Professional brewers are natural problem-solvers. Every brew day presents dozens of small decisions, grain bill adjustments, hop timing, tank scheduling, fermentation temperatures. Most of those decisions are based on experience, observation, and one simple question: “What variables actually matter here?” When it comes to fermentation, the breweries that produce the most consistent beer don’t just…

Pitching yeast requires accurate measurements in order to quantify how many yeast cells are introduced into a batch for fermentation. This is commonly referred to as the pitch rate. A pitch rate should be treated as any other type of ingredient measurement; i.e. grist percentages, hop additions, water volumes. Accurate rates are key for consistent…

ModiGen™D: Yeast,engineered to be smarter. Throughout the last year, White Labs and The Yeast Bay worked together to design, build, and validate a new set of bioengineered yeast strains. We set out to engineer our most popular yeast cultures to eliminate one of the most notable off-flavors in brewing: diacetyl. Considered an off-flavor in practically…