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Q2 Spring Release

In celebration of Wyeast Laboratories’ 39th anniversary, we chose to showcase two yeast strains that came to the Wyeast Culture Collection in our earlier days. These strains also give homebrewer...

2035-PC American Lager | Gordon Strong’s Pre-Prohibition Lager

Private Collection Recipe 2022 Q1 Frosted Lagers This recipe is a modern take on the Pre-Prohibition Lager style and has been masterfully crafted by Gordon Strong, author of the Beer Judge Cert...

3942-PC Belgian Wheat | Wheat beer

PC Collection: Belgian Summer, Recipe & Style Guide Created by Robert Beezer, Wyeast Lab’s Belgian wheat beer recipe features 3942-PC Belgian Wheat. Having started his career at Wyeas...

2025 Private Collection Preview

Preview the 2025 Private Collection release calendar by Wyeast Laboratories. Each quarter is curated to align with seasonality, iconic favorites, and trends developing across the industry. Favorites r...

Developments in Understanding Diastaticus

Saccharomyces cerevisiae variety diastaticus, also know as S. cer. var. diastaticus or diastatic S. cerevisiae, has been a frequent topic of conversation within the brewing industry (Read our first r...

Quantifying Vitality With CFDA-AM Fluorescent Stain

Written by Robert Beezer Quality & Regulatory Compliance Manager Wyeast Laboratories, Inc. Viability has long been used for assessing the suitability of a yeast culture in brewing but inter...

Managing Low Nitrogen Fermentations with Supporting Fermentation Products

Wine and wine-like fermentations (cider, mead, and seltzer) often require significant supplementation of yeast assimilable nitrogen (YAN) to avoiding poor fermentation kinetics and off-odor developmen...

HOMEBREWING TIPS

Since 2016, homebrewing has seen a dramatic increase in popularity. According to the American Homebrewers Association there are more than a million homebrewers in the U.S., with 40% of them starting i...

Q2 Spring Release

04.07.2025 — In celebration of Wyeast Laboratories’ 39th anniversary, we chose to showcase two yeast strains that came to the W...

Q1 Winter Release

12.31.2024 — In celebration of Wyeast Laboratories’ 39th anniversary, we chose to showcase two yeast strains that came to the W...

2025 Private Collection Preview

11.07.2024 — Preview the 2025 Private Collection release calendar by Wyeast Laboratories. Each quarter is curated to align with seaso...

2024 Private Collection Release Calendar

08.27.2024 — Following the new format of our Private Collection, Wyeast’s seasonal releases will now be announced ahead of time...

Announcement of Price Increase

07.29.2024 — Earlier this summer, we made an announcement that our prices would be increasing, which is now effective for all profess...

Developments in Understanding Diastaticus

05.02.2024 — Saccharomyces cerevisiae variety diastaticus, also know as S. cer. var. diastaticus or diastatic S. cerevisiae, has bee...