Alternative Yeast Options for Mr. Beer Refills

If you are looking for an easy way to jazz up your Mr. Beer refill, we have an easy solution for you!

Just change out the yeast!

Yeast imparts a lot of the flavor that you get in your beer so doing a simple change of yeast can create a dramatically different beer.

Below we break out all the best options for what yeast to add to each refill. Each yeast will add bring about its own characteristic and flavor to your beer.

Cheers!

Classic American Light

Possible alternative yeast options:

Safale US-05 – This yeast ferments clean, with low off-flavors, and finishes relatively dry. It’s a great all-around ale yeast.

Safbrew S-33 – This is a Belgian yeast style. It is fruity and bright in character, perfect for creating blondes, Dubbel, Tripel, and Quad styles. Also great for heavily hopped or fruity beers.

Safale S-04 – This is a broad spectrum English ale yeast. Typically suited for milds, stouts, browns, porters, and heavily hopped IPA. Provides great precipitation of yeast and creates a tightly compacted trub layer, helping to produce clearer beer. This yeast favors malt flavors and is great for beers that are malt centric, but works well for certain hoppy styles as well.

Lallemand Belle Saison – This is a spicy and fruity Saison style yeast of Belgian origin. This yeast has a strong character and allows you to brew beer at temperatures up to 85 degrees!

American Lager

Possible yeast alternative options:

Saflager S-23 – This is a true, bottom-fermenting lager yeast that requires a standard lager fermentation temp of 54-59 degrees but can be brewed up to 75 degrees for certain styles like California Common. This is a fairly estery and fruity lager yeast. It can be used to turn your refill into a “true” lager.

Saflager W-34/70 - This is a true bottom-fermenting lager yeast. This yeast comes from the original Weihenstephan strain used by the German brewery. This yeast creates relatively neutral flavors on the lower end of the temperature spectrum and becomes a bit more estery with higher temps. Brews a beautiful, clean bohemian lager beer.

Safbrew S-33 - This is a Belgian yeast style. It is fruity and bright in character, perfect for creating blondes, Dubbel, Tripel, and Quad styles. Also great for heavily hopped or fruity beers.

Safale US-05 – This yeast ferments clean, with low off-flavors, and finishes relatively dry. It’s a great all-around ale yeast.

Safale S-04 – This is a broad spectrum English ale yeast. Typically suited for milds, stouts, browns, porters, and heavily hopped IPA. Provides great precipitation of yeast and creates a tightly compacted trub layer, helping to produce clearer beer. This yeast favors malt flavors and is great for beers that are malt centric, but works well for certain hoppy styles as well.

American Ale

Possible yeast alternative options:

Safale US-05 – This yeast ferments clean, with low off-flavors, and finishes relatively dry. It’s a great all-around ale yeast.

Safale S-04 – This is a broad spectrum English ale yeast. Typically suited for milds, stouts, browns, porters, and heavily hopped IPA. Provides great precipitation of yeast and creates a tightly compacted trub layer, helping to produce clearer beer. This yeast favors malt flavors and is great for beers that are malt centric, but works well for certain hoppy styles as well.

Safbrew S-33 - This is a Belgian yeast style. It is fruity and bright in character, perfect for creating blondes, Dubbel, Tripel, and Quad styles. Also great for heavily hopped or fruity beers.

Safale T-58 – This yeast is selected for its strong fermentation character, intensely fruity, and phenolic flavors – especially banana, clove, and peppery notes. Suitable for a great variety of wheat-based beers and fruity-spicy oriented styles. This yeast prefers to be brewed at 59-70 degrees.

Lallemand Belle Saison – This is a spicy and fruity Saison style yeast of Belgian origin. This yeast has a strong character and allows you to brew beer at temperatures up to 85 degrees!

American Porter

Possible yeast alternative options:

Safale S-04 – This is a broad spectrum English ale yeast. Typically suited for milds, stouts, browns, porters, and heavily hopped IPA. Provides great precipitation of yeast and creates a tightly compacted trub layer, helping to produce clearer beer. This yeast favors malt flavors and is great for beers that are malt centric, but works well for certain hoppy styles as well.

Safale T-58 – This yeast is selected for its strong fermentation character, intensely fruity and phenolic flavors – especially banana, clove, and peppery notes. Suitable for a great variety of wheat-based beers and fruity-spicy oriented styles. This yeast prefers to be brewed at 59-70 degrees.

Safale US-05 – This yeast ferments clean, with low off-flavors, and finishes relatively dry. It’s a great all-around ale yeast.

Oktoberfest Lager

Possible yeast alternative options:

Safale S-04 – This is a broad spectrum English ale yeast. Typically suited for milds, stouts, browns, porters, and heavily hopped IPA. Provides great precipitation of yeast and creates a tightly compacted trub layer, helping to produce clearer beer. This yeast favors malt flavors and is great for beers that are malt centric, but works well for certain hoppy styles as well.

