AVAILABLE YEAST STRAINS
OUR PRODUCTS
House strains – have something special that’s yours and yours alone? We will store it for you and generate high viability pitches for you at your request.
Specialty strains – don’t see a strain you want? We have an extensive library of yeast and will find an equivalent that works for you. This includes ciders and meads.
Pricing available upon request.
CALIFORNIA ALE
This yeast abides! It delivers clean, crisp characters with limited fruitiness/ester production in a variety of applications.
Flocculation: High
Attenuation: 72%-77%
Alcohol Tolerance: 11%
Temp. range: 16-22°
Comparable Strains: US-05, Chico, WLP001, A07
IYL-CA-002 Ridgemont High:
Fast times to California-style beers. Lagers that produce malty and clear fermentations.
Flocculation: High
Attenuation: 67%-71%
Alcohol Tolerance:9%
Temp. range: 14-20°C
Comparable Strains: WY2112
AMERICAN ALE
IYL-AmA-001 National Treasure: Giving performances that Nick Cage would be proud of, this yeast provides clean flavors and consistent fermentations. Low fruitiness and esters that give excellent malt and hop profiles.
Flocculation: Low/Medium
Attenuation: 73%-78%
Alcohol Tolerance:11%
Temp. range: 16-23°C
Comparable Strains: WY1056, US-05
IYL-AmA-002 Springfield:
As popular as the name, this yeast is used everywhere! Temperature variation with change flavors with higher temperatures giving hop characters and fruitiness while cooler temps will generate clean fruity characteristics.
Flocculation: Medium/High
Attenuation: 72%-76%
Alcohol Tolerance: 11%
Temp. range: 16-23oC
Comparable Strains: WY1272
HEFEWEIZEN ALE
IYL-HW-001 Wheat King:
Producing banana and clove characters, this yeast rules the weizens at from the top (cropping). Characters can be controlled by varying the pitch rate with under pitching giving more esters and over pitching removing the banana character.
Flocculation: Low
Attenuation: 73%-78%
Alcohol Tolerance: 10%
Temp. range: 18-24oC
Comparable Strains: WY3068
KVEIK ALE
ILY-KA-001 Valhalla: Good enough for the gods, this yeast produces fruity flavors over a wide range of temperatures. Hot or cold, this yeast delivers IPA paradise.
Flocculation: High
Attenuation: 73%-78%
Alcohol Tolerance:10%
Temp. range: 16-28°C
Comparable Strains: Arset
IYL-KA-002 Jotunnheim:
From the land of giants, this yeast produces clean beers at a wide range of temperatures with very low yeast-flavor contribution.
Flocculation: Medium/High
Attenuation: 70%-80%
Alcohol Tolerance: >15%
Temp. range: 18-32°C
Comparable Strains: Lustra
LONDON ALE
IYL-LoA-003 007:
Licence to thrill! This top cropping yeast is great for juicy or hazy IPAs as well as New England IPA, allowing the malt and hop profiles to come through.
Flocculation: High
Attenuation: 70%-75%
Alcohol Tolerance:10%
Temp. range: 18-23°C
Comparable Strains: WY1318
IYL-LoA-001 Baker St.:
It’s elementary. You want this yeast on the case to produces crisp, slightly fruity flavors with high levels attenuation.
Flocculation: Medium/Low
Attenuation: 73%-77%
Alcohol Tolerance: 11%
Temp. range: 16-22°C
Comparable Strains: Nottingham, WY1028
ENGLISH ALE
IYL-EA-001 Johnny English:
Suave and dashing, this yeast is highly flocculant, producing distinctly malty, sweeter beers. This yeast can handle the heat, producing fruity esters at higher fermentation temperatures.
Flocculation: Very High
Attenuation: 66%-72%
Alcohol Tolerance: 9%
Temp. range: 18-22°C
Comparable Strains: Fuller’s ESB, WY1968
SCOTCH ALE
IYL-SA-001 Highlander:
Don’t lose your head! This yeast generates malt-forward beers perfect for Scottish styles. However, this is a diverse yeast with multiple applications including the production of high ester profiles.
Flocculation: Medium
Attenuation: 70%-75%
Alcohol Tolerance:10%
Temp. range: 18-22°C
BELGIAN ALE
IYL-BA-001 In Bruges:
Straight from Belgium, this yeast is excellent for Blond, Dubbels, Tripels, and Quads as well as a variety of other styles such as Imperial stouts and New England IPAs.
Flocculation: Medium
Attenuation: 68%-72%
Alcohol Tolerance: 11%
Temp. range: 18-26°C
Comparable Strains: S-33
IYL-BA-002 Hitman Ray:
This Trappist-origin yeast hits the mark! Perfect for making Belgian Dubbels and Tripels, this STA1 negative strain has an excellent balance of fruity esters and phenolic flavors.
Flocculation: Medium
Attenuation: 74%-78%
Alcohol Tolerance: 12%
Temp. range: 18-26°C
Comparable Strains: WY3787
IYL-BA-003 Hitman Ken:
Right on target! This Belgian STA1+ yeast is a low flocculator with high alcohol tolerance producing both fruitiness and phenolic characteristics.
Flocculation: Low
Attenuation: 78%-85%
Alcohol Tolerance: >15%
Temp. range: 20-25°C
Comparable Strains: WY1388
LAGER
IYL-RLa-001 Grumpy Old Men I:
Part of our retro lager series, this ‘grumpy old man’ is the 1st yeast strain isolated from a Canadian beer from the 1970’s. This traditional lager yeast is a bottom fermenter producing low esters and low sulfur containing compounds at lower temperatures.
Flocculation: Moderate
Attenuation:
Alcohol Tolerance: 12%
Temp. range: 14-18°C
Comparable Strains: N/A
IYL-RLa-002 Grumpy Old Men II:
Part of our retro lager series, this ‘grumpy old man’ is the 2nd yeast strain isolated from a Canadian beer from the 1970’s. This traditional lager yeast is a bottom fermenter producing low esters and low sulfur containing compounds at lower temperatures.
Flocculation: Moderate
Attenuation:
Alcohol Tolerance: 12%
Temp. range: 14-18°C
Comparable Strains: N/A
IYL-RLa-003 Grumpy Old Men III:
Part of our retro lager series, this ‘grumpy old man’ is the 3rd yeast strain isolated from a European lager from the 1970’s. This traditional lager yeast is a bottom fermenter producing low esters and low sulfur containing compounds at lower temperatures.
Flocculation: Moderate
Attenuation:
Alcohol Tolerance: 12%
Temp. range: 14-18°C
Comparable Strains: N/A
CIDER/CHAMPAGNE ALE
IYL-CC-001 The Out-Ciders:
Producing significant levels of esters and high ethanol content.Flocculation: Moderate
Attenuation:
Alcohol Tolerance: 12%
Temp. range: 20-30oC
Comparable Strains: N/A
How Can We Help?
Whether you are looking for a specific flavour profile to take your beer to the next level and would like to place an order, or if you have any questions for our team, contact us today!