Best Dry Yeast for High Gravity Beer
(This is an Oculyze Yeast Glossary entry)
Typically, when we talk about high gravity beer we have in mind a beer that’s high in alcohol. Therefore, when choosing the yeast for a high gravity beer, you should select a yeast with a high alcohol tolerance, otherwise, you risk stressing or downright killing your yeast, which may lead to a stuck fermentation. Additionally, take into consideration the fact that, with a high gravity beer, you might need to use more yeast than you’re used to. Monitoring your yeast through the fermentation process is the best way to ensure the desired results.
That being said, you’ll find that most of the yeast for high gravity beer comes in liquid forms, such as:
- Wyeast 3787: Liquid Beer Yeast: Trappist High Gravity
- Wyeast 1388: Liquid Beer Yeast: Belgian Strong Ale
- White Labs Super High Gravity Ale Yeast
- Wyeast 1728: Liquid Beer Yeast: Scottish Ale
But there are also a few options of dry yeast for high gravity beer, such as:
- Red Star Pasteur Champagne Yeast
- Mangrove Jack’s: Craft Series Beer Yeast / Workhorse / M10
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