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Wyeast | 1318 London Ale III | Beer Yeast | Activator Smack-Pack System™ | 100 Billion Cells

    Description

    • 1318 has become synonymous with the production of New England IPAs and balances well with tropical fruit-forward hops
    • Has a fruity, very light and softly balanced palate. Finishes slightly sweet
    • Activator Smack-Pack System™ "proofs" the yeast and shortens lag time when it hits your wort
    • When smacked, the Activator™ packet releases sugars and nutrients to initiate the culture's metabolism
    • Wyeast has been a pioneer in craft brewing for over 35 years and is committed to creating the finest fermentation products available
    • Although beneficial, cultures do not need to be activated prior to inoculation

    The London Ale III strain is an excellent universal English ale strain.  Accentuating malt character, as a true English strain should, this yeast will proide a well rounded ale profile.

    Originating from a traditional London brewery, this yeast has a wonderful malt and hop profile. It is a true top cropping strain with a fruity, very light and softly balanced palate. This strain will finish slightly sweet.

    Attenuation: 71-75%
    Flocculation: High
    Alcohol Tolerance: 10%
    Optimum Fermentation Temp: 64-74°F
    Cell Count: 100 Billion

    Styles:
    American Amber Ale
    English Barleywine
    English IPA
    Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
    Mild
    Oatmeal Stout
    Old Ale
    Scottish Export 80/-
    Scottish Heavy 70/-
    Scottish Light 60/-
    Southern English Brown
    Special/Best/Premium Bitter
    Standard/Ordinary Bitter
    Sweet Stout

    For best results we always recommend ordering an ice pack with your liquid yeast.
     

    Please Note: When choosing an ice pack option beware that the liquid yeast will not arrive cold even when shipped together. Ice packs and insulated mailing options are designed to keep the yeast colder for longer during shipment, but they will not ensure that your yeast arrives cold. We will not replace liquid yeast that arrives warm. During warmer months we strongly recommend you choose dry yeast.

     

    Wyeast | 1318 London Ale III | Beer Yeast | Activator Smack-Pack System™ | 100 Billion Cells

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        Description

        • 1318 has become synonymous with the production of New England IPAs and balances well with tropical fruit-forward hops
        • Has a fruity, very light and softly balanced palate. Finishes slightly sweet
        • Activator Smack-Pack System™ "proofs" the yeast and shortens lag time when it hits your wort
        • When smacked, the Activator™ packet releases sugars and nutrients to initiate the culture's metabolism
        • Wyeast has been a pioneer in craft brewing for over 35 years and is committed to creating the finest fermentation products available
        • Although beneficial, cultures do not need to be activated prior to inoculation

        The London Ale III strain is an excellent universal English ale strain.  Accentuating malt character, as a true English strain should, this yeast will proide a well rounded ale profile.

        Originating from a traditional London brewery, this yeast has a wonderful malt and hop profile. It is a true top cropping strain with a fruity, very light and softly balanced palate. This strain will finish slightly sweet.

        Attenuation: 71-75%
        Flocculation: High
        Alcohol Tolerance: 10%
        Optimum Fermentation Temp: 64-74°F
        Cell Count: 100 Billion

        Styles:
        American Amber Ale
        English Barleywine
        English IPA
        Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
        Mild
        Oatmeal Stout
        Old Ale
        Scottish Export 80/-
        Scottish Heavy 70/-
        Scottish Light 60/-
        Southern English Brown
        Special/Best/Premium Bitter
        Standard/Ordinary Bitter
        Sweet Stout

        For best results we always recommend ordering an ice pack with your liquid yeast.
         

        Please Note: When choosing an ice pack option beware that the liquid yeast will not arrive cold even when shipped together. Ice packs and insulated mailing options are designed to keep the yeast colder for longer during shipment, but they will not ensure that your yeast arrives cold. We will not replace liquid yeast that arrives warm. During warmer months we strongly recommend you choose dry yeast.

