Meet the new 500g pack

Take a look at our new and improved beer yeast packaging: including a multilingual leaflet label, globally compliant markings, a unique QR Code and an updated design.

Available soon in a bigger format: the new 2.5kg brick.

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We’re raising the standard of active dry beer yeast!

Superior Yeast is a game-changing project that Fermentis has been working on for many years. It has many dimensions to it, including quality improvements, packaging innovations and new opening technology.

Watch as our General Manager, Stéphane Meulemans, gives some insights into this project and its components.

Superior Yeast: New and improved packaging

Jeanne Gallerand, our Global Marketing & Communication Manager, introduces the latest updates to our brewing yeast packaging — including clearer labeling, customizable markings, and a brand-new 2.5kg format.

These enhancements are part of our Superior Yeast project, designed to raise the standard for active dry beer yeast.

Meet Percy™: the latest innovation in pitching technology.

Olivier Caille, our Technical Manager, introduces Percy™ – a new device designed to transform how you pitch Fermentis dry beer yeast.

Designed for our 500g and 2.5kg bricks, this tool helps to reduce the risk of cross-contamination in craft breweries. It provides brewers with a simple, safe, and efficient solution for handling active dry beer yeast.

Stay tuned for more information. Percy™ is coming soon!

Multidimensional approach to quality

“Quality is basically a mindset.”

This powerful philosophy drives Anna Hild, Quality Assurance Manager at Fermentis by Lesaffre, in her mission to elevate the standard of our active dry yeast.In this video, Anna shares incredible insights into the multifaceted dimensions of quality:

  • The product itself—ensuring superior microbiological performance.
  • Supply chain excellence—delivering yeast to brewers worldwide, on time.
  • Technical support teams—providing dedicated customer service.
  • Marketing clarity—clear labels and transparent product information.

Redefining Dry Beer Yeast Quality with #SuperiorYeastbyFermentis

The #SuperiorYeastbyFermentis project showcases our unwavering commitment to innovation and quality, introducing advancements that elevate every step of the brewing process:

  • Superior Microbiological Quality
  • Best in class packaging and marking
  • New Pitching Technology

Join our experts as they break down how these advancements are setting new benchmarks for active dry yeast in brewing.

Fermentis’ new packaging line at Algist Bruggeman

Thanks to our state-of-the-art dry-phase production and packaging facilities at Algist Bruggeman in Ghent, Belgium, we are now achieving better quality control, packaging standards, and product traceability, while also improving the microbiological quality of our brewing yeast.

In this video, experts who worked on the #SuperiorYeastbyFermentis project (also known as Improved Yeast) share some insights about their work and how these innovations benefit brewers using Fermentis yeast.

What’s changed?

Superior quality yeast by Fermentis

Superior Microbiological Quality

Significant investment in our dry-phase production and packaging facilities have raised the microbiological quality of our brewing yeast to a new industry standard. What does this mean for brewers? With fewer contaminants, ou beer yeast is better and more reliable than ever.

Better packaging by Fermentis

Best in class Packaging and Markings 

Our new-look packaging features globally compliant markings, customizable labelling, and unique QR codes for improved traceability. End users can quickly access production data and product information in multiple languages. Quality control of each brick on the line ensures our products are delivered in the best condition possible.

Percy piercing device by Fermentis

New Pitching Technology

Ready to pitch your yeast? Our patented Easy-To-Open technology incorporates Percy™ device for craft brewers. This tool is designed to ensure a more sterile environment when pitching yeast. With less risks of cross-contamination, brewers can craft their favorite beer, time and time again.

Algist Brugeman - New Plant for Superior Yeast

Fermentis Innovation: First in Quality

The Superior Yeast Project at Algist Bruggeman

At Fermentis, quality and innovation are the two driving forces behind everything we do. We’re dedicated to the continual improvement of our product selection, as well as the development of new products and technologies to meet our customers’ ever-changing needs and requirements.

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Algist Brugeman - New Plant for Superior Yeast
Fermentis improved markings

Introducing New Pitching Technology and Best-in-Class Packaging & Marking for Fermentis Beer Yeast

Thanks to state-of-the-art dry-phase production and packaging lines at Algist Bruggeman, our major factory in Ghent, Belgium, we are now achieving improved quality control, packaging standards, and product traceability, all while raising the microbiological quality of our brewing yeast. Our new-look packaging is currently being rolled out worldwide. Given that not all our beer yeast strains are produced and packaged at Algist Bruggeman, customers can still expect to see our previous design for certain products.  

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Algist Brugeman - New Plant for Superior Yeast

Quality is an Essential Component of the Fermentis DNA

Q&A interview with Anna Hild, Quality Assurance Manager

Over the past year, there have been some big achievements at Fermentis in terms of quality. Thanks to significant upgrades at one of our major factories, the microbiological quality of our active dry beer yeast has reached a new industry standard. To find out more, we spoke to Anna Hild, our Quality Assurance Manager. Here, she explains what these exciting new developments mean for brewers, and what quality at Fermentis means to her. 

 

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