Exposing our Private Collection™
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At Wyeast Laboratories, our goal of helping both professional- and home-brewers brew beers that are “true-to-style” has led to the collection of several hundred strains of yeast over the past 20+ years. While our regular product line of yeast strains featured in our Propagator™ and Activator™ packages includes 46 strains for beer and 14 more for wine making, this represents only a fraction of the strains in our archives.
Therefore, we expose our Private Collection™ - featuring strains from our archives, new strains as we obtain them, and even occasionally Proprietary Strains from our craft brewery partners such as Rogue Ales Pacman™ Ale yeast and Flying Dog Ale yeast. We feature up to 3 strains in each Private Collection which runs for 3 months.
Our Private Collection is interactive. You may voice your requests for the strains we feature by contacting us at privatecollection@wyeastlab.com. While we cannot respond to every message, we will read and log every message, and use this feedback when determining what strains to include in future promotions. If there is a strain you’d like us to feature, a brewery whose Proprietary Strain you’d like to brew with, an award-winning beer recipe you’ll allow us to post on our website, or if you’d like to provide us with any feedback at all… please contact us!
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AVAILABLE JANUARY THRU MARCH 2010
Wyeast 1764-PC ROGUE Pacman Yeast
Beer Styles: American Pale Ale, American Amber Ale, American Brown Ale, Brown Porter, Cream Ale, Irish Red Ale, Strong Scotch Ale, Dry Stout, American Stout, Russian Imperial Stout, American IPA, Imperial IPA, American Barleywine, Fruit Beer, Spice/Herb/or Vegetable Beer, Christmas/Winter Specialty Spice Beer, Other Smoked Beer, Wood-Aged Beer
Profile: A versatile yeast strain from one of Oregon’s leading craft breweries. Pacman is alcohol tolerant, flocculent, attenuates well and will produce beers with little to no diacetyl. Very mild fruit complements a dry, mineral finish making this a fairly neutral strain. Pacman’s flavor profile and performance makes it a great choice for use in many different beer styles.
Alc. Tolerance 12% ABV
Flocculation med-high
Attenuation 72-78%
Temp. Range 60-72°F (15-22°C)
Wyeast 1882-PC Thames Valley II Yeast
Beer Styles: Ordinary and Special Bitters, ESB, Northern English Brown, Robust Porter, Dry Stout, Foreign Extra Stout
Profile: 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.
Alc. Tolerance 10% ABV
Flocculation high
Attenuation 72-78%
Temp. Range 60-70°F (15-21°C)
Wyeast 3655-PC Belgian Schelde Ale Yeast
Beer Styles: Belgian Pale Ale, Belgian Specialty Ale, Belgian Dubbel and Tripel, Belgian Strong Golden and Dark Ales, Belgian Blonde Ale, Flanders Brown/Oud Bruin
Profile: From the East Flanders - Antwerpen region of Belgium, this unique top fermenting yeast produces complex, classic Belgian aromas and flavors that meld well with premium quality pale and crystal malts. Well rounded and smooth textures are exhibited with a full bodied malty profile and mouthfeel.
Alc. Tolerance 11% ABV
Flocculation medium
Attenuation 73-77%
Temp. Range 62-74°F (16-24°C)