         

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        Customers praised this beer yeast for NEIPAs and hazy IPAs, noting "crazy active fermentation" and "fruity flavor." It produces vigorous fermentation with thick krausen but ferments slower than American yeasts. Shoppers recommend maintaining proper temperature (above 65°F) and allowing full fermentation time for best results.

        Flavor (positive)Attenuation (positive)Neipa (positive)Fermentation (positive)Temperature (neutral)
        • 5 stars: 30 (91%)
        • 4 stars: 3 (9%)
        • 3 stars: 0 (0%)
        • 2 stars: 0 (0%)
        • 1 star: 0 (0%)
        K
        Kurt
        Best NEIPA yeast!

        Shipped quick and performed great!!

        C
        CHARLES C.
        Perfect Hazy IPA yeast

        Crazy active fermentation with my Hazy IPA. See picture ( I made a video too that really shows the aggressive fermentation off gasing).

        r
        rideordie007
        Slow but thorough

        Second time I have used this yeast. First time was for a British IPA and this time I used it for the Habro Hazy IPA. I forgot how much slower the yeast is at fermenting than the American Ale yeasts I typically use. I took a full two weeks but the batch did hit the expected final gravity and a bit more so I am happy. The beer is conditioning now but initial taste test have me very excited for the end result.

        E
        Eric
        Be sure to keep the temperature above 65.

        These guys died out a little early though I admit I was not perfect at maintaining the suggested temperature.

        B
        Brandon
        Great yeast for NEIPA

        I’ve tried a few of the equivalent yeasts to this one and 1318 always ferments consistently with a clean fruity flavor. My go to yeast for NEIPA. Just make sure to let it finish!

        D
        Dennis

        This yeast used in a starter brought the old ale I brewed to its expected final gravity of 8.5%.

        B
        Bob
        Great attenuation and activity

        Will purchase again. Arrived in good condition

        J
        Jason
        Perfect

        Perfect for a NEIPA. Seven days or less turnaround.

        L
        Louis
        Awesome

        Great yeast. Really takes off. Thumbs up.

        J
        Jake
        Biotransformation

        The London III yeast is great for biotransformation with my hazy/juicy IPAs. The bags arrived in May with dates on the bag from March. I ordered two. They arrived partially inflated with melted ice packs but I pitched them both into my 5 gallons of wort and they worked great. Dry hopped during high krausen (and two more dry hops at the end of fermentation and after fermentation) Attenuated down to an FG of 1.010 as desired. Fruity esters and lots of good hop oils in my packaged beer!

        R
        Ryan
        Love 1318

        Use for IPA's and NEIPA's. Great yeast. I make a 1200ml starter and I get activity after about 4 hours. 24 hours after pitch it's chugging hard and then slows a bit but keeps working steady. Definitely a favorite yeast.

        G
        Gregory

        These yeast is great for i.p.a.'s.

        J
        Jose
        Make hazy baby!

        Great yeast for New England IPAs. It a classic English strain that’s good for most styles where you need that more sweet fruity character.

        C
        Craig
        Delicious and clears beautifully

        I just used this with MoreBeer Mild Brown Ale and it’s fantastic. It nearly came out of my 6.5 gallon carboy though so I might the larger Speidel next time and top crop while I’m at it.

        J
        John
        Powerful Yeast!

        Very good yeast this does not need a starter i used it making a starter for a 5.5 gallon batch and it was crazy powerful. In the future will make it with the starter and split it in half and make 2 batches from it.

        S
        Scott

        Super fruity yeast works so well with hazy IPA. Tends to start a bit vigorous I have had to switch from airlock to blow off tube with 1318.

        J
        John

        Arrived cold with the 2 ice pack shipper. Made a good size starter. Took a 1.076 down to 1.012 in 1 week.

        J
        Josh
        More Yeast!

