All Things Fermentation Blog

The Next Generation: Better Viability
Homebrewing
PurePitch Next Generation
Yeast Health
Viability
Jun 26, 2024

The Next Generation: Better Viability

From the beginning, White Labs has focused on high cell counts, high viability, and high strain diversity. In 1995, we coined the term “pitchable” as a way to bring a new type of liquid yeast into homebrewing and integrated into our strain numbers (WLP = White Labs Pitchable). The term ‘starters’ originated before White Labs,…

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Reliable Pitch Rate for Reliable Fermentation
Yeast Handling
Homebrewing
PurePitch Next Generation
Yeast Health
Viability
Pitch Rate
Nov 16, 2022

Reliable Pitch Rate for Reliable Fermentation

The Next Generation The Next Generation of PurePitch® is finally here with key advancements to make your brew day easier. One of the most important is that PurePitch® is NOW AT 2X THE PITCH! Why Care About Pitch Rates In our decades of research and working with brewing partners, we know that having a precise…

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PurePitch® Next Generation: Yeast Pitching Calculator
Brewing Technical
PurePitch Next Generation
Viability
Pitch Rate
May 17, 2022

PurePitch® Next Generation: Yeast Pitching Calculator

Yeast Pitching Calculator Have you seen or used our PurePitch® Next Generation Pouches? Do you still have some questions about what is printed on the pouch and how much to use? If the recommendations confuse you a little bit, or you just want to dig into some of the science behind it, keep reading! Same…

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