LalBrew Pomona Hybrid IPA Yeast x 11g

Description

LalBrew Pomona is a next-generation hazy IPA hybrid yeast developed by Lallemand through adaptive laboratory evolution — combining the biotransformation capability of New England yeast strains with improved robustness and fermentation performance in high-gravity, heavily hopped worts. Pomona produces peach, citrus, and tropical fruit notes while retaining stable haze and outperforming traditional NEIPA strains on alcohol tolerance and repitchability. Order Pomona hazy IPA yeast Australia at Yeast Platform.

Brewing Notes

Pomona’s high alcohol tolerance (14% ABV) makes it the go-to choice for high-gravity hazy beers where conventional NEIPA yeasts struggle to finish cleanly. It’s also repitchable — unusual for modern specialty yeasts — which is valuable for consistent house NEIPA character across multiple batches. Biotransformation activity is high: dry hopping during active fermentation maximises thiol conversion from precursors in your hops. Ferment at 18–20°C for the cleanest results.

Beer Styles & Brewing Tips

Pomona was engineered to outperform conventional NEIPA strains in demanding brewing conditions — high gravity, heavy hopping, and repeated repitching. It’s the serious home brewer’s hazy IPA yeast.

Best styles: NEIPA (Pomona’s biotransformation capability and stable haze-positive behaviour produce benchmark New England IPAs at standard to high gravity), Imperial NEIPA (Pomona’s 14% ABV tolerance means it finishes high-gravity batches — 8–9% ABV — where typical NEIPA strains stall or underattenuate), Hazy Pale Ale (lower gravity retains all the biotransformation and haze-positive character with an accessible, sessionable result).

Australian brewing tips:

• Australia’s premium tropical hops — Galaxy, Vic Secret, Ella, Citra, Mosaic — maximise Pomona’s biotransformation output; these hops contain high levels of thiol precursors that Pomona converts during active fermentation.
• Dry hop during active fermentation (gravity at ~50–60% completion) for peak biotransformation; the combination of active yeast and fresh hops produces significantly more thiol expression than post-fermentation dry hopping alone.
• Pomona is repitchable — harvest and reuse for consistent house NEIPA character across multiple batches; each generation is stable for up to 5 repitches under good handling.
• Use a high chloride water profile (150–200 ppm) to enhance the soft, pillowy mouthfeel that defines great NEIPA alongside Pomona’s natural haze.

In the Glass

Vivid peach, tropical fruit, and citrus on the nose with a stable, silky haze. Soft, full mouthfeel. The hop character is amplified rather than muted — exactly what a modern NEIPA expects from its yeast.

Order LalBrew Pomona hazy IPA yeast Australia at Yeast Platform. 11g sachet, in stock, fast dispatch.

Recommended Hops for This Yeast

This yeast’s biotransformation capability shines with juicy tropical hops — the combo amplifies fruit character dramatically.

• Galaxy Hops — Australian superstar — passionfruit, peach, citrus for massive hop aroma
• Nelson Sauvin Hops — NZ white wine grape and gooseberry — adds distinctive vinous complexity
• Nectaron Hops — NZ tropical powerhouse — pineapple, passionfruit, ripe peach
• Riwaka Hops — NZ grapefruit and citrus bomb — excellent whirlpool and dry-hop addition