Liquid Yeast

Harvest is a great strain for all those really big, malty lagers! Perfect for festbiers such as Bocks, Doppelbocks and Oktoberfests, it also has a lot of characteristics that make it good for lagers of all kinds! It produces low levels of diacetyl and sulfur, producing clean beers every time! Slightly lower attenuation means that this yeast can leave some residual sugars and produces beers with great malt character! Give this a try on your big, malty lagers!

Cablecar for Imperial Organic Yeast is THE strain for making a California Common! It ferment crisp and clean even up to 65F, producing beers that are very lager-like. Of course, it can also ferment cool, down to 55F. It flocculates well, producing beers that are very clear with little effort. California Common is the style that this strain is most often used on. However, it can also create wonderful pseudo-lagers for those without precise temperatures control.

Monastic is a classic abbey strain of Belgian yeast, and as such works well in the production of big abbey ales, such as quads and dark Belgian ales. It will produce the big esters and a high amount of spicy phenolics which are characteristic of traditional Belgian ales and the monk-produced Abbey ales. Great for trappist-style beers as well! As this strain is a lower flocculating strain, expect it to stay in solution for awhile, completing fermentation and giving a distinct dryness to the finished beers.

Whiteout is a great choice of yeast to use when making Belgian style Witbiers, giving you all the characteristics found in classic examples of the style. It produces a nice balance of spicy phenolics and fruity esters that work well in the style. Unique to this yeast strain is a high amount of acidity produced during fermentation, which pairs well with light colored Belgian ales and can accentuate citrus notes when using citrus fruit or skin in the brewing process. It works wonderfully in Belgian style ales in which oats or wheat are used. It can be a vigorous fermenter, so proper headspace in primary is recommended when using this true top-cropping strain.

This yeast is a workhorse! A wide variety of Belgian beer styles are no problem for this yeast strain! Saisons, pales, blondes, golden strongs, dark strongs, singles, dubbles, trippels, quads, Belgian stouts...all of these can be produced with Workhorse. It is clean for a Belgian strain and has a high alcohol tolerance that makes it great for big Belgian beers. Very flocculant as far as Belgian ale strains go, Workhorse is a winner!

This yeast strain from Imperial Organic Yeast is called Gateway, and for good reason! Not only may it serve as your Gateway to brewing a wide array of lager beers, but is also so named because of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, where the assumed origin brewery of this yeast is located (hint hint!). A yeast with strong fermentation characteristics, it is a moderately-flocculating yeast that creates crisp, clean beers every time! While the first beer style that comes to mind with this strain is Pilsner, its cleanliness makes it a great choice for lagers of all kinds.