LalBrew Pomona™ is a hybrid yeast selected for its aromatic and fermentative performance in hoppy beers. Named after the goddess Pomona, goddess of fruits, LalBrew Pomona™ produces a unique flavor profile with notes of peach, citrus and tropical fruit. This strain was selected with our partner Escarpment Laboratories (Canada) using advanced hybridization and adaptive evolution techniques in the laboratory, in musts with high alcohol concentrations and heavily hopped fermentations. The result is a fruity, stress-tolerant and robust strain ideal for promoting biotransformation and cloudiness in modern IPA styles.
Why is LalBrew Pomona™ a game changer?
It is a well-rounded strain for fruity IPAs with notes of peach, citrus and tropical fruit as well as stable cloudiness.
• High biotransformation potential
• Unique aromatic profile with notes of peach, citrus and tropical fruit
• Selected for the fermentation of high density and highly hopped musts
• Haze-positive for stable turbidity
• Robust and reusable
Yeast hybridization science
What has been done by Escarpment Labs? They used hybridization techniques to obtain a yeast strain that is highly aromatic as well as very robust and reliable. Subsequently, they used a process called “Laboratory Adaptive Evolution” to adapt the strain to the fermentation conditions typical of PAHs, improving biotransformation activities and turbidity. The result is a new yeast strain ideal for modern hoppy beers.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain
Beer Styles American Amber Ale, American Barleywine, American Brown Ale, American IPA, American Pale Ale, American Wheat, Berliner Weiss, Blonde Ale, Cream Ale, Dry Stout, Gose, Imperial IPA, Kettle Sours, New England IPA, New England Pale Ale, Robust Porter, Russian Imperial Stout, Session IPA
Attenuation 75-84
Fermentation range 18 - 22°C (64 - 72°F)
Medium Flocculation
Aroma Peach, citrus, tropical fruit
Alcohol tolerance 10% ABV
Inoculation rate 50 - 100g/hL