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yeast Substitutions
Did you know that most beer yeast manufactured is the same strain just a different producer? Check out this yeast substitution chart
| Popular Name | Wyeast | White Labs | Omega Yeast | Fermentis | Other Dry Yeast | Origin (Assumed Brewery) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chico Yeast | WYeast - 1056 American Ale Yeast | WLP001 - California Ale Yeast | OYL004 - West Coast Ale Yeast | Safale US-05 Dry Yeast | BRY-97 Dry Yeast | California (Sierra Nevada) |
| Weihenstephan Yeast | WYeast - 3068 Weihenstephan Wheat Yeast | WLP300 - Hefeweizen Ale Yeast | OYL021 - Hefeweizen Ale Yeast | Safbrew WB-06 Dry Yeast | Germany (Weihenstephan) | |
| German Ale Yeast | WYeast - 1007 German Ale Yeast | WLP036 - Dusseldorf Ale Yeast | Safale K-97 Dry Yeast | Germany (Zum Uerige?) | ||
| American Wheat Yeast | WYeast - 1010 American Wheat Yeast | WLP320 - American Hefeweizen Ale Yeast | Safale US-05 Dry Yeast | America (Widmer?) | ||
| London Ale Yeast | WYeast - 1028 London Ale Yeast | WLP013 - London Ale Yeast | Safale S-04 Dry Yeast | England (Worthington) | ||
| Irish Ale Yeast | WYeast - 1084 Irish Ale Yeast | WLP004 - Irish Ale Yeast | OYL-005 - Irish Ale Yeast | Ireland (Guinness) | ||
| British/Dry English Yeast | WYeast - 1098 British Ale Yeast | WLP007 - Dry English Ale Yeast | OYL-006 - British Ale I Yeast | Safale S-04 Dry Yeast | England (Whitbread?) | |
| Whitbread Yeast | WYeast - 1099 Whitbread Ale Yeast | WLP006 - Bedford British Ale Yeast | England (Whitbread) | |||
| Ringwood Yeast | WYeast - 1187 Ringwood Ale Yeast | WLP005 - British Ale Yeast | England or Sweden? | |||
| Belgian Abbey Yeast | WYeast - 1214 Belgian Abbey Style Ale Yeast | WLP550 - Belgian Ale Yeast | Belgium (Chimay) | |||
| American Ale II Yeast/California Ale V Yeast | WYeast - 1272 American Ale II Yeast | WLP051 - California Ale V Yeast | California (Anchor?) | |||
| Thames Yeast/ Burton Yeast | WYeast - 1275 Thames Valley Ale Yeast | WLP023 - Burton Ale Yeast | Henley on Thames | |||
| London Ale III Yeast | WYeast - 1318 London Ale III Yeast | WLP002 - English Ale Yeast | OYL-011 - British Ale V Yeast | England (Boddingtons) | ||
| Northwest Yeast | WYeast - 1332 Northwest Ale Yeast | WLP005 - British Ale Yeast | Safale S-04 Dry Yeast | America (Hales Brewery?) | ||
| British Ale II Yeast | WYeast - 1335 British Ale II Yeast | England | ||||
| Belgian Strong Yeast | WYeast - 1388 Belgian Strong Ale Yeast | WLP570 - Belgian Golden Ale Yeast | Belgium (Duvel) | |||
| Denny's Favorite Yeast | WYeast - 1450 Denny's Favorite Ale Yeast | Safale US-05 Dry Yeast | America (Denny Conn | |||
| West Yorkshire Yeast | WYeast - 1469 West Yorkshire Ale Yeast | WLP002 - English Ale Yeast | Safale S-04 Dry Yeast | |||
| Scottish Ale Yeast | WYeast - 1728 Scottish Ale Yeast | WLP028 - Edinburgh Scottish Ale Yeast | ||||
| Belgian Abbey II Yeast | WYeast - 1762 Belgian Abbey Style Ale II Yeast | |||||
| London ESB Yeast / English Ale Yeast | WYeast - 1968 London ESB Ale Yeast | WLP002 - English Ale Yeast | OYL-016 - British Ale VIII Yeast | Safale S-04 Dry Yeast | ||
| Budvar Yeast | WYeast - 2000 Budvar Lager Yeast | WLP802 - Czech Budejovice Yeast | Saflager S-23 Dry Yeast | |||
| Pilsner Urquell Yeast | WYeast - 2010 Pilsner Urquell Yeast | WLP800 - Pilsner Lager Yeast | Saflager S-23 Dry Yeast | |||
| Gambrinus Yeast | WYeast - 2182 Gambrinus Lager Yeast | |||||
| Pilsen Yeast / American Lager Yeast | WYeast - 2011 Pilsen Lager Yeast | WLP840 - American Lager Yeast | Saflager W-34/70 Dry Yeast | |||
| American Lager Yeast | WYeast - 2035 American Lager Yeast | WLP840 - American Lager Yeast | Saflager W-34/70 Dry Yeast | |||
| Danish Yeast/ Copenhagen Lager Yeast | WYeast - 2042 Danish Lager Yeast | WLP850 - Copenhagen Lager Yeast | ||||
