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Q3 Summer Release

New for summer are TWO lagers strains for homebrewing! Often a season for ale and wheat strain releases, lagers are equally enjoyable during the long, sunny days of barbeques and summer vacation. Thes...

20 More Reasons to Celebrate Oregon Beer

Oregon Homegrown Celebrations are underway around the state of Oregon to kick off the first edition of Oregon Homegrown, a collaboration celebrating the connectedness of Oregon not only for it...

Munich Dunkel | 2352-PC Munich Lager II

Our latest recipe release is designed for you to truly brew like the professionals. Fausto Yu-Shan, Wyeast’s Plant Operations Manager and Professional Brewer, crafted this Munich Dunkel recipe ...

Vier Sterne German Pilsner | 2247-PC European Lager

Fall brewing is underway with fresh hop recipes being formulated and neighbors sharing their latest favorite homebrews. This season inspired a particular strain release that has been kept strictly for...

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...

Q3 Summer Release

06.18.2025 — New for summer are TWO lagers strains for homebrewing! Often a season for ale and wheat strain releases, lagers are equa...

20 More Reasons to Celebrate Oregon Beer

06.02.2025 — Oregon Homegrown Celebrations are underway around the state of Oregon to kick off the first edition of Oregon Ho...

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...