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American Pale Ale Strains
Core Strains are composed of 68 beer and wine yeast strains including wild yeast and bacteria as well as WLP600 Kombucha SCOBY. These strains are grown year-round with a shipping lead time of 1 to 17 days. The Core Strains are available to professionals, retailers, and homebrewers, with both PurePitch® and Custom Pour packaging for professionals. Homebrew-sized options are packaged in PurePitch® and vial packaging.
White Labs Vault Strains are a collection of specialty strains. The availability for specialty strains from The Vault depends on whether the customer is a homebrewer, professional, or retailer. Homebrewers may place a pre-order on select strains by visiting whitelabs.com/thevault or purchase yeast directly from a retailer that carries The Vault Seasonal Releases. All strains from The Vault are available to professionals with longer lead times and minimum order requirements.
WLP001 California Ale Yeast®
Ale
Distilling
Wine, Mead and Cider
Our best-selling yeast is famous for its clean flavors, balance, and ability to be used in almost any style of ale. It is extremely versatile and...
Attenuation
73% - 80%
Flocculation
Medium
Alcohol Tolerance
High (10 - 15%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
68°F - 73°F
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WLP002 English Ale Yeast
Ale
Wine, Mead and Cider
A classic ESB strain from one of England's largest independent breweries. This yeast is best suited for English style ales including milds, bitters...
Attenuation
63% - 70%
Flocculation
Very High
Alcohol Tolerance
Medium (5 - 10%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
65°F - 68°F
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WLP004 Irish Ale Yeast
Ale
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...
Attenuation
69% - 74%
Flocculation
Medium to High
Alcohol Tolerance
Medium - High (8 - 12%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
65°F - 68°F
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WLP005 British Ale Yeast
Ale
This yeast is a little more attenuative than WLP002. Like most English strains, this yeast produces malty beers. Excellent for all English style...
Attenuation
67% - 74%
Flocculation
High
Alcohol Tolerance
Medium (5 - 10%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
65°F - 70°F
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WLP007 Dry English Ale Yeast
Ale
Clean, highly flocculent, and highly attenuative yeast. This yeast is similar to WLP002 in flavor profile, but is 10% more attenuative. This...
Attenuation
70% - 80%
Flocculation
Medium to High
Alcohol Tolerance
Medium - High (8 - 12%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
65°F - 70°F
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WLP008 East Coast Ale Yeast
Ale
This strain can be used to reproduce many American versions of classic beer styles but has been gaining popularity for its use in East Coast IPAs....
Attenuation
70% - 75%
Flocculation
Medium to Low
Alcohol Tolerance
Medium (5 - 10%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
68°F - 73°F
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WLP009 Australian Ale Yeast
Specialty strain from The Vault
Ale
This yeast produces a clean, malty beer with pleasant ester characters that can be described as “bready.” It ferments successfully and cleanly at...
Attenuation
70% - 75%
Flocculation
High
Alcohol Tolerance
Medium (5 - 10%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
65°F - 70°F
WLP011 European Ale Yeast
Specialty strain from The Vault
Ale
A malty Northern European-origin ale yeast. Its low ester production gives it a clean profile, with little to no sulfur production. Low attenuation...
Attenuation
65% - 70%
Flocculation
Medium
Alcohol Tolerance
Medium (5 - 10%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
65°F - 70°F
WLP013 London Ale Yeast
Ale
Dry, malty ale yeast. Provides a complex, oakey ester character to your beer. Hop bitterness comes through well. This yeast is well suited for...
Attenuation
67% - 75%
Flocculation
Medium
Alcohol Tolerance
Medium (5 - 10%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
66°F - 71°F
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WLP023 Burton Ale Yeast
Ale
From the famous brewing town of Burton upon Trent, England, this yeast is packed with character. It provides delicious subtle fruity flavors like...
Attenuation
69% - 75%
Flocculation
Medium
Alcohol Tolerance
Medium (5 - 10%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
68°F - 73°F
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WLP028 Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast
Ale
Distilling
Wine, Mead and Cider
Scotland is famous for its malty, strong ales. This yeast can reproduce complex, flavorful Scottish style ales. This yeast can be an everyday...
Attenuation
70% - 75%
Flocculation
Medium
Alcohol Tolerance
Medium - High (8 - 12%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
65°F - 70°F
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WLP029 German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast
Ale
From a small brewpub in Cologne, Germany, this yeast works great in Kölsch and altbier-style beers. Good for light styles like blondes and honeys....
Attenuation
72% - 78%
Flocculation
Medium
Alcohol Tolerance
Medium (5 - 10%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
65°F - 69°F
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WLP036 Düsseldorf Alt Ale Yeast
Ale
Traditional altbier-style yeast from Düsseldorf, Germany. Produces clean, slightly sweet alt beers. Does not accentuate hop flavor as WLP029 does...
