Kveik yeast: which one to use
Data sheetPick the kveik by the beer you want: clean and lager-like, as fast as possible, or fruity.
Which kveik to use: Lutra for a clean, lager-like beer at room temperature, Voss for the fastest ferment at 35 to 40 C, Hornindal for a fruity ale, and M54 as a non-kveik option, with each maker's published figures.
Source data checked 7 October 2026.
Which yeast for the job
YeastMatch assessment, using only the uses each maker lists for the strain. Figures are the makers' published data.
| A clean, lager-like beer without a fermentation fridge | Omega OYL-071 Lutra KveikOmega Yeast · 12 to 35 C (54 to 95 F) · 14 to 16 % ABV Mangrove Jack's M54 Californian LagerMangrove Jack's · 18 to 20 C (64 to 68 F) · 8.5 % ABV Omega lists Lutra as clean from 12 to 35 C, so it ferments a crisp beer at room temperature. M54 is not a kveik: Mangrove Jack's lists it at 18 to 20 C for a lager-like beer at ordinary ale temperature. |
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| The fastest turnaround | LalBrew Voss KveikLallemand · 25 to 40 C (77 to 104 F) · 12 % ABV Lallemand gives Voss an optimal range of 35 to 40 C, with full attenuation typically in two to three days there. |
| A fruity, hop-led ale | Omega OYL-091 Hornindal KveikOmega Yeast · 18 to 35 C (64 to 95 F) · 14 to 16 % ABV Omega describes Hornindal as tropical and stone fruit with pineapple, fermenting from 18 to 35 C. |
Where to buy these yeasts
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YeastMatch notes
Kveik strains ferment cleanly far warmer than ordinary ale yeast: Lallemand lists Voss up to 40 C, and Omega lists Lutra and Hornindal up to 35 C. A kveik beer in a warm room needs no fermentation fridge.
A true cold-fermented lager is a different job: it needs a lager strain held cold, such as the picks for German Pilsner and helles or Czech Pilsner.
The strains in full
Sources: Omega Yeast OYL-071 Lutra Kveik product page · Omega Yeast OYL-071DRY Dried Lutra Kveik product page · Mangrove Jack's Craft Series yeast chart (attenuation, alcohol tolerance, temperature) · Lallemand LalBrew Voss Kveik Technical Data Sheet · Omega Yeast OYL-091 Hornindal Kveik product page