Omega Yeast Labs

With enhanced Thiolized® capabilities, Helio Gazer™ boosts thiol biotransformation to free thiols 200x above sensory threshold, creating a supernova of tropical, passion fruit flavors and aromas.

A popular choice for dark beers and high gravity beers. Beers fermented in the lower temperature range produce a dry, crisp profile with subtle fruitiness.

A productive, brewer-friendly top cropper attributed to a historic London brewery whose lab once hosted Louis Pasteur, British Ale I drops fast and clear, and is clean and crisp at low temperatures with heightened esters and a lightly tart, dry finish at

Propper Starter concentrated wort makes it easy to give your yeast the proper start when preparing high gravity brews, cold-pitched lagers, yeast packs nearing expiration and whenever a starter is recommended.

Put a spin on lager brewing with Lunar Crush®, our distinctively tropical Thiolized® lager strain. 

Propper Seltzer™ is a yeast nutrient used to brew 100% sugar-based hard seltzers.

Gulo Ale is the latest creation to emerge from the curious minds of our R&D team. The progeny of Irish Ale (OYL-005) and French Saison (OYL-026).

The same shockingly clean Lutra that you love in liquid form is now available in a convenient dry format.

Cosmic Punch (OYL-402) is the first strain released as a part of a Thiolized™ series from our R&D team. This Thiolization process enhances a yeast’s natural ability to biotransform compounds found in malt and hops to unleash thiols that evoke passion frui

Luscious strawberry, passion fruit, pear, and stone fruit combine to emphasize desirable notes in modern fruity hops. Think juicy pale ales, west coast IPAs or hazy IPAs, or pair the jammy profile with stouts, milds and brown ales.

Ripe banana esters with a hint of pear make this a standout strain for a boost of tropical character. Drop more banana into your pastry stouts, milkshake IPAs, fruited sours and other modern tropical fruit-driven styles.

Isolated from our Hornindal Kveik (OYL-091) culture, Lutra is shockingly clean with unrivaled speed when pitched at 90°F (32°C).

Originating from the village of Grodås in Norway, Espe offers the unique profile of lychee, pear, and tropical fruit cup.

Thought to be the H strain of the famous Plzen brewery. Pilsner I lager has a dry and neutral taste profile and is gently malty with a lightly perceptible floral aroma and is the first of the famous Czech strains inspiring America’s most famous light, br

Thought to be from the famous Alpine brewery in Aying, Bavaria, the German Bock strain is a versatile, malty-charactered lager strain that balances malt and hop flavors well. It is superb for bocks, doppelbocks, Oktoberfest lagers, helles and a favorite f

Versatile, crisp, malty profile, light esters and a wide fermentation range, German Lager I is thought to be the world’s most used lager strain and can produce a convincing lager at ale temperatures.

Compare to Wyeast 3711. This citrusy, lightly phenolic saison strain is so attenuative and reliable in performance that people joke it could ferment a shoe.

A good top cropper thought to be from a famous Manchester bitters maker. It is paired popularly (aside from with English styles) with the signature huge fruity hop flavor and aroma of the hot-topic New England IPA; this strain, with more residual sweetnes

This strain is a slow fermenter but said to be worth the wait by fans of Märzenbier and Oktoberfest Lagers particularly. The Oktoberfest strain facilitates a smooth, rich, balanced beer with full, malty profile. Make sure to give it a thorough diacetyl re

Thought to originate from the famous Scottish brewer, the Scottish Ale strain is a flocculent, versatile, reliable house strain that produces neutral to complex and malty profiles in its fairly wide temperature range. Hop character is not muted by this st

This great lager strain is thought to originate from a well known Mexican brewery. Simply put, the Mexican Lager strain is clean, crisp, bright and versatile.

Kolsch II flocculates well and clears quickly. It is a lager-like ale strain that’s lightly fruity, crisp and clean with a hint of sulfur that disappears with age to leave a clean ale. Accentuates hop flavors.

A traditional Norwegian farmhouse strain from the Gjernes farmhouse, its character changes little over its broad temperature range, like HotHead(OYL-057), but with orange citrus notes.

Another unique kveik originating from the farmhouses of Norway. Hornindal produces an intense tropical flavor and aroma with notes of fresh pineapple, mango, and tangerine.