Attenuation
65% - 72%
Flocculation
Medium
Alcohol Tolerance
Medium (5 - 10%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
65°F - 69°F
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WLP037 Yorkshire Square Ale Yeast
Specialty strain from The Vault
Ale
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...
Attenuation
68% - 72%
Flocculation
High
Alcohol Tolerance
Medium - High (8 - 12%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
65°F - 70°F
WLP039 East Midlands Ale Yeast
Specialty strain from The Vault
Ale
British-style ale yeast with a very dry finish. Medium to low fruit and fusel alcohol production. A good top-fermenting yeast strain that's well...
Attenuation
73% - 82%
Flocculation
Medium to High
Alcohol Tolerance
Medium (5 - 10%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
66°F - 70°F
WLP041 Pacific Ale Yeast
Ale
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,...
Attenuation
65% - 70%
Flocculation
High
Alcohol Tolerance
Medium (5 - 10%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
65°F - 68°F
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WLP051 California Ale V Yeast
Ale
From Northern California, this strain is fruitier than WLP001 and slightly more flocculent. Attenuation is lower, resulting in fuller-bodied beers...
Attenuation
70% - 75%
Flocculation
Medium to High
Alcohol Tolerance
Medium - High (8 - 12%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
66°F - 70°F
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WLP059 Melbourne Ale Yeast
Specialty strain from The Vault
Ale
A yeast isolated from Australia in the early 1900s. Melbourne Ale Yeast is a clean fermenting strain which is well-suited for many American and...
Attenuation
74% - 78%
Flocculation
Medium
Alcohol Tolerance
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
0°F - 0°F
WLP060 American Ale Yeast Blend
Ale
Wine, Mead and Cider
This blend celebrates the strengths of WLP001-clean, neutral fermentation and versatile usage-and adds two other strains that belong to the same ...
Attenuation
72% - 80%
Flocculation
Medium
Alcohol Tolerance
Medium - High (8 - 12%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
68°F - 72°F
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WLP064 Buchner Ale Yeast Blend
Specialty strain from The Vault
Ale
A blend of two strains that adds creaminess with a hint of crispness. Great for pale ales, cream ales, American wheat ales, and more. Flocculation...
Attenuation
72% - 78%
Flocculation
Medium
Alcohol Tolerance
Medium - High (8 - 12%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
67°F - 72°F
WLP066 London Fog Ale Yeast
Ale
This strain is a great choice for New England-style IPAs. It produces a medium-ester profile similar to WLP008 East Coast Ale Yeast and leaves some...
Attenuation
65% - 70%
Flocculation
Medium to High
Alcohol Tolerance
Medium - High (8 - 12%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
64°F - 72°F
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WLP075 Hansen Ale Yeast Blend
Specialty strain from The Vault
Ale
This is a blend of many IPA strain favorites. It has the attenuation of WLP090 and the character of WLP007. This strain produces dry, hop-forward...
Attenuation
75% - 80%
Flocculation
Medium to High
Alcohol Tolerance
High (10 - 15%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
66°F - 70°F
WLP076 Old Sonoma Ale Yeast
Specialty strain from The Vault
Ale
From a historic brewery in Northern California. This strain was embraced by the early pioneers of craft beer in America and is ideal for those...
Attenuation
70% - 74%
Flocculation
Medium
Alcohol Tolerance
Medium (5 - 10%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
66°F - 70°F
WLP085 English Ale Yeast Blend
Specialty strain from The Vault
Ale
A blend of British ale yeast strains designed to add complexity and attenuation to your ale. Moderate fruitiness and mineral-like character, with...
Attenuation
69% - 76%
Flocculation
Medium to High
Alcohol Tolerance
Medium (5 - 10%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
68°F - 72°F
WLP090 San Diego Super Yeast
Ale
A super clean, super-fast fermenting strain. A low ester-producing strain that results in a balanced, neutral flavor and aroma profile. Alcohol...
Attenuation
76% - 83%
Flocculation
Medium to High
Alcohol Tolerance
High (10 - 15%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
65°F - 68°F
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WLP095 Burlington Ale Yeast
Ale
This yeast is great in Northeastern style IPAs because it throws a little personality and body into your beer. Esters are higher than WLP001 and...
Attenuation
73% - 78%
Flocculation
Medium
Alcohol Tolerance
Medium - High (8 - 12%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
67°F - 70°F
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WLP715 Champagne Yeast
Ale
Specialty / Belgian
Wine, Mead and Cider
Classic yeast that is neutral in character and a strong fermenter.Click Here for a Sizing ChartNano (500mL)1.5L2L
Attenuation
75% - 100%
Flocculation
Low
Alcohol Tolerance
Very High (Over 15%)
Optimum Fermentation Temperature
70°F - 75°F
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