Yeast for Craft Distillers
Flavour-targeted distilling blends for Australian craft spirits.
Australia's first flavour-targeted yeast blend service for craft distillers. Built on the same liquid yeast platform that serves over 80 Australian breweries.
Yeast strain is the primary flavour driver in spirit, with process parameters as secondary modulators.
Our distilling blends
Filter by spirit type or flavour character to find the right blend for your production.
10 blends
Copperline
Copperline is a distilling blend designed for malt whisky production, with a stone-fruit-led profile. The sensory description is provisional and awaits production trial confirmation.
Heartwood
Heartwood is a distilling blend for grain and blended whisky production, with a malt-led profile. The sensory description is provisional and awaits production trial confirmation.
Silvercut
Silvercut is a distilling blend for gin, vodka and neutral spirit production, designed for a clean wash profile. The sensory description is provisional and awaits production trial confirmation.
Ashgrove
Intense banana and dark fruit esters with clove phenolics. The highest congener load in the range. Produces a rich, tropical new make suited to rum production. May need careful still cuts to balance the very high flavour intensity.
Stonefruit
Stonefruit is a distilling blend for fruit brandy and new-world whisky production, with a bright fruit profile. The sensory description is provisional and awaits production trial confirmation.
Highline
Intense tropical and stone fruit esters with a creamy, full mouthfeel. The highest non-phenolic ester producer in the range. Rich body carries through distillation. Suited to premium single malt or aged rum where fruity character is desired.
Emberglow
Emberglow is a distilling blend for rum and dark spirit production, with a clove-and-pepper spice profile. The sensory description is provisional and awaits production trial confirmation.
Driftwood
Clean stone fruit esters with balanced congener complexity. A straightforward, well-rounded new make designed for cask maturation. Non-phenolic character lets oak develop without competition. Versatile for a range of whisky styles.
Sunridge
Sunridge is a distilling blend for rum and new-world whisky production, with a tropical fruit profile. The sensory description is provisional and awaits production trial confirmation.
Leatherwood
Leatherwood is a distilling blend for premium whisky production, with a complex fruit ester profile. The sensory description is provisional and awaits production trial confirmation.
What we offer
Distilling blends
Explore the current blend range by spirit type or flavour character.
Custom blends
Targeted flavour profiles tailored to your house style.
Yeast banking
Your house strain stored at minus 80 degrees C, ready for re-propagation any time.
Nutrient support
Zinc Booster and High Gravity Booster for high-gravity wash fermentations.
Technical support
Strain selection, pitching rates, nutrient programmes, and wash optimisation.
Working with us
- Tell us your spirit and flavour goals.
- We recommend a blend based on your targets and process.
- Run a trial fermentation. Use our Evaluation Form to capture sensory data.
- Refine and scale into production.
Distilling trial evaluation
Structure your trial fermentations and capture sensory data systematically.
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