White Labs CPH

White Labs is a yeast and fermentation company serving professional brewers, homebrewers, distillers, winemakers, and producers of other fermented beverages. Founded in 1995, it began with home brewers seeking higher-quality yeast and grew into a science-driven business focused on fresh liquid yeast, dry yeast, bacteria, fermentation services, and technical education. The company positions itself at the intersection of science, education, and craft. Its website emphasizes purity, freshness, viability, and consistency, and it supports customers with lab services, strain selection tools, brewing resources, and hands-on fermentation training. Core Values Science-led quality : White Labs stresses rigorous quality control, purity, and freshness, backed by a 21-day propagation process and multiple quality checkpoints. Education and collaboration : The company actively teaches yeast handling, fermentation management, and QC practices, and it frames education as part of helping customers make better fermentation decisions. Innovation : White Labs highlights product and process innovation, including improved packaging, dry yeast offerings, and tools that make yeast handling more efficient. Community support : The company presents itself as community-oriented through charity efforts, guild partnerships, and broad support for fermentation communities. Unique Aspects Founded by a biochemist in 1995 : White Labs was founded by Chris White, who built the company around manufacturing yeast cultures and providing fermentation services. Global production footprint : The company operates yeast production facilities in San Diego, Asheville, and Copenhagen, plus a distribution warehouse in Hong Kong. White Labs Copenhagen : Its Copenhagen operation produces more than 50 strains in certified organic format for European customers and also supplies dry yeast and professional-size strains across Europe. Innovation Campus Europe : The Copenhagen research facility works on fermentation innovation for food and beverage applications, including kombucha, low- and non-alcoholic beer, upcycling side-streams, lactic acid bacteria for non-dairy cheese, and green malt fermentation. Strong technical support model : White Labs combines product sales with lab services, pitch-rate tools, QC reports, and educational programming to help customers manage fermentation more precisely.