Wyeast Liquid Yeast - Private Collection

!! New program from Wyeast !! Private Collection Unique, special, and otherwise unavailable strains are available for a very limited time. New strains will be announced 4 times a year.   Check back often for the latest.

Wyeast Liquid Yeast Packs are pure liquid yeast strains for brewing a wide array of your favorite beer,wine, mead and cider.  Using them is an effective way to improve the quality of your homebrew and is essential for "cloning" many styles of Ales, Lagers and Wheat beers.  Wyeast Activator packs contain so many yeast cells they can be used straight out of the package without making a yeast starter.  Unlike any other pitchable on the market, The Activator is the only one that comes in a double foil bag called a "smack pack."  When activated the inner foil pouch breaks open and releases nutrients that start the yeast working.  You will see the pack start to swell within hours providing proof of life before you pitch it into your wort!  That is peace of mind any brewer will appreciate.

The Wyeast Activator provides:
• 100 billion cells of pure liquid yeast.
• Recommended pitch rate profesionals use
• Dramatically reduced lag times.
• No need for a yeast starter.
• The only package that provides essential fatty acids and micro nutrients for a healthy and complete fermentation.
• When activated, yeast metabolism begins, providing proof of viable active yeast ready for brewing.
• New easy-to-use instructions!!!!

Private Collection for January, February, March 2012

Wyeast 1581-PC Belgian Stout Yeast ferments to dryness and produces moderate levels of esters without significant phenolic or spicy characteristics.
Wyeast 1882-PC Thames Valley II Yeast produces crisp, dry beers with a rich malt profile and moderate stone fruit esters..
Wyeast 2487-PC Hella Bock Yeast produces rich, full-bodied and malty beers with a complex flavor profile and a great mouth feel.

Wyeast 1581-PC Belgian Stout Yeast

A very versatile ale strain from Belgium. Excellent for Belgian stout and Belgian Specialty ales.  Ferments to dryness and produces moderate levels of esters without significant phenolic or spicy characteristics.

Beer Styles: Belgian Pale Ale, Belgian Specialty Ale, Belgian Dubbel, Triple and Quad, Belgian Strong Golden and Dark Ales, Belgian Blonde Ale, Saison

Alcohol tolerance: 12% ABV
Flocculation: medium
Apparent attenuation: 70-85%
Temperature range: 65 - 75 F (18-24 C)
 

Wyeast 1882-PC Thames Valley II Yeast

This strain was originally sourced from a now defunct brewery on the banks of the river Thames outside of Oxford, England.  Thames Valley II produces crisp, dry beers with a rich malt profile and moderate stone fruit esters.  This attenuative strain is also highly flocculent resulting in bright beers not requiring filtration.  A thorough diacetyl rest is recommended after fermentation is complete.

Beer Styles: Ordinary and Special Bitters, ESB, Northern English Brown, Robust Porter, Dry Stout, Foreign Extra Stout

Alcohol tolerance: 10% ABV
Flocculation: high
Apparent attenuation: 72-78%
Temperature range: 60-70 F (15-21 C)

Wyeast 2487-PC Hella Bock Yeast

Direct from the Austrian Alps, this strain will produce rich, full-bocied and malty beers with a complex flavor profile and a great mouth feel. Attenuates while still leaving plenty of malt character and body. Beers fermented with this strain will benefit from a temperature rise for a diacetyl rest at the end of primary fermentation.

Beer Styles:  Lager, Oktoberfest/Marzen, Munich Dunkel, Schwarzbier, Traditional Bock, Maibock/Hellesbock, Dopplebock, Eisbock

Alcohol tolerance: approximately 12% ABV
Flocculation: medium
Apparent attenuation: 70-74%
Temperature range: 48-56 F (9-13 C)