Beer yeast: the best solutions for brewing

Our beer yeast strain line-up is designed to answer the requirements of all brewers, regardless of their size and location. We are always looking to improve our range, with new products added every year based on the needs of the market.

Thanks to your feedback, collected from our worldwide presence, we have been able to address specific trends and design very innovative brewing yeast solutions.

Check out some of our beer and brewing range right here or read on to learn more about beer yeast.

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SafAle beer yeast range

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La levure de bière de blé idéale pour les blancs de style belge

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Une levure historique pour les bières de blé de style allemand

Conçu pour le conditionnement en bouteilles et en fûts

La plus célèbre des levures pour les Strong ales

La levure idéale pour les bières anglaises et américaines, aux notes fruitées équilibrées

Levure de bière pour bières délicates et houblonnées

La levure phénolique adaptée aux bières anglaises et belges de type ale

La solution parfaite pour les bières de froment

La levure de brasserie neutre tout terrain

Levure idéale pour rehausser les expressions houblonnées et fruitées de vos bières ale

Idéal pour les bières belges sèches et épicées, comme les Saisons

SafLager beer yeast range

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La levure optimale pour révéler les esters dans les bières Lager

La levure de bière blonde forte et robuste, idéale pour les bières neutres

Une excellente levure pour des Lager élégantes aux notes florales

La solution pour les bières blondes fruitées et houblonnées

SafBrew beer yeast range

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Un mélange de levure et d'enzymes tout-en-un pour les bières sèches et complexes.

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La première Brett sèche conçue pour le conditionnement de vos bouteilles et/ou fûts

Un mélange tout-en-un de levures et d'enzymes pour les bières lager sèches à faible teneur en glucides

Le choix évident pour les bières sèches et savoureuses, comme la Brut IPA

La levure idéale pour les bières à faible teneur en alcool ou sans alcool

Le choix évident pour les bières à très haute densité

➀ What is beer yeast?

Beer yeast, also known as brewing – or brewer’s – yeast, are specifically designed yeast strains, selected for their excellent properties in the beer fermentation process.

At Fermentis, our range is all in dry form, meaning the yeast was dried at its most lively state in terms of viability and vitality. In a similar way to freezing food, drying microorganisms such as beer yeast is the best way to safeguard its properties. When dry, the yeast cells are dormant. Their shells are shrivelled, but they are still very much alive.

After rehydration, in wort or water (thanks to E2U™), the yeast recovers all of its fermentative abilities. It’s ready to turn your wort into the beer you dream of!

➁ What types of brewing yeast does Fermentis offer?

In the Fermentis brewing line-up, we have 3 main ranges of beer yeast and mixes.

SafAle™ is our range dedicated to ale beers (top fermenting). We have strains for many different applications, depending on what kind of beverage you’re trying to achieve.

SafLager™ is our range for lager beers (bottom fermenting). With multiple strains for this hugely popular beer style, brewers can experiment and create diversity and subtle differences.

SafBrew™ is our range of specialty brewing yeast solutions. This includes mixes of yeast and enzymes for extra dry or high alcohol content beers, SafBrew™ LA-01 for low alcohol beers and SafBrew™ BR-8, the very first dry Brett yeast on the market.

➂ What are the benefits of using active dry yeast for brewing?

There are several benefits to using active dry yeast (SafYeast™) over liquid yeast, not least, the stability and shelf-life of the product.

⟶ Watch the video below and you’ll understand what these key advantages are: