WLP001 California Ale Yeast (PurePitch Next Generation)
PurePitch® Next Generation combines the ease of the vial and the innovation of PurePitch®, offering a pouch with a cap and double the pitch at 7.5 million cells/ mL; a commercially recommended pitching rate allowing you to pitch like the pros. No need for starters!
White Labs California Ale yeast is famous for its clean flavors, balance, and its ability to be used in almost any style ale. It accentuates the hop flavors and is extremely versatile.
This strain was the first yeast strain produced by White Labs in 1995. It’s our best-selling yeast, famous for its clean flavors and hardy fermentations. Known for its use in hoppy beers, it accentuates hop flavors and aromas and attenuates well, even for high-gravity beers. This strain has the ability to be used in almost any style of ale ranging from IPA to porter and even kölsch, which makes it a great all-around house strain.
Characteristics:
- Attenuation: 73% - 80%
- Flocculation: Medium
- Alcohol Tolerance: High (10 - 15%)
- Optimum Fermentation Temperature: 68°F - 73°F
- American IPA
- American Wheat Beer
- Barleywine
- Blonde Ale
- Brown Ale
- California Common
- Cider
- Double IPA
- Dry Mead
- Imperial Stout
- Old Ale
- Pale Ale
- Porter
- Red Ale
- Stout
- Sweet Mead