Good for Alt, Kolsch, malty English ales, and fruit beers. Attenuation: 65-70% Flocculation: Medium Ideal Fermentation Temperature Range: 65-70°F Alcohol Tolerance: Medium

WLP013 London Ale Yeast

Dry, malty ale yeast. Provides a complex, oakey ester character to your beer. Hop bitterness comes through well. This yeast is well suited for classic British pale ales, bitters, and stouts. Does not flocculate as much as WLP002 and WLP005. Attenuation: 67-75% Flocculation: Medium Ideal Fermentation Temperature Range: 66-71°F Alcohol Tolerance: Medium

WLP022 Essex Ale Yeast

Flavorful British style yeast. Drier finish than many British ale yeast. Produces slightly fruity and bready character. Good top fermenting yeast strain, is well suited for top cropping (collecting). This yeast is well suited for classic British milds, pale ales, bitters, and stouts. Does not flocculate as much as WLP002 and WLP005. Attenuation: 71-76% Flocculation: Medium to High Ideal Fermentation Temperature Range: 66-70°F Alcohol Tolerance: Medium

WLP023 Burton Ale Yeast

From the famous brewing town of Burton upon Trent, England, this yeast is packed with character. It provides delicious subtle fruity flavors like apple, clover honey and pear. Great for all English styles, IPA's, bitters, and pales. Excellent in porters and stouts. Attenuation: 69-75% Flocculation: Medium Optimum Fermentation Temperature: 68-73°F Alcohol Tolerance: Medium

WLP026 Premium Bitter Ale Yeast

From Staffordshire, England. Fermentation gives a mild, but complex, estery character. Ferments strong and dry. Good for high gravity beers. Best for all English style ales, including bitters, milds, ESBs, porters, stouts, and barley wines. Attenuation: 70-75% Flocculation: Medium Optimum Fermentation Temperature: 67-70°F Alcohol Tolerance: Medium

WLP028 Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast

Scotland is famous for its malty, strong ales. This yeast can reproduce complex, flavorful Scottish style ales. This yeast can be an everyday strain, similar to WLP001. Hop character is not muted with this strain, as it is with WLP002. Attenuation: 70-75% Flocculation: Medium Optimum Fermentation Temperature: 65-70°F Does not ferment well less than 62°F Alcohol Tolerance: Medium-High

WLP029 German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast

From a small brewpub in Cologne, Germany, this yeast works great in Kölsch and Alt style beers. Good for light beers like blond and honey. Accentuates hop flavors, similar to WLP001. The slight sulfur produced during fermentation will disappear with age and leave a super clean, lager like ale. Attenuation: 72-78% Flocculation: Medium Optimum Fermentation Temperature: 65-69°F Does not ferment well less than 62°F, unless during active fermentation. Alcohol Tolerance: Medium

WLP036 Dusseldorf Alt Yeast

Traditional Alt yeast from Dusseldorf, Germany. Produces clean, slightly sweet alt beers. Does not accentuate hop flavor as WLP029 does. Attenuation: 65-72% Flocculation: Medium Optimum Fermentation Temperature: 65-69°F Alcohol Tolerance: Medium

WLP039 Nottingham Ale Yeast

British style ale yeast with a very dry finish. Medium to low fruit and fusel alcohol production. Good top fermenting yeast strain, is well suited for top cropping (collecting). This yeast is well suited for pale ales, ambers, porters, and stouts. Attenuation: 73-82% Flocculation: Medium to High Ideal Fermentation Temperature: 66-70°F Alcohol Tolerance: Medium

WLP041 Pacific Ale Yeast

A popular ale yeast from the Pacific Northwest. The yeast will clear from the beer well, and leave a malty profile. More fruity than WLP002, English Ale Yeast. Good yeast for English style ales including milds, bitters, IPA, porters, and English style stouts. Attenuation: 65-70% Flocculation: High Optimum Fermentation Temperature: 65-68°F Alcohol Tolerance: Medium

WLP051 California Ale V Yeast

From Northern California. This strain is more fruity than WLP001, and slightly more flocculent. Attenuation is lower, resulting in a fuller bodied beer than with WLP001. Attenuation: 70-75% Flocculation: Medium to High Optimum Fermentation Temperature: 66-70°F Alcohol Tolerance: Medium-High

WLP060 American Ale Yeast Blend

Our most popular yeast strain is WLP001, California Ale Yeast. This blend celebrates the strengths of California- clean, neutral fermentation, versatile usage, and adds two other strains that belong to the same 'clean/neutral' flavor category. The additional strains create complexity to the finished beer. This blend tastes more lager like than WLP001. Hop flavors and bitterness are accentuated, but not to the extreme of California. Slight sulfur will be produced during fermentation. Attenuation: 72-80% Flocculation: Medium Optimum Fermentation Temperature: 68-72°F Alcohol Tolerance: Medium High

WLP099 Super High Gravity Ale Yeast

Can ferment up to 25% alcohol. From England. Produces ester character that increases with increasing gravity. Malt character dominates at lower gravities. Attenuation: >80% Flocculation: Medium Optimum Fermentation Temperature: 65-69°F Alcohol Tolerance: Very High

SPECIALTY/BELGIAN YEAST

WLP300 Hefeweizen Ale Yeast

WLP320 American Hefeweizen Ale Yeast

WLP351 Bavarian Weizen Yeast

WLP380 Hefeweizen IV Ale Yeast

WLP400 Belgian Wit Ale Yeast

WLP410 Belgian Wit II Ale Yeast

WLP500 Trappist Ale Yeast

WLP510 Belgian Bastogne Ale Yeast

WLP515 Antwerp Ale Yeast

WLP530 Abbey Ale Yeast

WLP540 Abbey IV Ale Yeast

WLP550 Belgian Ale Yeast

WLP565 Belgian Saison I Yeast

WLP566 Belgian Saison II Yeast

WLP570 Belgian Golden Ale Yeast

WLP575 Belgian Style Ale Yeast Blend

WINE/MEAD/CIDER YEAST

WLP715 Champagne Yeast

WLP718 Avize Wine Yeast

WLP720 Sweet Mead/Wine Yeast

WLP727 Steinberg-Geisenheim Wine Yeast

WLP730 Chardonnay White Wine Yeast

WLP735 French White Wine Yeast

WLP740 Merlot Red Wine Yeast

WLP749 Assmanshausen Wine Yeast

WLP750 French Red Wine Yeast

WLP760 Cabernet Red Wine Yeast

WLP770 Suremain Burgundy Wine Yeast

WLP775 English Cider Yeast

LAGER YEAST

WLP800 Pilsner Lager Yeast

WLP802 Czech Budejovice Lager Yeast

WLP810 San Francisco Lager Yeast

WLP820 Oktoberfest/Märzen Lager Yeast

WLP830 German Lager Yeast

WLP833 German Bock Lager Yeast

WLP838 Southern German Lager Yeast

WLP840 American Lager Yeast

WLP885 Zurich Lager Yeast

WLP940 Mexican Lager Yeast

External Links

White Labs Homepage