Yeast Bank
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 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.
WLP073 Artisanal Country Ale Yeast



A classic Bière de Garde strain, it produces slight esters and mild phenols, while preserving the sweet aromatics from the malt bill. This strain...
WLP300 Hefeweizen Ale Yeast

This popular German strain is used in the production of traditional, authentic hefeweizen. It produces a high level of isoamyl acetate, giving the...
WLP320 American Hefeweizen Ale Yeast

This strain ferments much cleaner than it’s hefeweizen strain counterparts. It produces very slight banana and clove notes and has low flocculation...
WLP351 Bavarian Weizen 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,...
WLP380 Hefeweizen IV Ale Yeast

This strain produces a balance of phenolics and esters. Nutmeg, clove, and spice are more dominant than the banana and bubble gum aroma. Pitching...
WLP400 Belgian Wit Ale Yeast

This strain is the pinnacle yeast for Belgian witbiers or white ales. High phenol production contributes an herbal aroma and flavor notes which...
WLP410 Belgian Wit II Ale Yeast

A fairly clean strain with medium intensity and spice-like phenol production. With up to 75% attenuation, this strain produces a residual malt...
WLP500 Monastery Ale Yeast

Sourced from a Belgian monastery, this strain is ideal for Belgian quads, trippels and dubbels due to its high alcohol tolerance. It produces...
WLP510 Bastogne Belgian Ale Yeast

A high-gravity ale yeast that produces a dry beer with a slightly acidic finish. While fruit forward, this strain is mild on spice-like phenols....
WLP515 Antwerp Ale Yeast


Clean, almost lager like Belgian type ale yeast. Good for Belgian type pales ales and amber ales, or with blends to combine with other Belgian type...
WLP518 Opshaug Kveik Ale Yeast


Sourced from our friend Lars Marius Garshol, this kveik strain was isolated from a mixed culture which belonged to Harald Opshaug, a farmhouse...
WLP519 Stranda Kveik Ale Yeast



Stranda is a kveik strain owned by Stein Langlo from Stranda, Norway. Considered a “cleaner” kveik strain, Stranda can also produce a wide range of...
WLP520 Sigmund Kveik Ale Yeast



Sigmund is a Kveik strain shared by Sigmund Gjernes from Voss, Norway. Also known as Voss Kveik, this strain can produce earthy-like flavors with a...
WLP521 Hornindal Kveik Ale Yeast



Hornindal is a Kveik strain shared with the world by Terje Raftevold from Hornindal, Norway. It produces an intense tropical flavor and aroma with...
WLP530 Abbey Ale Yeast

This is a traditional Belgian abbey strain perfect for use in dubbels, tripels and Belgian strong ales due to its very high alcohol tolerance of up...
WLP540 Abbey IV Ale Yeast

This strain produces balanced fruit aroma and flavor characters. It is ideal for abbey-style beers including dubbels, trippels and Belgian strong...
WLP545 Belgian Strong Ale Yeast

From the Ardennes region of Belgium, this classic yeast strain produces moderate levels of ester and phenolic characters, often described as dried...
WLP546 Marañón Canyon Wild Cacao


This yeast was isolated from the thought to be extinct Pure Nacional variety of cacao. In 2007, this rare variety with white beans was rediscovered...
WLP550 Belgian Ale Yeast

This very expressive strain produces phenol forward flavors and aromas reminiscent of clove, allspice and peppercorns. It has medium to high...
WLP561 Non STA1son Ale Yeast


This blend of STA1 negative strains produces a complex expression of esters and phenols great for saison and farmhouse-style beers without the...
WLP564 Leeuwenhoek Saison Yeast Blend


A blend of two saison strains and a low phenolic Belgian strain, developed for the White Labs in-house saisons. Approximately 85% attenuation...
WLP565 Belgian Saison I Ale Yeast

A classic saison strain sourced from the Wallonia region of Belgium. This strain makes a classic saison by producing flavors and aromas noted as...
WLP566 Belgian Saison II Ale Yeast

This strain is a moderate phenol producer with clove-like flavor and aromatic notes present in finished beer. Some fruit-forward ester production...
WLP568 Belgian Style Saison Ale Yeast Blend

This blend incorporates multiple Belgian and saison strains to produce pear-like esters backed by spicy, earthy and clove-like flavors and aromas....
WLP570 Belgian Golden Ale Yeast

From East Flanders, this yeast is versatile in that it can produce low to high gravity Belgian beers up to 12% ABV. A combination of fruitiness and...
WLP575 Belgian Style Ale Yeast Blend

A blend of two monastery-type yeast strains and one Belgian ale-type yeast. This blend creates a versatile culture which can be used for monastery...
WLP590 French Saison Ale Yeast



One of our most popular saison strains, it is great for farmhouse-style beers because it produces flavors and aromas of pear, apple and cracked...
WLP611 New Nordic Ale Yeast


Isolated from spontaneously fermented apples on a remote island off the coast of Denmark in the fall of 2009, this culture is a unique blend of...
WLP715 Champagne Yeast



Classic yeast that is neutral in character, and a strong fermenter. Great for use in wine, cider and mead allowing the character of the...