Ever wonder which yeast would go well in a blonde ale recipe? At White Labs, we took the White Lab Brewing Co's concept of using the same base recipe and making the only difference the yeast strain to highlight its importance!
In collaboration with Craft Beer Professionals, we went coast to coast from San Diego, CA to Norfolk, VA to see our brewery friends at Three Notch'd Brewing, Makers Craft Brewery, and Elation Brewing to give them the ultimate yeast challenge!
Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, we had to take our side-by-side tasting over zoom. Although we couldn't taste them in person together, all the beers came out delicious and different!
In modern brewing, the vast majority of beers are fermented using a narrow selection of highly domesticated industrial yeast monocultures. However, recent genetic research has unlocked historical yeast populations preserved for centuries by farmhouse brewers in Northern and Eastern Europe. A prominent result of this research is WLP079 Suava Ale Yeast (referenced in early developmental…
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Quality assurance and quality control go a long way toward making your brewhouse more efficient. Brew Lab Data can be used to: Maintain Beer Consistency Detect a Problem Troubleshoot Test & Analyze New Variables and Ingredients Improve Yeast Health & Fermentation Lower Costs & Improve Efficiency Cervecería Insurgente from Tijuana, Mexico, is a prime example…
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Professional brewers are natural problem-solvers. Every brew day presents dozens of small decisions, grain bill adjustments, hop timing, tank scheduling, fermentation temperatures. Most of those decisions are based on experience, observation, and one simple question: “What variables actually matter here?” When it comes to fermentation, the breweries that produce the most consistent beer don’t just…
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