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Part of a wild brettanomyces ITS sequence
Adventures in Yeast Wrangling Brewing Science Collecting Wild Yeasts Sour & Wild Yeast Wrangling 

Wild Brettanomyces – a Needle in a Haystack

November 6, 2022November 6, 2022 Bryan 0 Comments brettanomyces, brewing science, huntin, hunting wild yeasts, wild yeast

I successfully isolated some wild Brettanomyces, but the experiment wasn’t quite as successful as I had hoped.

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Adventures in Yeast Wrangling Brewing Science Collecting Wild Yeasts Sour & Wild Yeast Wrangling 

These ARE The Yeast You Are Looking For

November 2, 2022November 6, 2022 Bryan 2 Comments brettanomyces, brewing science, hunting wild yeasts, wild yeast

Not all experiments work…but some do! And that includes my second attempt to capture some wild Brettanomyces.

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Brewing Science Yeast Wrangling Your Home Yeast Lab Zymurgy 

Optimizing Yeast Starters and Large-Scale Yeast Production

September 20, 2022September 20, 2022 Bryan 8 Comments

Optimizing yeast starters is important for the frugal brewer and for producing large batches of beer. But what can you achieve at at home?

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Cheese Making Fact or Fiction? Fermented Foods Food 

Fact or Fiction – Safety and Health of Raw Milk

July 29, 2022July 29, 2022 Bryan 15 Comments cheese, fact or fiction, milk, raw milk, yoghurt, yogurt

There are a lot of claims regarding the safety and dangers of consuming raw milk. This article takes a critical eye to separate hype from reality.

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Where the wild brettanomyces roam
Beer on the Brain Brewing Science 

Where do the Wild Brettanomyces Roam?

July 7, 2022July 7, 2022 Bryan 1 Comment brettanmyces, wild yeast

A new video in my “Beer on the Brain” series looking at a potential environmental niche where wild Brettanomyces may

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Yeast cell diagram, from wikimeida
Brewing Science Fact or Fiction? 

Fact or Fiction – Are Dead Yeasts Yeast Nutrient?

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 Bryan 4 Comments fact or fiction, nutrient, protein, yeast

This post was motivated by a letter read by Cade at the beginning of episode 65 of The Brü Lab.

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Brewing Science Vintage Beers Zymurgy 

Metabisulfite and Long-Aged Beers

March 12, 2022January 26, 2023 Bryan 6 Comments barleywine, brewing methods, experiment, long-aged beers, Metabisulfite, video, vintage beers

This is a short summary of a 7-year experiment looking at whether metabisulfite can be used to increase the lifespan of long-aged beers.

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Old Man Yells at Cloud
Brewing Science Zymurgy 

How Not To Test A Sanitizer

January 20, 2022May 25, 2022 Bryan 5 Comments brewing science, experiment, sanitizer

A post in which I grumble about the tendency of home and pro brewers to “test” sanitizers stupidly, leading to a lot of bad information.

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photo of two IPAs
Brewing Science Homebrewing Recipes Zymurgy 

Lactic Yeast Throwdown

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 Bryan 6 Comments GMO, lachancea, quick sours, recipe, tasting notes

Lactic Yeast throwdown! A side-by-side comparison of Lallemands Sourvisiae and Philly Sour lactic acid producing yeasts.

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Brewing Science Zymurgy 

Diving Deep In To Sourvisiae

February 19, 2021February 21, 2021 Bryan 9 Comments GMO, kettle sours, yeast

A deep dive into Lallemand’s Sourvisiae yeast: how it was made, addressing a few myths, and a look at how it behaves in the brewhouse.

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