Homebrew Yeast: Ales
Alcohol Tolerance
Table:
Very
High: Over 15%
High: 10-15%
Medium-High: 8-12%
Medium: 5-10%
Low: 2-5%
Other categories:
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Lager Yeast
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
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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
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yeast
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
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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
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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
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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
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WLP010 10 Year Anniversary Ale
Yeast Blend\
White Labs started in 1995 with 5 strains available for
homebrewers-WLP001, WLP002, WLP004, WLP300, and WLP810. We wanted a blend with all of these strains, but Hefeweizen
just doesn't fit. So we
have crafted a blend using unique proportions of WLP001 California
Ale Yeast, WLP002 English Ale Yeast, WLP004 Irish Ale Yeast, and
WLP810 San Francisco Lager Yeast. A truly unique blend that will test a brewers imagination! For a limited time only.
Attenuation: 75-80%
Flocculation: Medium
Optimum Fermentation Temperature: 65-70°F
Alcohol Tolerance: Medium
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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
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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
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* WLP017 Whitbread Ale Yeast
PLATINUM
STRAIN – SEPT/OCT
Traditional mixed yeast culture. British style character, slightly fruity, with a hint of
sulfur production. This
yeast can be used for many different beer styles. The most traditional choices would be English style ales
including milds, bitters, porters, and English style stouts. North American style ales will also benefit from fermentation
with WLP017. The beer
will clear easily.
Attenuation: 67-73%
Flocculation: High
Optimum Fermentation Temperature: 66-70°F
Alcohol Tolerance: Medium
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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
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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
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* WLP026 Premium Bitter Ale Yeast
PLATINUM
STRAIN – MAY/JUNE
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
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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
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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
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* WLP036 Dusseldorf Alt Yeast
PLATINUM
STRAIN – MAY/JUNE
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
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* WLP041 Pacific Ale Yeast
PLATINUM
STRAIN – MARCH/APRIL
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
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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
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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
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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
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