This table cross references similar/same yeast strains available from the different brewing yeast labs we work with, or have worked with in the past.
This table has been compiled by The Beverage People using three sources: materials provided by Imperial Yeast, materials provided by Giga Yeast, and the Mr. Malty yeast strain guide put together by Kristen England.
Possible Origin |
Wyeast |
Imperial |
Giga Yeast |
White Labs |
Comparable Dry Yeast |
| US/UK Ale Yeast | US/UK Ale Yeast | US/UK Ale Yeast | US/UK Ale Yeast | US/UK Ale Yeast | US/UK Ale Yeast |
| Alchemist | A04 Barbarian | GY054 Vermont IPA | 095 Burlington Ale | ||
| Anchor Liberty | 1272 American Ale Yeast II | A15 Independence | GY029 NorCal #5 | 051 California V Ale | |
| Boddington's | 1318 London Ale III | A38 Juice | GY128 British Haze | 066 London Fog | |
| Fullers | 1968 London (ESB) Special Ale | A09 Pub | GY031 British Ale #2 | 002 English Ale | |
| Sierra Nevada | 1056 American Ale | A07 Flagship | GY001 Norcal | 001 California Ale | SafAle-05 (red) |
| Guinness | 1084 Irish Ale | A10 Darkness | GY080 Irish Stout | 004 Irish Stout | |
| McEwan's | 1728 Scottish Ale | A31 Tartan | GY044 Scotch Ale #1 | 028 Edinburgh Scottish | |
| Whitbred - dry | 1098 British Ale | GY011 British Ale #1 | 007 English Dry | SafAle-04 (blue) | |
| Worthington White Shield | 1028 London Ale | GY011 British Ale #1 | 013 London Ale Yeast | ||
| Unknown So. Cal Brewery | 1217-PC West Coast IPA (Seasonal) | 090 San Diego Super | |||
| Unknown UK Brewery | 039 East Midlands Ale | Nottingham Ale | |||
| Hybrid Yeasts | Hybrid Yeasts | Hybrid Yeasts | Hybrid Yeasts | Hybrid Yeasts | Hybrid Yeasts |
| PJ Früh, Köln | GY021 Kölsch Bier | 029 German Ale | |||
| Weihenstephan 165 - Köln | 2565 Kolsch | ||||
| Zum Uerige - Dusseldorf | 1007 German Ale | G02 Kaiser | GY016 Altstadt | 036 Düsseldorf Alt | |
| Lager Yeasts | Lager Yeasts | Lager Yeasts | Lager Yeasts | Lager Yeasts | Lager Yeasts |
| Anchor Steam | 2112 California Lager | L05 Cablecar | GY005 Golden Gate Lager | 810 San Francisco Lager | |
| Budweiser | 2007 Pilsen Lager | GY030 American Lager | 840 American Pilsner Lager | SafLager-23 (yellow) | |
| Pilsener Urquell D | 2278 Czech Pils | L28 Urkel | |||
| Weihenstephan #34/70 | 2124 Bohemian Lager | GY045 German Lager | 830 German Lager | ||
| Weihenstephan #206 | 2206 Bavarian Lager | 820 Oktoberfest Lager | |||
| Wisenschaftliche Station #308 - Munich | 2308 Munich Lager | 838 Southern German Lager | |||
| Belgian/French Yeasts | Belgian/French Yeasts | Belgian/French Yeasts | Belgian/French Yeasts | Belgian/French Yeasts | Belgian/French Yeasts |
| Achouffe | 3522 Belgian Ardennes | B45 Gnome | GY003 "A Touch Of Spice" Belgian Ale | 550 Belgian Ale | |
| Brasserie Dupont (Saison Dupont) | 3724 Belgian Saison | GY027 Saison #2 | 565 Saison Ale | ||
| Brasserie Thiriez | 3711 French Saison | B64 Napoleon | GY018 Saison #1 | 590 French Saison Ale | |
| Chimay | 1214 Belgian Abbey Ale | GY014 Belgian Abbey Ale | 500 Trappist ale | ||
| Rochefort | 1762 Belgian Abbey II | 540 Abbey IV Ale | |||
| Westmalle | 3787 Trappist High Gravity Ale | B48 Triple Double | GY015 Belgian Tripel | 530 Abbey Ale Yeast | |
| Wheat Yeasts | Wheat Yeasts | Wheat Yeasts | Wheat Yeasts | Wheat Yeasts | Wheat Yeasts |
| Hoegaarden/ Celis White | 3944 Belgian Witbier | B44 Whiteout | GY028 Belgian Wit | 400 BelgianWit Ale | |
| Weihenstephan #68 | 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen | GY017 Bavarian Hefe | 300 Hefeweizen Ale | ||
| Widmer | 1010 American Wheat | GY020 Portland Hefe | |||
| Other Yeasts | Other Yeasts | Other Yeasts | Other Yeasts | Other Yeasts | Other Yeasts |
| Unknown - San Diego? | A20 Citrus | GB144 Sweet Flemish Brett | 644 Sacchromyces Brux Trois | ||
| Voss Kveik - Norway | A43 Loki Kveik |