| Rocky Mountain Lager Yeast | WYeast - 2111 Rocky Mountain Lager Yeast | |||||
| California Lager Yeast | WYeast - 2112 California Lager Yeast | WLP810 - San Francisco Lager Yeast | ||||
| Bohemian Lager Yeast | WYeast - 2124 Bohemian Lager Yeast | WLP830 - German Lager Yeast | ||||
| Bavarian Lager Yeast | WYeast - 2206 Bavarian Lager Yeast | WLP820 - Oktoberfest Yeast/Märzen Lager Yeast | ||||
| European Lager Yeast | European Lager Yeast | |||||
| North American Lager Yeast | North American Lager Yeast | |||||
| Czech Lager Yeast | WYeast - 2278 Czech Pils Yeast | WLP802 - Czech Budejovice Yeast | Saflager W-34/70 Dry Yeast | |||
| Munich Lager Yeast | WYeast - 2308 Munich Lager Yeast | WLP838 - Southern German Lager Yeast | Saflager W-34/70 Dry Yeast | |||
| Munich Lager II Yeast | Munich Lager II Yeast | |||||
| Hella Bock Yeast | WYeast - 1086 Hella Bock Lager Yeast | |||||
| Kolsch Yeast | WYeast - 2565 Kolsch Yeast | WLP003 - German Ale II Yeast | OYL-044 - Kolsch II Yeast | Safale K-97 Dry Yeast | ||
| Kolsch II Yeast | WYeast - 2575 Kolsch II Yeast | |||||
| Octoberfest Lager Yeast | WYeast - 2633 Octoberfest Lager Blend Yeast | WLP833 - German Bock Lager Yeast | Saflager W-34/70 Dry Yeast | |||
| Staro Prague Lager Yeast | Staro Prague Lager Yeast | |||||
| Saison Brett Yeast | WYeast - 2484 Saison-Brett Blend Yeast | WLP670 - American Farmhouse Yeast | OYL-217 - C2C American Farmhouse Yeast | |||
| Bavarian Wheat Blend Yeast | WYeast - 3056 Bavarian Wheat Blend Yeast | Safbrew WB-06 Dry Yeast | Lallemand Munich Wheat Dry Yeast | |||
| Weihenstephan Wheat Yeast | WYeast - 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen Yeast | WLP300 - Hefeweizen Ale Yeast | OYL-021 - Hefeweizen Ale Yeast | Safbrew WB-06 Dry Yeast | ||
| Berliner Weisse Blend Yeast | WYeast - 1308 Berliner Weisse Blend Yeast | WLP630 - Berliner Weisse Blend Yeast | ||||
| Oud Bruin Blend Yeast | WYeast - 1826 Oud Bruin Ale Blend Yeast | WLP665 - Flemish Ale Blend Yeast | ||||
| Lambic Blend Yeast | WYeast - 3278 Belgian Lambic Blend Yeast | WLP655 - Belgian Sour Mix I Yeast | ||||
| German Wheat Yeast | WYeast - 3333 German Wheat Yeast | WLP380 - Hefeweizen IV Ale Yeast | ||||
| Forbidden Fruit Yeast | WYeast - 3463 Forbidden Fruit Yeast | |||||
| Belgian Ardennes Yeast | WYeast - 3522 Belgian Ardennes Yeast | WLP550 - Belgian Ale Yeast | OYL-024 - Belgian Ale A Yeast | |||
| Leuven Pale Ale Yeast | WYeast - 3538 Leuven Pale Ale Yeast | |||||
| Bavarian Wheat Yeast | WYeast - 3638 Bavarian Wheat Yeast | WLP351 - Bavarian Weizen Yeast | ||||
| Schelde Yeast | elgian Schelde Ale Yeast | |||||
| French Saison Yeast | WYeast - 3711 French Saison Yeast | WLP590 - French Saison Yeast | ||||
| Belgian Saison Yeast | WYeast - 3724 Belgian Saison Yeast | WLP566 - Belgian Saison II Yeast | OYL-500 - Saisonstein's Monster Yeast | |||
| Biere de Garde Yeast | WYeast - 3725 Biere de Garde Yeast | WLP072 - French Ale Yeast | ||||
| Farmhouse Yeast | WYeast - 3726 Farmhouse Ale Yeast | OYL-042 - Belgian Saison II Yeast | ||||
| Flanders Golden Yeast | WYeast - 487 Flanders Golden Ale Yeast | |||||
| Roeselare Blend Yeast | WYeast - 3763 Roeselare Blend Yeast | WLP665 - Flemish Ale Blend Yeast | ||||
| Trappist High Gravity Yeast | WYeast - 3787 Trappist Style High Gravity Yeast | WLP530 - Abbey Ale Yeast | OYL-028 - Belgian Ale W Yeast | |||
| Belgian Dark Ale Yeast | WYeast - 3822 Belgian Dark Ale Yeast | WLP545 - Belgian Strong Ale Yeast | ||||
| Canadian/Belgian Ale Yeast | WYeast - 3864 Canadian-Belgian Ale Yeast | |||||
| Belgian Wheat Yeast | WYeast - 3942 Belgian Wheat Yeast | |||||
| Belgian Witbier Yeast | WYeast - 3944 Belgian Witbier Yeast | WLP400 - Belgian Wit Ale Yeast | ||||
| Old Ale Yeast | WYeast - 9097 Old Ale Blend Yeast | |||||
| WLP644 - Saccharomyces Yeast | OYL-200 - Tropical IPA Yeast |