Wheat Yeast Strains Chart
Key: Type=Type of yeast, S=Slant, D=Dry, L=Liquid, Floc=Flocculation, Atten=Attenuation, Temp=Ideal Fermentation Temperature, YCK=Yeast Culture Kit Company
Name and Number | Type | Lab | Floc. | Atten. | Temp. | Decription |
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Amer. Hefeweizen WLP320 | L | White Labs | Med/High | 72-77% | 50-55°F | Slight amount of banana and clove notes. |
Amer. Hefeweizen Ale WLP320 | L | White Labs | Low | 70-75% | 65-69°F | Produces a slight amount of banana and clove notes. |
American Wheat 1010 | L | Wyeast | Low | 74-78% | 58-74°F | Produces a dry, slightly tart, crisp beer. |
Bavarian Weizen Ale WLP351 | L | White Labs | Low | 73-77% | 66-70°F | Moderately high, spicy phenolic overtones of cloves. |
Bavarian Weizen BRY 235 | L | Siebel Inst. | High | Medium | 50-57°F | A very estery beer with mild clove-like spiciness. |
Bavarian Wheat 3056 | L | Wyeast | Medium | 73-77% | 64-74°F | Produces mildly estery and phenolic wheat beers. |
Bavarian Wheat 3638 | L | Wyeast | Low | 70-76% | 64-75°F | Balance banana esters w/ apple and plum esters. |
Belgian Ardennes 3522 | L | Wyeast | High | 72-76% | 65-85°F | Mild fruitiness with complex spicy character. |
Belgian Wheat 3942 | L | Wyeast | Medium | 72-76% | 64-74°F | Apple and plum like nose with dry finish. |
Belgian Wit Ale WLP400 | L | White Labs | Low/Med | 74-78% | 67-74°F | Slightly phenolic and tart. |
Belgian Wit II Ale WLP410 | L | White Labs | Low/Med. | 70% to 75% | 67° to 74° F | Spicier, sweeter, and less phenolic than WLP400. |
Belgian Witbier 3944 | L | Wyeast | Medium | 72% to 76% | 60° to 75° F | Alcohol tolerant, with tart, slight phenolic profile. |
Brewferm Blanche | D | Brewferm | Low | High | 64°-73° | Ferments clean with little or no sulphur. |
Farmhouse Ale 3726 | L | Wyeast | Low | 76-81% | 70-95°F | Complex aromas dominated by an earthy/spicy note. |
Forbidden Fruit Yeast 3463 | L | Wyeast | Low | 73-77% | 63-76°F | Phenolic profile, subdued fruitiness. |
German Wheat 3333 | L | Wyeast | High | 73% to 77% | 63° to 75° F | Sharp, tart crispness, fruity, sherry-like palate. |
Hefeweizen Ale WLP300 | L | White Labs | Low/Med. | 72% to 76% | 68° to 72° F | Produces banana and clove nose. |
Hefeweizen IV Ale WLP380 | L | White Labs | Low | 73% to 80% | 66° to 70° F | Crisp, large clove and phenolic aroma and flavor. |
Weihenstephan Weizen 3068 | L | Wyeast | Low | 73-77% | 64-75°F | A unique, rich and spicy weizen character. |