I see White Labs are putting some effort into decoding the genetics that make up everyone’s favourite yeasty funsters Sacchromyces Cerevisiae. There’s a small article about it at Wired.co.uk:
http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2013/11/start/beer-dna-decoded
Now, try as I might, I can’t find much information on the actual White Labs site? (http://www.whitelabs.com)
If the truth be told I probably missed it as I got caught up reading a whole lot of other stuff about exciting yeast strains – especially as I’ve been enjoying some Belgian Pale Ales recently and have a hankering to brew some up*
Sorry Fermentis, US-05 just won’t cut it this time. I need something a whole pile fruitier:
http://www.whitelabs.com/yeast/wlp500-trappist-ale-yeast-0?s=homebrew
Best headline comment in the reviews: “This made an excellent fruity blonde!” Sounds a bit like my wife. No, stop it…
(*God, I haven’t even made the Cascadian Dark IPA yet and I’m planning the brew that’ll follow that. Such is the joy of brewing. Oh, you don’t brew? Why not? JUST DO IT.)