Wild Brettanomyces – a Needle in a Haystack
I successfully isolated some wild Brettanomyces, but the experiment wasn’t quite as successful as I had hoped.
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Yeast Wrangling
All posts on culturing, characterising and using yeast and other brewing organisms in your home brewery.
These ARE The Yeast You Are Looking For
Not all experiments work…but some do! And that includes my second attempt to capture some wild Brettanomyces.
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These Are Not The Yeast Your Are Looking For
Not all experiments work, and that includes my first attempt to capture some wild Brettanomyces.
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Optimizing Yeast Starters and Large-Scale Yeast Production
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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Podcast: Homebrewing DIY
Listen in for my interview with the Homebrewing DIY podcast, where Colter and I discuss wild brewing and home yeast labs.
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Drying Kveik – The Grand Finale
Six months ago I embarked on an experiment to assess how well drying kveik (Norwegian landrace yeasts) works as a
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Drying Kveik – 5 Months
Wow, summer is flying by – its already time for the 5 month follow-up on my drying kveik experiment! For
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Drying Kveik – 965 Days!
I have an unexpected update on my dried kveik experiment. My foray into Kveik brewing began back in 2016, and
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Drying Kveik – 4 Months
I am now four months into my drying kveik experiment. Four months ago I dried some Voss Kveik, and have
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Drying Kveik – Part 4 (3 Months)
A three-month followup on my experiment in drying kveik yeast. Viability of the yeast remains high three months following dehydration!
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