A super clean, super-fast fermenting strain. A low ester-producing strain that results in a balanced, neutral flavor and aroma profile. Alcohol-tolerant and very versatile for a wide variety of styles. Similar to California Ale Yeast WLP001 but it generally ferments faster.
Style Performance Listing
A listing of how this style ranks amongst different brew styles, on a scale from 0 to 4.
Style | Rating | Style | Rating |
American Style Cream Ale | 4 | American Style Wheat Ale | 4 |
Fruit Beer | 2 | Herbs & Spice Beer | 4 |
Specialty Beers | 4 | Specialty Honey Ales | 4 |
Smoke Flavored Beer | 4 | Golden Ale Canadian Style Ale | 4 |
German Style Kolsch | 2 | Classic English Style Pale Ale | 2 |
English Style India Pale Ale | 1 | American Style Pale Ale | 4 |
American Style India Pale Ale | 4 | American Style Amber | 4 |
English Style Bitter | 2 | English Style ESB | 2 |
Scottish Style Ale | 2 | Irish Style Red Ale | 2 |
English Style Brown Ale | 2 | American Style Brown Ale | 4 |
German Style Brown and Dusseldorf Altbier | 2 | Robust Porter | 2 |
Brown Porter | 2 | Classic Irish Style Dry Stout | 2 |
Foreign Style Stout | 2 | Sweet Stout | 1 |
Oatmeal Stout | 2 | English Old Ale English & American Strong Ale | 4 |
Barley Wine Strong Ale | 4 | Strong Scotch Ale | 2 |
Imperial Stout | 2 | Imperial IPA | 4 |
Reviews
Feedback and experiences from previous customers.
“AMERICAN AMBER”
Great yeast, even though I”m a new(er) brewer this yeast allows me to learn the flavor profile of my hops and grains. I say that because I have used other yeast with the exact same hops and grain and have tasted a difference. Very clean and all the statements of being fast and possibly blowing the cork are true. It happened to me.
“BLEW MY TOP”
This yeast was awesome it finished quick, just a warning it is really a super yeast! I was brewing a barley wine, OG 1120, and used a yeast nutrient with the brew. Used a starter over 24 hours in advanced but the yeast showed no activity. I pitched it still thinking it was a bad batched. First day of fermentation still showed no activity, and almost pitched some 007 to save the brew but gave it 1 more day. The next day I woke up to a mess in the cellar; the yeast had fermented so fast and so hard it blew the cork off my fermenter. It kept fermenting so hard for the next 48 hours that I couldn’t keep sanitizer water in my bubbler take caution when using this yeast and know that it lives up to its name as a super yeast.
“VERY CLEAN AND FAST FERMENTATION – I THINK THAT I’VE FOUND MY NEW “HOUSE YEAST”!”
After reading about how clean San Diego Super Yeast ferments, over and over, I decided to give it a shot in an American Pale Ale.
I made a 2 liter starter, to my surprise, 2 hrs after pitching, fermentation was very actively under way!
WLP090 is very clean fermenting, this yeast really let the malt & hops shine through, very balanced.
I am so impressed with this yeast, I started another 2 liter yeast starter and brewed my Centennial IPA, fermentation started 2.5 hrs after pitching, and it is currently fermenting. I cannot wait to see how it enhances the malt and hop profile of this IPA.
I think that I’ve found my “Haus Yeast”!
“CLEAN AND FAST”
I’ve used this yeast in many styles of beer and it always ferments fast and clean. I find that it’s best for styles that don’t have much for finishing hops or dry hopping. The yeast seems to eat up the flavor & aroma hops in my IPA’s, other yeasts (like 001)seem to preserve the hop flavor & aroma better than this yeast. Great for all other styles where you want a clean beer that ferments fast and drops out to give you a bright beer. Doesn’t seem to be fussy about fermentation temperatures. A great yeast!