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Drying Kveik – The Grand Finale

August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 Bryan 3 Comments drying yeast, kveik, storing yeast

Six months ago I embarked on an experiment to assess how well drying kveik (Norwegian landrace yeasts) works as a

drying kveik at 5 months - trypan blue stain

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Drying Kveik – 5 Months

July 25, 2019July 25, 2019 Bryan 4 Comments drying yeast, kveik, storing yeast

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!

July 11, 2019July 11, 2019 Bryan 3 Comments

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

June 25, 2019July 25, 2019 Bryan 5 Comments drying yeast, kveik, storing yeast

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)

May 24, 2019May 24, 2019 Bryan 3 Comments drying yeast, kveik, storing yeast

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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Drying Kveik – Part 3 (2 Months)

April 25, 2019April 25, 2019 Bryan 6 Comments drying yeast, kveik, storing yeast

A two-month followup on my experiment in drying kveik yeast. Viability of the yeast remains high two months following dehydration!

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Drying Kveik – Part 2 (1 Month)

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 Bryan 6 Comments drying yeast, kveik, storing yeast

A one-month followup on my experiment in Drying Kveik. Viability of the yeast remains high one month following dehydration!

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Drying Kveik – Part 1

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 Bryan 17 Comments drying yeast, kveik, storing yeast

The first post in a short series on my experiments into drying kveik, with a focus on its viability, stability and suitability for use in the brewery.

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Wild Mead (made the Hard Way)

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 Bryan 3 Comments bees, honey, lachancia, lactobacillus, mead, recipe, tasting notes, wild yeast

A post and accompanying video on how to make a wild mead using honey and yeast from your backyard bee hive.

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Going Wild – Coolshipped Beers in the Home Brewery

December 17, 2018December 17, 2018 Bryan 4 Comments brewday, coolship, golden sour, recipe, sour beer, wild yeast

A short article on how to brew wild beers using coolship techniques. Article originally appeared in the Canadian Homebrewers Association newsletter.

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