Beer Making
- Wyeast - Ale
- Wyeast - Belgian Ale
- Wyeast - Lager
- Wyeast - Private Collection
Each year Wyeast Laboratories produce a small range of seasonal yeasts in very limited numbers in their Private Collection.
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1187 - Ringwood Ale
from £5.75More information
A top cropping yeast strain with unique fermentation and flavour characteristics. Expect distinct fruit esters with a malty, complex profile. Flocculation is high, and the beer will clear well without filtration. A thorough diacetyl rest is recommended after fermentation is complete.
Attenuation is between 68-72%, the temperature range is 18-23°C and alcohol tolerance is 10% ABV. -
1469 - West Yorkshire Ale
£6.75More information
This strain, from West Yorkshire's prestigious Timothy Taylor brewery, produces ales with a full chewy malt flavour and character, but finishes dry, producing famously balanced beers. Expect moderate nutty and stone-fruit esters. Best used for the production of cask-conditioned bitters, ESB and mild ales.
Reliably flocculent, producing bright beer without filtration.
Alcohol Tolerance 9% ABV
Flocculation High
Attenuation 67-71%
Temperature Range 18-22°C
This is supplied in the larger Activator™ size pack which has a minimum of 100 billion cells of pure, ready-to-pitch yeast, plus an internal nutrient packet. The Activator™ is designed to inoculate five gallons of wort (up to 1.060 SG) providing the pitching rate recommended by professional brewers.
