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Beer Yeast News

Professional brewing:

3rd Annual Big QC Day : Overall results have been posted here. Brewers are encouraged to give their feedback. For the third year in a row, the amount of bacteria in the samples dropped, this time by 5 percent. Return soon for regional results on certain tests, such as IBUs.
People: Neva Parker, lab manager at White Labs, was published in the Master Brewers Association of the Americas' Technical Quarterly. 
MiniFerment: Over the course of many months, White Labs tested its yeast strains in a process called MiniFerment. Read about the results, which could help you make better beer. 
Catalog: Find the new Professional Brewery Catalog - here.
Pasteur: Now in stock - Louis Pasteur's groundbreaking 1876 book on beer and fermentation.
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. 
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 WLP300, WLP400, WLP099, WLP820 and WLP830.

Homebrewing:

Platinum Program for 2009: Read about the revised Platinum program lineup for 2009.
New audio: Listen to new audio from Chris White on White Labs yeast strains - WLP002, WLP004, WLP005, WLP028, WLP029, and  WLP575. Previous recordings include WLP001 and WLP862.
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, WLP500, WLP072, WLP026, WLP036, WLP400, WLP051, WLP320, WLP036, WLP400, WLP575, WLP550, WLP041, WLP862, WLP566, WLP500, WLP041, WLP099, WLP060, WLP022, WLP029, WLP001, WLP004, WLP300, WLP041, WLP862, WLP575, WLP080, WLP001, WLP007, WLP720, WLP007, WLP005,  WLP862, WLP022, WLP380, WLP006, WLP510, WLP650, WLP400, WLP530, WLP023, WLP060, WLP080, WLP051, WLP002, WLP001, WLP833, WLP550, WLP351, WLP550, WLP051, WLP005, WLP566, WLP380, WLP775,  WLP400, WLP080, WLP862, WLP515, WLP351, WLP810, WLP400, WLP007, WLP940, WLP051, WLP351, WLP885, WLP001, WLP099, WLP380, WLP003, WLP009, WLP810, WLP007, WLP566, WLP830, WLP320, WLP530, WLP820, WLP005, WLP011, WLP004, WLP400, WLP410, WLP500, WLP800, WLP023, WLP410, WLP515, WLP550, WLP320, WLP885, WLP515, WLP320, WLP005, WLP400, WLP002, WLP005, 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.