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BlogIntroducing LalBrew NovaLager™ Premium Yeast Selection for Modern Lager Beer Styles LalBrew NovaLager™ is a true bottom fermenting Saccharomyces pastorianus hybrid from a novel lineage that has been selected to produce clean lager beers with distinct flavor characteristics and superior fermentation performance. It is a robust lager yeast strain with ideal brewing properties, including fast fermentations and high attenuation. The distinct flavor profile is very clean, […]
Sep 14, 2022
BlogEmployee interview – Meet Didier TheodoreBehind the scenes – Meet Didier, New Business Development and Product Manager (Toulouse, France). Didier has worked at Lallemand for over 20 years, here he tells us his thoughts on the brewing industry and trends. What’s your all-time favorite beer style? “I really like fresh and dry Saison beers with a bit of bitterness. Originating […]
Sep 6, 2022
BlogBringing the lab to Australian commercial brewers with the R&D SkidDuring the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, breweries in Australia, like many around the world, found themselves having to drastically scale back or even halt production on their main kit. Whilst a challenging time for all, this created an opportunity that many would not have during regular production; the opportunity to carry out R&D test […]
Sep 3, 2022
BlogPerspectives on the future of yeast and yeast productsBrewing in all forms has helped spur scientific advancement. Medicine, engineering, biotechnology and even mathematics can be linked to people developing more efficient brewing technology. The science of microbiology itself arguably was founded to better understand and control spoilage in wine and beer, with names like Louis Pasteur and Christian Hansen often mentioned in the […]
Aug 21, 2022
BlogWhat are thiols and their role in hop biotransformation?The interaction between yeast and hops during fermentation, better known as hop biotransformation, is a complex process that is currently of great interest to the brewing community. This biochemical process encompasses many types of reactions, such as: Esterification of hop compounds, Hydrolysis of hop glycosides to release monoterpene alcohols, The release of polyfunctional thiols from […]
Aug 3, 2022
NewsletterLallemand Brewing Quarterly Newsletter – issue 11“We live in times where the future of our planet — and every living organism on it — is facing an uncertain, perhaps even an unsustainable, future. Fortunately, we have resources at our disposal that have so far been largely untapped and may well hold the answers to several of the challenges before us. Microorganisms […]
Aug 1, 2022
BlogHomeBrew Con – a Recipe for FunIf you’ve never been to AHA HomeBrew Con, you are truly missing out on one of the most fun events of the year. It’s no secret to us the homebrew community plays a vital role in driving beer style evolution and innovation within the brewing industry, and HomeBrew Con is a showcase of this. For […]
Jul 21, 2022
BlogYeast Handling & Microbiology Australian Master ClassHow can we help support brewers in the most meaningful ways with education? In short, we did find an answer with our next big trip for Lallemand Brewing Australia. Bring hands-on learning experiences directly to the brewers. With this concept, the Lallemand Brewing Micro Master Course was born. Throughout the month of August, Daniel McCulloch […]
Jul 7, 2022
BlogA Case Study in Over-attenuation and Exploding BottlesBrewing beer is easy. Just mix together four, simple ingredients and the enzymes and yeast do most of the work, right? The reality is that brewing consistently high-quality beer with every brew is a constant challenge. Ingredients change from lot to lot, equipment can fail, and even the most experienced brewers can make a mistake […]
Jun 9, 2022
BlogSupporting homebrewers and commercial brewers alikeWhen Andy from Beer Edge meets Andy from Lallemand Brewing. These two Andys discuss the Lallemand homebrew business and the special relationship with homebrewers. This interview was broadcast during a Lallemand-sponsored episode of Beer Edge – The Source For Beer News and Quality Content. Andy from Beer Edge: How important is the homebrewing audience to Lallemand? […]
Jun 1, 2022