        I used this yeast brewing the MoreHaze Double New England IPA (KIT 1600) and it came out fantastic. I started with a 2L starter (1.040 SG) on a stir plate and let it spin for 48 hours. The color of the start went from a relatively dark "fresh wort" color to what could be best described as a "light Werthers caramel" colored indicating that there was a HUGE amount of suspended yeast in solution. Cold crashed the starter the night before the brew day let sit for a few hours out of the fridge while brewing poured off the clear liquid and pitched. I aerated using a paint mixer and drill that churned air into the wort like nobodies business. Finished brewing around 9PM by the next morning fermentation had started and looked healthy but by the afternoon it was at ROAR. If my blow off tube had not been connected well it would have blown around like a wack waving inflatable arm flailing tube man.

        J
        Jim
        Go to yeast for British Ales

        This is my go to yeast for English Bitters Special and ESB. I pitch 1 package for a 5 gln brew. I additionally add 2.4 grams of Wyeast nutrient 10 minutes before flameout on the boil. Pitch the yeast at 69 - 70F. Vigorous fermentation the next day. Fermentation is complete in roughly 4 days.

        P
        Patrick
        NEIPA Madness

        Used for making a New England IPA. Developed desirable "juicy" flavor in abundance. I highly recommend this yeast for that style.

        a
        andrew T.p.
        Haze Craze

        If your are trying to do a hazy NEIPA or a fruity IPA then this is the yeast for you.

        A
        Aaron
        great

        Great for NEIPAs. can't recommend enough.

        A
        Amrik K.
        Smooth and clean

        Smooth stone fruit and papaya flavor that meshes really well with citrus neipas. My favorite yeast thus far.

        S
        Steven
        Great yeast

        A true top fermenting yeast strain. This yeast makes a thick long lasting krausen. I recently made an NEIPA with excellent results.

        G
        Giff
        London ale III in cider

        Followed the directions on the package and the ferment started 18 hrs after pitching in a 5 gallon batch of hard cider. Still waiting for it to finish and can't wait to try this one...

        J
        Joseph
        London Ale 3

        Worked perfectly. Delicious IPA

        C
        Curtis
        Used in Imperial Brown Pecan

        Used to get moderate attenuation for a bigger-than-usual pecan brown. 1.069 OG attenuated down to 1.019 (73% att) - mash was single infusion at 153-154F all barley. Pitched 2L starter (270Bcells) at 64F (low end) then let rise to 67 over 2 days. Then after 4th day let rise to 74 (top end) to finish. Krausen appeared sometime after 24 hours (was a cold start). Fairly clean profile - low esters really a good clean option for brown or robust porter to leave behind a touch of sweetness. Will definitely use again in this application. Could be good for NEIPA or smaller IPAs too - clean but with just a smidge more sweetness than WLP001.

        R
        Rob
        Great for NEIPAs

        So far I've used it 4x. Says on back of package "make a starter for anything over 1.060". I haven't made a starter yet and my OGs have ranged from 1.058 to 1.063. FGs fall to around 1.016. Definitely need to make a starter to get lower. For NEIPAs it's not too big of a concern but there is definitely a sweetness to the final product. Might be too sweet for some people's liking.

        T
        Thomas
        NEIPA attenuation and Fermnetation temp

        This yeast has been great for me. I only make 2.5 gallon batches and use one packet with no starter. It works well fermenting around 70 for the high growth and then around 75 for the diacetyl rest and maturation. I honestly get 85-90% attenuation. I use for mostly NEIPAs and have had nothing but success!

        E
        Ernie K.
        1318 is great for NE-IPA

        Excellent choice for my New England style IPA. Brewed twice with orders from Morebeer. Both 10 gallon batches attenuated as expected using 2 packets and no starters. I am a huge advocate for preparing starters snd getting cell counts up. However in the first instance I was in a hurry and the shipments from morebeer did not let me down. For the second brew I hedged my bet by taking about 1 ml of activated yeast before pitching along with a few ounces of my wort just in case the beer didn't hit final gravity targets. I was amazed to see the target hit with just the activated psckets in oxygen aerated wort. High quality yeast from a reliable supplier.

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