Introducing Essential® Series Yeasts:
Lallemand Quality & Great Value
Lallemand Essential® Series Yeasts
A range of robust & reliable brewing yeast strains hand selected from the Lallemand Yeast Culture Collection.
Offering superb Lallemand performance and consistency at a competitive price – ideal for your core production and high yield beers. Retain your margins and deliver consistent quality again and again.
What’s Essential to you?
Lallemand Brewing Essential® Series Yeasts are efficient and reliable packet yeasts delivering you the performance you need from a top quality supplier you can trust. Essential Series yeasts are produced and packaged in house to meet Lallemand’s rigorous/stringent quality control standards.
Knowing Your Supplier is Essential
For over 50 years, Lallemand Brewing has set the standard for top-tier dried brewing yeasts – trusted by brewers worldwide for their unmatched consistency and quality.
The Lallemand Essential® Series features handpicked strains from the renowned Lallemand Yeast Culture Collection, so you know their provenance from a trusted source. These high-performance yeasts deliver rock-solid consistent fermentation when it matters most.
Stringent Quality Control is Essential
Every Essential® Series yeast strain undergoes Lallemand’s industry-leading quality control protocols—among the most stringent in the brewing world. Essential® Series yeast strains are fully traceable, fully certified, and produced under tightly controlled conditions at Lallemand’s state-of-the-art facilities. From propagation to packaging, every step is managed in-house to ensure purity, reliability, and repeatable performance. With Lallemand’s exceptional customer service and support, expert guidance is always within reach.
Consistent Performance is Essential
Essential® Series yeasts have been precision-selected for their robustness, versatility, and proven fermentation reliability. Each strain is engineered to deliver consistent, high-performance results — providing reliable attenuation, flavour consistency, and fermentation efficiency across a broad spectrum of beer styles. Backed by decades of applied microbiology and process control expertise, Essential® Series yeasts provide brewers with precision tools for consistent, high-quality production at a highly competitive price point.
Competitive Pricing is Essential
Lallemand Brewing Essential® Series Yeasts have been optimised for great performance, but also to offer great value, making them a super choice for your core beer range. This is a cost effective solution for breweries looking for dried single-pitch yeasts to provide consistent, high-quality fermentation, allowing you to achieve optimal efficiency and maximise margins. With Essential® Series, you get the reliability of Lallemand’s trusted yeast strains—at a price point that supports your bottom line without compromising on quality.
A Range to Suit Your Essential Beers
The Essential® Series offers a range of high-performance yeasts designed to produce a variety of popular core beer styles with consistent, reliable results. Choose from a range of 01 to 04, each tailored to deliver optimal fermentation across Traditional Ales, Lagers, classic IPAs, and now, modern Fruity IPAs. Whether you’re brewing a timeless lager or a cutting-edge IPA, the Essential® Series is your go-to for high-quality, versatile performance—helping you perfect every batch, every time…
01 Essential Ale & Lager Yeast
Aroma:
Clean, Neutral, low ester
Type:
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Beer Styles:
Traditional Ales & Lager Style Beers
Comparative Strain: Lallemand LalBrew® Nottingham™ High Performance English Ale Style Yeast
Fermentation Range:
Ales: 17 – 22°C
Lagers: 10 – 15°C
Attenuation:
High
Flocculation:
High
Pitching Rate:
50-100g/hL
Alcohol Tolerance:
10% ABV
Brewing Properties:
For Ales: vigorous fermentation that can be completed in 7 days at 20°C
For Lagers: vigorous fermentation that can be completed in 9 days at 12°C
02 Essential Lager Yeast
Aroma:
Neutral
Type:
Saccharomyces pastorianus
Beer Styles:
Traditional Lager Beers
Comparative Strain: Lallemand LalBrew® Diamond™ Lager Yeast
Fermentation Range:
10 – 15°C
Attenuation:
High
Flocculation:
High
Pitching Rate:
100-200g/hL
Alcohol Tolerance:
10% ABV
Brewing Properties:
Vigorous fermentation that can be completed in 9 days at 12°C
03 Essential IPA Yeast
Aroma:
Clean, subtle fruit
Type:
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Beer Styles:
IPAs & Pales
Comparative Strain: Lallemand LalBrew® Bry-97™ West Coast Ale Yeast
Fermentation Range:
18 – 22°C
Attenuation:
High
Flocculation:
High
Pitching Rate:
50-100g/hL
Alcohol Tolerance:
10% ABV
Brewing Properties:
Vigorous Fermentation can be completed in 7 days at 20°C
04 Fruity Yeast
Aroma:
Fruity, tropical (pineapple, peach)
Type:
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Beer Styles:
Fruity IPAs (enhances hop character)
Comparative Strain: Lallemand LalBrew® Verdant IPA™ Yeast
Fermentation Range:
18 – 24°C
Attenuation:
Medium-High
Flocculation:
Low-Medium
Pitching Rate:
50-100g/hL
Alcohol Tolerance:
10% ABV
Brewing Properties:
Vigorous Fermentation can be completed in 4 days at 20°C
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