Dear Home Brew Club Representative,

Here’s exciting news about two new products. Thank you for this opportunity to present this news to your club. If you would prefer to be removed from this list, or have a different e-mail address we should use, please contact jgraber@wyeastlab.com.

Cheers, Jon Graber, Marketing and Sales Manager, Wyeast Laboratories, Inc.

For Immediate Release:

Gluten Free Liquid Yeast from Wyeast Laboratories, Inc. ^TM

Wyeast announces that two of its most popular Brewer’s Choice^TM yeast strains will soon be available gluten free for home-brewers.

Hood River, Oregon – April 26, 2007 – After months of research and development, Wyeast Laboratories is pleased to offer two of its most popular 100% Pure Liquid Yeast^TM strains in gluten free form. Wyeast 1272 GF American Ale II^TM and Wyeast 2206 GF Bavarian Lager^TM will soon be available in its Activator^TM Pure Pitchable Yeast packages sold by home brew retailers worldwide.

The gluten free yeast will be offered to home brewers via Wyeast’s quarterly VSS- Very Special Strains^TM- Promotion beginning July 1. The VSS Promotions feature strains of yeast otherwise unavailable to home brewers. Wyeast expects these gluten free strains to be continued as permanent offerings when this introductory promotion has ended.

Jess Caudill, Product and Process Development Microbiologist at Wyeast reports that these two gluten free strains have performed well in test brews at the lab, and at off-site independent test breweries and labs. Yeast vitality and overall cell count are comparable to Wyeast’s current popular products.

Due to an increase in celiac disease, gluten intolerance and wheat and barley allergies, gluten free products are one of the fastest growing sectors in the food industry. Wyeast’s gluten free yeast is a natural extension of the demand for gluten free beer.

 

Wyeast 1272 GF American Ale II^TM

The All American Yeast for Brewing All American Ales^TM

This strain’s popularity is exploding, and now it is available gluten free! Produces beers that are nutty and clean with a slightly tart finish. Ferment at warmer temperatures to accentuate hop character with intense fruitiness, or ferment cool for clean, light citrus character. Expect good attenuation, but this will vary with grist makeup, mashing protocol, or other wort characteristics. Reliably flocculent, producing bright beer without filtration.

Alcohol tolerance: approximately 10%.

Flocculation: High

Apparent attenuation: 72-76%

Fermentation temperature: 60-72°F (15-22°C)

 

Wyeast 2206 GF Bavarian Lager^TM

Our Best Selling Lager Strain

Now available gluten free. Used by many German breweries to produce rich, full-bodied, malty beers. Good choice for all lager styles, especially good for bocks and dopplebocks.

Alcohol tolerance approximately 10%.

Flocculation: Medium

Apparent attenuation: 73-77%.

Fermentation temperature: 46-58° F (8-14°C)

 

About Wyeast Laboratories, Inc.:

Wyeast was founded in 1986 by David Logsdon and Jeannette Kreft-Logsdon. Innovative packaging, an ever-expanding array of liquid yeast cultures for brewing and wine making, and technological advancement of the craft brewing industry and home beer and winemaking hobbies have been the hallmark contributions of this company. David Logsdon is available for public speaking engagements on the topic of fermentation science. Jeannette Kreft-Logsdon is CEO/General Manager of Wyeast Laboratories, Inc.

 

Contact:         

Jon B. Graber, Marketing and Sales Manager
(888) 349-2004            

jgraber@wyeastlab.com

http://www.wyeastlab.com

 

 

 

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