Every company talks about quality and why it’s important to them, including us. We think what we do to ensure quality, including purity, viability, and performance, really sets us apart from the rest. Here’s why:
Instead of going 0 to 100, we focus on making yeast that will be best for fermentation, which means taking our time. We have the highest viability because of our 21-day process, resulting in big, plump cells full of nutrients and healthy cell membranes great for sustained viability and reuse.
This process ensures that at each step, yeast is effectively intaking the necessary nutrients and vitamins to build robust cell membranes, which are needed to thrive in the harsh environment of fermentation. Sturdy cell membranes are critical to yeast and successful fermentation. Transportation of compounds such as fermentable sugars and nutrients, as well as control of “off-flavor” metabolites, is more effective and efficient, leading to better attenuation and quicker beer maturation.
Yeast with membranes that are deficient in lipids and other cell membrane components will have harder time-consuming nutrients, making them far less healthy and capable of completing fermentation.
Figure 1. Illustration of Cell Membrane of Saturated and Monosaturated phospholipids. Monounsaturated lipids help ease the transportation of compounds.
All of our cultures are grown in controlled small batches, from 1 Liter to 400 Liter. Although the bigger scale seems significant to us, these would be considered lab scale to any commercial manufacturing companies!
Figure 2. Illustration of Yeast Cell
We propagate these small batches because they provide benefits in ways you may not think of:
We worry about the yeast, so you don’t have to, and we don’t do it because it's easy or inexpensive. All of this takes time, and we’re lucky to have a team of awesome science folks who make this their passion every day.
We also rely on our Analytical Lab and Brewing Co for research & development through real-world brewing applications for our yeast and utilizing our lab to learn parameters such as attenuation, nitrogen requirements, different flavor profiles, and timelines. We can help learn and educate on how our strains can be utilized and optimized for the best performance.
To us, quality isn’t just about the purity of our cultures, it extends throughout all our departments.
We take the utmost pride in delivering the best quality and experience when you work with us, and we live to help you make the best beverage possible. Cheers!
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