Saflager W-34/70 - This is a true bottom-fermenting lager yeast. This yeast comes from the original Weihenstephan strain used by the German brewery. This yeast creates relatively neutral flavors on the lower end of the temperature spectrum and becomes a bit more estery with higher temps. Brews a beautiful, clean bohemian lager beer.

Saflager S-23 – This is a true, bottom-fermenting lager yeast that requires a standard lager fermentation temp of 54-59 degrees but can be brewed up to 75 degrees for certain styles like California Common. This is a fairly estery and fruity lager yeast. It can be used to turn your refill into a “true” lager.

Safale US-05 – This yeast ferments clean, with low off-flavors, and finishes relatively dry. It’s a great all-around ale yeast.

Safbrew S-33 - This is a Belgian yeast style. It is fruity and bright in character, perfect for creating blondes, Dubbel, Tripel, and Quad styles. Also great for heavily hopped or fruity beers.

St. Patrick’s Irish Stout

Possible yeast alternative options:

Safale S-04 – This is a broad spectrum English ale yeast. Typically suited for milds, stouts, browns, porters, and heavily hopped IPA. Provides great precipitation of yeast and creates a tightly compacted trub layer, helping to produce clearer beer. This yeast favors malt flavors and is great for beers that are malt centric, but works well for certain hoppy styles as well.

Safale US-05 – This yeast ferments clean, with low off-flavors, and finishes relatively dry. It’s a great all-around ale yeast.

Grand Bohemian Czech Pilsner

Possible yeast alternative options:

Saflager W-34/70 - This is a true bottom-fermenting lager yeast. This yeast comes from the original Weihenstephan strain used by the German brewery. This yeast creates relatively neutral flavors on the lower end of the temperature spectrum and becomes a bit more estery with higher temps. Brews a beautiful, clean bohemian lager beer.

Saflager S-23 – This is a true, bottom-fermenting lager yeast that requires a standard lager fermentation temp of 54-59 degrees but can be brewed up to 75 degrees for certain styles like California Common. This is a fairly estery and fruity lager yeast. It can be used to turn your refill into a “true” lager.

Safale US-05 – This yeast ferments clean, with low off-flavors, and finishes relatively dry. It’s a great all-around ale yeast.

Safbrew S-33 - This is a Belgian yeast style. It is fruity and bright in character, perfect for creating blondes, Dubbel, Tripel, and Quad styles. Also great for heavily hopped or fruity beers.

Canadian Blonde

Possible yeast alternative options:

Safbrew S-33 - This is a Belgian yeast style. It is fruity and bright in character, perfect for creating blondes, Dubbel, Tripel, and Quad styles. Also great for heavily hopped or fruity beers.

Safale US-05 – This yeast ferments clean, with low off-flavors, and finishes relatively dry. It’s a great all-around ale yeast.

Safale S-04 – This is a broad spectrum English ale yeast. Typically suited for milds, stouts, browns, porters, and heavily hopped IPA. Provides great precipitation of yeast and creates a tightly compacted trub layer, helping to produce clearer beer. This yeast favors malt flavors and is great for beers that are malt centric, but works well for certain hoppy styles as well.

Safale T-58 – This yeast is selected for its strong fermentation character, intensely fruity and phenolic flavors – especially banana, clove, and peppery notes. Suitable for a great variety of wheat-based beers and fruity-spicy oriented styles. This yeast prefers to be brewed at 59-70 degrees.

Lallemand Belle Saison – This is a spicy and fruity Saison style yeast of Belgian origin. This yeast has a strong character and allows you to brew beer at temperatures up to 85 degrees!

Saflager W-34/70 - This is a true bottom-fermenting lager yeast. This yeast comes from the original Weihenstephan strain used by the German brewery. This yeast creates relatively neutral flavors on the lower end of the temperature spectrum and becomes a bit more estery with higher temps. Brews a beautiful, clean bohemian lager beer.

Bavarian Weissbier

Possible yeast alternative options:

Safale Wb-06 – This yeast provides fruity and phenolic character, varying with the fermentation temperatures. Produces well-attenuated beers and it is ideal for wheat base beers, such as Belgian and German Styles (Ex. Wit Beers and Weizen Beers). Produces typical phenolic notes of wheat beers, including clove and banana.

Safale T-58 – This yeast is selected for its strong fermentation character, intensely fruity, and phenolic flavors – especially banana, clove, and peppery notes. Suitable for a great variety of wheat-based beers and fruity-spicy oriented styles. This yeast prefers to be brewed at 59-70 degrees.

Lallemand Belle Saison – This is a spicy and fruity Saison style yeast of Belgian origin. This yeast has a strong character and allows you to brew beer at temperatures up to 85 degrees!

