THE VAULT® is a collection of specialty strains, meticulously curated over decades to bring you the most distinctive and versatile options to craft the perfect beverage. 

 

Seasonal Releases from The Vault

Every quarter, we will release two exclusive strains, ideal for your seasonal or specialty brew. These cultures are packaged in our innovative PurePitch© Next Generation packaging, giving you the healthiest and most viable liquid yeast.
 

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Professional brewers are able to order the Vault specialty strains at any time, with a 30 day lead time if not in stock. Have you tried a Vault strain in your brewery? Give us your feedback at [email protected]!


 

2026 Seasonal Strain Releases

 

 

January - March 2026​


WLP037 Yorkshire Square Ale Yeast

This yeast produces a beer that is malty and well-balanced. Expect toasty flavors with malt-driven esters. Highly flocculent and a good choice for English-style pale ales, brown ales, and milds.

 
WLP515 Antwerp Ale Yeast

Clean, almost lager-like Belgian type ale yeast. Good for Belgian type pale ales and amber ales, or with blends to combine with other Belgian type yeast strains.

 

April - June 2026

  
WLP548 Original Grodziskie Yeast Blend

We are excited to be part of the revival of the iconic Grodziskie style, a 100% smoked wheat ale in the sessionable 2.5-3.3% ABV range, that defines Poland’s rich brewing heritage, with a yeast blend collected from the original Grodziskie brewery straight from the revived Grodzisk Brewery in the city of Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland. 

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WLP351 Bavarian Weizen Ale Yeast

This is former Yeast Lab W51, the description originally used by Yeast Lab still fits: “This strain produces a classic German-style wheat beer, with medium to high spicy phenolic overtones reminiscent of cloves.”

 

July - September 2026

 
WLP835  German X Lager Yeast

Classic yeast from a famous Bavarian monastery. This strain develops a creamy, malty beer profile with low sulfur production and low esters. It is a great choice for styles like traditional helles, Oktoberfest, bock, and dunkel.

WLP1983 Charlie's Fist Bump Yeast

Licensed from Charlie Papazian, this strain can ferment at both ale and lager temperatures, allowing brewers to produce diverse beer styles. The recipes in both Papazian’s books, The Complete Joy of Homebrewing and The Homebrewer’s Companion, were originally developed and brewed with this yeast.
 

October - December 2026

 
WLP096 FrankenYeast Blend®
With a destiny to create the most horrifically harmonious combination of flavors, WLP096 FrankenYeast Blend roars to life after years of work and a spark of innovation. A mixed culture pulled from various White Labs yeast strains makes this blend the epitome of experimental glory. With big, bold aromas and flavors comes an ever-changing flavor utopia built upon delicious complexity.
 
WLP655 Belgian Sour Mix 1

A unique blend of Brettanomyces and Saccharomyces yeasts as well as bacterial strains Lactobacillus and Pediococcus. Perfect for duplicating traditional spontaneous fermentations similar to those found in Belgian-style ales.