News Index

Visit here for the latest updates on this web site and news about specific areas such as beer, wine and distilling. Alternatively, to view the White Labs quarterly newsletter called Craft Beer Quarterly, which is sent to professional breweries, visit here or click the adjacent icon.

Beer Yeast News

Professional brewing:

Pasteur: Now in stock - Louis Pasteur's groundbreaking 1876 book on beer and fermentation.
Big QC Day: View results of the 2008 program here.
New Audio: Listen to audio from Chris White about WLP001.
GABF: White Labs customers perform well again at the Great American Beer Festival.
New Strains: Read about a new strain that can be used for both lagers and ales as well as two new blended strains. Also, listen to audio about the Cry Havoc strain from Chris White.
Sulfide detection tubes: This product helps prevent off flavors in beer and wine. 
Reviews: Professional brewers are invited to write reviews of strains here. The reviews have proven popular with homebrewers over the past year.
Yeast Research: A new CD from the American Society of Brewing Chemists provides information on eight years of yeast research and tips.
Reviews: Read the latest reviews of White Labs yeast here. The latest reviews by professionals are for WLP099, WLP820 and WLP830.

Homebrewing:

Platinum Program for 2008: Read about the revised Platinum program lineup for 2008.
New audio: Listen to audio from Chris White about WLP001.
New Strains: Read about a new strain that can be used for both lagers and ales as well as two new blended strain. Also, listen to audio about this strain from Chris White.
Beer radio: Click here to listen to a Brewing Network show with Chris White. Scroll down to the 8-12-07 program. Listeners can also hear the latest radio ad for the new yeast strains.
FAQ: FAQ pages updated with questions regarding White Labs nutrients.
Used vials: One of our customers found an interesting use for his used White Labs yeast vials. Find out what he did here.
Reviews: Read the latest reviews of White Labs yeast here. Latest entries are for WLP022, WLP351, WLP004. WLP026, WLP510, WLP720, WLP028, WLP011, WLP007, WLP051, WLP029, WLP550, WLP004, WLP099, WLP085, WLP007, WLP940, WLP862, WLP645, WLP029, WLP005, WLP380, WLP001, WLP060, WLP002, and WLP515.

Wine Yeast News

Professional wineries:

Sulfide detection tubes: This product helps prevent off flavors in beer and wine.
Crush: As crush approaches, it is time to preorder yeast or get a quote. Custom yeast slurries take three weeks for propagation and QC testing.
FAQ: Wine FAQs have been updated.
Brettanomyces: Read here about a kit that is one of the easiest-to-use and most affordable in-house units for detecting Brettanomyces in wine and must.

Homewine makers:

FAQ: What makes White Labs pure culture yeast different?

Distillation News  

Distilleries:  

WLP050: Want to know about WLP050 Tennessee Whiskey Yeast? Click here.