Safbrew S-33 - This is a Belgian yeast style. It is fruity and bright in character, perfect for creating blondes, Dubbel, Tripel, and Quad styles. Also great for heavily hopped or fruity beers.

Aztec Mexican Cerveza

Possible yeast alternative options:

Safale US-05 – This yeast ferments clean, with low off-flavors, and finishes relatively dry. It’s a great all-around ale yeast.

Safale S-04 – This is a broad spectrum English ale yeast. Typically suited for milds, stouts, browns, porters, and heavily hopped IPA. Provides great precipitation of yeast and creates a tightly compacted trub layer, helping to produce clearer beer. This yeast favors malt flavors and is great for beers that are malt centric, but works well for certain hoppy styles as well.

Safbrew S-33 - This is a Belgian yeast style. It is fruity and bright in character, perfect for creating blondes, Dubbel, Tripel, and Quad styles. Also great for heavily hopped or fruity beers.

Golden Ale

Possible yeast alternative options:

Safale Wb-06 – This yeast provides fruity and phenolic character, varying with the fermentation temperatures. Produces well-attenuated beers and it is ideal for wheat base beers, such as Belgian and German Styles (Ex. Wit Beers and Weizen Beers). Produces typical phenolic notes of wheat beers, including clove and banana.

Lallemand Belle Saison – This is a spicy and fruity Saison style yeast of Belgian origin. This yeast has a strong character and allows you to brew beer at temperatures up to 85 degrees!

Safbrew S-33 - This is a Belgian yeast style. It is fruity and bright in character, perfect for creating blondes, Dubbel, Tripel, and Quad styles. Also great for heavily hopped or fruity beers.

Safale T-58 – This yeast is selected for its strong fermentation character, intensely fruity, and phenolic flavors – especially banana, clove, and peppery notes. Suitable for a great variety of wheat-based beers and fruity-spicy oriented styles. This yeast prefers to be brewed at 59-70 degrees.

Safale US-05 – This yeast ferments clean, with low off-flavors, and finishes relatively dry. It’s a great all-around ale yeast.

Long Play IPA

Possible yeast alternative options:

Safale US-05 – This yeast ferments clean, with low off-flavors, and finishes relatively dry. It’s a great all-around ale yeast.

Safale S-04 – This is a broad spectrum English ale yeast. Typically suited for milds, stouts, browns, porters, and heavily hopped IPA. Provides great precipitation of yeast and creates a tightly compacted trub layer, helping to produce clearer beer. This yeast favors malt flavors and is great for beers that are malt centric, but works well for certain hoppy styles as well.

Safbrew S-33 - This is a Belgian yeast style. It is fruity and bright in character, perfect for creating blondes, Dubbel, Tripel, and Quad styles. Also great for heavily hopped or fruity beers.

Bewitched Amber Ale

Possible yeast alternative options:

Safale S-04 – This is a broad spectrum English ale yeast. Typically suited for milds, stouts, browns, porters, and heavily hopped IPA. Provides great precipitation of yeast and creates a tightly compacted trub layer, helping to produce clearer beer. This yeast favors malt flavors and is great for beers that are malt centric, but works well for certain hoppy styles as well.

Safale US-05 – This yeast ferments clean, with low off-flavors, and finishes relatively dry. It’s a great all-around ale yeast.

Northwest Pale ale

Possible yeast alternative options:

Safale US-05 – This yeast ferments clean, with low off-flavors, and finishes relatively dry. It’s a great all-around ale yeast.

Safbrew S-33 - This is a Belgian yeast style. It is fruity and bright in character, perfect for creating blondes, Dubbel, Tripel, and Quad styles. Also great for heavily hopped or fruity beers.

Safale S-04 – This is a broad spectrum English ale yeast. Typically suited for milds, stouts, browns, porters, and heavily hopped IPA. Provides great precipitation of yeast and creates a tightly compacted trub layer, helping to produce clearer beer. This yeast favors malt flavors and is great for beers that are malt centric, but works well for certain hoppy styles as well.

Diablo IPA

Possible yeast alternative options:

Safale US-05 – This yeast ferments clean, with low off-flavors, and finishes relatively dry. It’s a great all-around ale yeast.

Safale S-04 – This is a broad spectrum English ale yeast. Typically suited for milds, stouts, browns, porters, and heavily hopped IPA. Provides great precipitation of yeast and creates a tightly compacted trub layer, helping to produce clearer beer. This yeast favors malt flavors and is great for beers that are malt centric, but works well for certain hoppy styles as well.

Safbrew S-33 - This is a Belgian yeast style. It is fruity and bright in character, perfect for creating blondes, Dubbel, Tripel, and Quad styles. Also great for heavily hopped or fruity beers.