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Yeast Strain Comparison Chart

Last updated on May 17, 2021 By Brewginner 7 Comments

Brewer’s yeast fascinates me. How can one simple organism generate so many different flavors in the beers we brew?

The problem is, there’s so many yeast strains available how on earth do you find what you are looking for? To further complicate matters, there’s at least 5 major yeast labs in the market all offering different yeast strains. Are these strains really that different, or is it the same yeast strain rebranded?

While it’s not too difficult to find a yeast strain comparison chart, I struggled finding one that cross referenced the yeast strains from all 5 major yeast labs.

Omega Yeast (Not A Plug)

I started doing some research on Omega Yeast, after a recent visit to my local homebrew shop. They were talking up Omega Yeast like it was the next best thing since sliced bread. They also carry a huge variety of Omega Yeast, and are constantly running sales.

Come to find out, each pack of yeast contains at least 150 billion cells, 50% more then what Wyeast or White Labs offer. Still less then the 200 billion cells Imperial Yeast has, but my LHBS doesn’t carry Imperial.

This got me thinking. Why am I not finding any mentions of Omega yeast in any of the yeast strain comparison charts I’ve come across?

Yeast Strain Comparison Chart

yeast strain comparison chart cross reference
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Given my new fondness to Omega yeast, and the lack of any cross reference information in the yeast strain comparison charts I’ve seen, I decided to take matters into my own hands.

I scoured the web, looking at a multitude of yeast strain cross reference data. I used this information to build my own damn chart, and included Omega yeast in my yeast strain comparison data.

Using the below table, you can locate a specific strain for any of the top yeast labs. The table will then highlight the yeast strains from the other yeast labs that are comparable.

My caveat… I’ve tried to do my homework, but the fact is I’m not a microbiologist. While I don’t know for certain each of these strains are an identical match, these should get you pretty darn close if you need to substitute.

If the table is too difficult to navigate, you can view/download a PDF by clicking the above image.

Cheers… And feel free to leave any feedback.

Yeast Strain Comparison
Name / OriginFermentisImperialOmegaWhite LabsWyeast
ChicoSafAle US-05A07 FlagshipOYL-004 West Coast AleWLP001 California Ale1056 American Ale
Charles WellsSafAle S-33WLP006 Bedford British Ale
Pilsner UrquellSafLager S-23OYL-101 Pilsner IWLP800 Pilsner Lager2001 Pilsner Urquell
Fuller'sA09 PubOYL-016 British Ale VIIIWLP002 English Ale1968 London ESB
WhitbreadSafAle S-04A01 HouseOYL-006 British Ale IWLP007 Dry English Ale1098 British Ale
GuinessA10 DarknessOYL-005 Irish AleWLP004 Irish Ale1084 Irish Ale
Anchor LibertyA15 IndependenceWLP051 California V Ale1272 American Ale II
RogueA18 Joystick1764 Packman
McEwanA31 TartanWLP028 Edinburgh Scottish Ale1728 Scotish Ale
BoddingtonsA38 JuiceOYL-011 British Ale V1318 London Ale III
WestmalleB48 Triple DoubleOYL-028 Belgian Ale WWLP530 Abbey Ale3787 Trappist HG
ChimayB63 MonasticWLP500 Monastery Ale1214 Belgian Ale
Celis WhiteSafAle T-58B44 WhiteoutWLP400 Belgian Wit Ale3944 Belgian Witbier
DusseldorfSafAle K-97?G02 KaiserWLP036 Dusseldorf Ale1007 German Ale
Weihenstephan 66SafAle WB-06G01 StafonOYL-021 Hefeweizen AleWLP300 Hefeweizen Ale3068 Weihenstephan
PJ FruhG03 DieterOYL-044 Kolsch IIWLP029 German/Kolsch Ale
WeihenstephanSafLager W-34/70L13 GlobalOYL-106 German Lager IWLP830 German Lager2124 Bohemian
AugustinerL17 HarvestOYL-114 Bayern LagerWLP860 Munich Helles Lager2352 Munich II
AnchorL05 CablecarWLP810 San Francisco Lager2112 California Lager
UrquellL28 UrkelWLP802 Czech Budejovice Lager2278 Czech Lager
AyingerOYL-111 German BockWLP833 German Bock Lager2487-PC Hella Bock Lager
Grupo ModeloOYL-113 Mexican LagerWLP940 Mexican Lager2005-PC Mexicana Lager
ConanA04 BarbarianOYL-052 - DIPAWLP095 - Burlington Ale
Weihenstephan 165, KölnOYL-017 Kolsch I2565 Kolsch
Unicorn DustA20 CitrusOYL-200 Tropical IPAWLP644
AchouffeB45 GnomeOYL-024 Belgian Ale AWLP550 Belgian Ale3522 Belgian Ardennes
Blaugies, BelgiumB56 RusticOYL-042 Belgian Saison II3726 Farmhouse Ale
UnknownOYL-026 French Saison3711 French Saison
Sigmund Gjernes's VossA43 LokiOYL-061 Voss Kveik

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Comments

  1. Riccardo Cantoni says

    December 24, 2019 at 2:29 pm

    I love u

    Reply
    • Brewginner says

      December 25, 2019 at 4:20 pm

      Thanks. I think.

      Reply
  2. Dan says

    January 17, 2020 at 3:38 pm

    This is awesome!

    It looks like Omega released some new lager strains. Here’s what I think they equate to:

    OYL-101 = Urquell
    OYL-106 = Weihenstephan
    OYL-107 = Wyeast 2633 = WLP 820 – Not sure of origin
    OYL-111 = Ayinger = WY2487 = WLP833
    OYL-113 = Grupo Modelo = Wyeast 2005-PC = WLP940

    Also, they have a French Saison WY3711 equivalent now, OYL-026

    I’m not sure how widely available these are yet.

    Reply
    • Dan says

      January 17, 2020 at 3:40 pm

      OYL-107 is possibly the Weihenstephan 206 Octoberfest strain.

      Reply
    • Brewginner says

      January 17, 2020 at 3:43 pm

      That’s great news. I definitely want to try their lager strains. Thanks for the information Dan, I’ll update my tables as soon as I get a chance.

      Reply
  3. James says

    January 2, 2021 at 1:55 pm

    Best yeast strain comparison I’ve come across to date. Unfortunately my LHBS doesn’t sell Omega yeast. Thanks for doing this.

    Reply
  4. Mike says

    January 23, 2021 at 3:58 pm

    Thank you! Everyone in my area was out of Imperial Juice and Wyeast London Ale III and the brew shop suggested Omega since they had it in stock. They actually recommended Tropical IPA as a substitute but since I am brewing a clone I wanted to do a little research first. Luckily I found your chart! They had had British Ale V in stock and now I feel much better using a new yeast I have never used before.

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