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Hefeweizen Ale Yeast

White Labs (WLP300)AleLiquid
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About

This popular German strain produces a high level of isoamyl acetate, giving the resulting beer notes of banana. With balanced phenol production, this strain produces notes of clove but remains banana forward.

Flavor Profile

Banana-forward with balanced clove phenolics

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Banana
5
Tropical Fruit
1
Stone Fruit
1
Clove
3
Pepper
1
Spicy
2
Malty
2
Neutral
1

Best For

Hefeweizen, Weissbier, Weizenbock, Roggenbier

Provenance

"Isolated from a traditional Bavarian wheat beer brewery, believed to be sourced from the Weihenstephan brewery."

Origin Details

Place
Freising, Bavaria, Germany

Fermentation Stats

Temperature
68 - 72°F
Attenuation
72 - 76%
Flocculation
bottom
Alcohol Tolerance
10%