What began as home brewers searching for higher quality yeast, grew into a team of dedicated biochemists exploring new ways to advance their passion for brewing altogether.

White Labs was founded through homebrewing back in 1995 and today we continue to cherish the community as it is the backbone of this company.

We welcome you as a member of the White Labs family and invite you to join us in pursuing innovation with the White Labs Fermentation Society.

   Enrollment is free!  


One of the best ways to stay connected with White Labs is our Exclusive & FREE society, White Labs Fermentation Society. By joining the society, you will get notified of first-look at exclusive unique strain drops with fun swag, label redemptions for Fermentation Society Gear, as well as a quarterly newsletter featuring:

  • Member Feature: A chance for YOU to share your passion with other fermentation enthusiasts
  • Latest Brewing Articles: Hear from a range of fermentation topics and new trends & styles in the brewing world
  • Retailer Spotlight: Shoutouts to the businesses that keep our homes stocked with all the ingredients and supplies we need
  • Brewer Blurb: Hear from the brewers of White Labs Brewing Co on their experiences with the exclusive strain releases as they reveal tips & tricks and what they thought set this strain apart from the rest!
 
How To Sign Up
  • New Users to Yeastman
    • Go to yeastman.com and select, “Don’t have an account yet? Sign-up!” to begin
      creating your new account
    • Under category, select “Individual” and click the check-box next to “Enroll in White Labs Fermentation Society?” Complete the remaining fields.
    • Complete the remaining new account registration pages and you are finished! 

       
  • Users with Existing Yeastman Accounts 
    • Log-in to your Yeastman account by entering your email address and password
    • On the left tab, select My Account
    • Scroll to the bottom of the My Account page and click the check-box next to “Enroll in White Labs Fermentation Society?”
  • Select Save account changes, and you are finished! 
 
Label Redemption
Please download, print, and complete this form to redeem your labels for any of the prizes below. Accepted forms of White Labs packaging include exterior PurePitch Next Generation®, PurePitch®, or vials.
 

 

Seasonal Releases from The Vault

Every quarter, we will release two exclusive strains, ideal for your seasonal or specialty brew. Each release includes a collectible swag that are only available to those members that receive this unique strain. Collect them all to show off your expansive zymurgy experience! Join Fermentation Society Today! These cultures are packaged in our innovative PurePitch© Next Generation packaging, giving you the healthiest and most viable liquid yeast.

*Exclusive only for Fermentation Society Members. One per order while supplies last!

 

2026 Seasonal Strain Releases


January - March 2026​


WLP037 Yorkshire Square Ale Yeast

This yeast produces a beer that is malty and well-balanced. Expect toasty flavors with malt-driven esters. Highly flocculent and a good choice for English-style pale ales, brown ales, and milds.

 
WLP515 Antwerp Ale Yeast

Clean, almost lager-like Belgian type ale yeast. Good for Belgian type pale ales and amber ales, or with blends to combine with other Belgian type yeast strains.

 

April - June 2026

  
WLP548 Original Grodziskie Yeast Blend

We are excited to be part of the revival of the iconic Grodziskie style, a 100% smoked wheat ale in the sessionable 2.5-3.3% ABV range, that defines Poland’s rich brewing heritage, with a yeast blend collected from the original Grodziskie brewery straight from the revived Grodzisk Brewery in the city of Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland. 

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WLP351 Bavarian Weizen Ale Yeast

This is former Yeast Lab W51, the description originally used by Yeast Lab still fits: “This strain produces a classic German-style wheat beer, with medium to high spicy phenolic overtones reminiscent of cloves.”

 
 

July - September 2026

 
WLP835 German X Lager Yeast

Classic yeast from a famous Bavarian monastery. This strain develops a creamy, malty beer profile with low sulfur production and low esters. It is a great choice for styles like traditional helles, Oktoberfest, bock, and dunkel.

WLP1983 Charlie's Fist Bump Yeast

Licensed from Charlie Papazian, this strain can ferment at both ale and lager temperatures, allowing brewers to produce diverse beer styles. The recipes in both Papazian’s books, The Complete Joy of Homebrewing and The Homebrewer’s Companion, were originally developed and brewed with this yeast.
 

October - December 2026

 
WLP096 FrankenYeast Blend®
With a destiny to create the most horrifically harmonious combination of flavors, WLP096 FrankenYeast Blend roars to life after years of work and a spark of innovation. A mixed culture pulled from various White Labs yeast strains makes this blend the epitome of experimental glory. With big, bold aromas and flavors comes an ever-changing flavor utopia built upon delicious complexity.
 
WLP655 Belgian Sour Mix 1

A unique blend of Brettanomyces and Saccharomyces yeasts as well as bacterial strains Lactobacillus and Pediococcus. Perfect for duplicating traditional spontaneous fermentations similar to those found in Belgian-style ales.