About Us
Be Fresh
We believe the best yeast is the freshest yeast. That’s why our Probrew pitches are always custom made-to-order, and delivered the date you need them. And Homebrewers can find a selection of our vigorously healthy yeast at a local homebrew shop near you.
Be Curious
We believe in experimentation, innovation and questioning the status quo, which is why we produce over 75 strains, including common workhorse varieties and several unique ones that you can’t find anywhere else. Our proprietary propagation method generates metabolically strong yeast cells, with consistent fermentation and optimized cell counts.
Be Helpful
As much as we love our yeast, we’re just as proud of our people and service. We promise to make it easy for you to focus on brewing because we’re always here for you. Check out our resources or email us any questions — we’re here to help.
We hope to work with you!
Lance Shaner + Mark Schwarz
Founders
Lance and crew at Omega are great, new place looks fantastic and the yeast is quality. Keep up the good work guys.
The Omega lacto blend (OYL-605) worked exactly as advertised, and sourced 20 bbl’s of un-hopped wort overnight to a pH of 3.4. We’re very happy with the results, and will be using it again.
I can’t thank you guys enough for providing us with yeast. You have reduced my stress levels dramatically. Not that you guys need it by now but I have been throwing out recommendations left and right. I look forward to trying out more strains as time goes on.
Not only is Omega at the forefront of innovation in yeast, but Lance, Mark, and team are extremely dedicated to providing customer service of the utmost quality. There seems to be a strong relationship between trends in craft beer and new products coming from Omega, be it with the use of their Saccharomyces, Brettanomyces, or Lactobacillus strains.
We really love working with Omega. Every order is delivered on time, the yeast is always fresh and reliable, plus their staff is super knowledgeable and always willing to help.
Our Crew
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Lance Shaner
Head of Chicago Plant Operations
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Mark Schwarz
Business Development Director
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Laura Burns
Director of Research & Development
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Katriona Elmer
Director of Operations
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Katie Steht
Director of Marketing
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Gregor Brower
Director of Sales/Director of Quality
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Adi Hastings
Orders Specialist
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Allison Lange
Molecular Biologist
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Taylor Neal
Maintenance Specialist
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Richard Ibarra
Lab Manager
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Keith Lacy
Research & Development Lab Technician
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Matt Glazier
Analytical Services and Regulatory Compliance
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Bianca Alley
Orders and Process Coordinator
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Nick Greska
Brewer
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Danielle Sommer
Editor-in-Chief of Top Crop
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Chris Bernardo
Innovation Brewer
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Haley Ogden
Digital Marketing Specialist
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Brett Koenig
Director of Technology
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Alex Lanigan
Distribution Manager
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Alex Smith
Quality Lab Technician
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Stephen Volkert
Production Manager
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Lisa Beck
Project Manager
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Bill McFarland
Project Manager
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Michael Schillinger
Lab Technician
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Benjamin Augsburger
Assistant Lab Manager
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Francisco Arreguin
Shipping Technician
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Melissa Hernandez
Assistant Packaging Manager
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Ricardo Herrera
Shipping Technician
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Maryhelen Harper
Homebrew Technician
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Stuart MacFadyen
Lab Technician
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Shannon Rhodes
Operations Administrator
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Michael Theune
Production and Packaging Technician
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Dexter Stevens
Brand Designer
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Rita Mormando
Bioinformatics Scientist
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Alex Aviles
Packaging Manager
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Zachariah Parker
Production and Packaging Technician
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Albert Lopez
Quality Lead Lab Technician
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Jacob Meza
Production and Packaging Technician
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Margot Briane
Production and Packaging Technician
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Nick Argoudelis
Assistant Production Manager
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Nelly Gonzalez
Human Resources Manager
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Kaitlin Morse
Molecular Biologist
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Juan Favela
Brewer
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Jerald Cizmadja
Brewer
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Vladimir Valchev
Quality Lab Technician
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