Yeast List

WLP045 Scotch Whisky Yeast

MBIT ID: WLP045

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White Labs
Liquid
Ale
75 - 80%
medium
2.3 bn / ml
22.00
to
25.00
15

Genetics and Properties

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Diastatic
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Description

A strain that has been widely used for Scotch whisky production since the early 1950s. This yeast produces a complex array of ester compounds and fusel alcohols, as well as some spicy clover character. Suitable for Scotch or American-style whiskeys.

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How this yeast strain would behave in a typical fermentation.

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Footnotes

  • * Rough estimate based on yeast form
  • ** Hazy and thiolized are based on research from Omega Labs
  • *** Origins are often unreliable (hearsay) and difficult to determine

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