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Your Home Yeast Lab

All posts and video regarding the culturing, collecting, handling and use of yeast and other brewing organisms.

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DIY Culture Rotator

June 14, 2024June 14, 2024 Bryan 0 Comments starters, yeast bank

Do you ranch your own yeast? If so, this simple and cheap homemade culture rotator will simplify your processes and maximize your yields.

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Optimizing Yeast Starters and Large-Scale Yeast Production

September 20, 2022September 20, 2022 Bryan 13 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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Podcast: Homebrewing DIY

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 Bryan 0 Comments podcast, wild brewing, wild yeast, yeast lab

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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New Video – Starters from Slants or Plates

December 29, 2018December 29, 2018 Bryan 6 Comments starters, video, yeast starter

A short video on making a yeast starter using yeast from a plate or slant.

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New Mailer System!

March 9, 2017September 29, 2017 Bryan 8 Comments mailing yeast

Mailer showing dividing lines, numbering & yeast deposited on spots 1, 3, 6, 8, 9 and 11. Click for larger

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New Video – Freezing Yeast

August 3, 2016September 15, 2017 Bryan 23 Comments freezing yeast, video, yeast, yeast bank

After 8 long months I have finally completed the next video in my “Your Home Yeast Lab Made Easy” series

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Easy Home Yeast Banking – and a Video!

November 28, 2015November 7, 2017 Bryan 63 Comments slants, video, yeast bank

Wow, two videos in as many weeks – that has to be a new production record for me! This time

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At long last, a new video!

November 11, 2015September 15, 2017 Bryan 2 Comments microscope, video, yeast bank

A frequent question I receive here on my blog, and on other forums, is what microscope I would recommend for

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Purifying Yeast from Infected Cultures – Part 2

May 8, 2015September 15, 2017 Bryan 0 Comments contamination, streak plates, video, yeast isolation

A couple of days ago I put up a post describing the first step in purifying a contaminated yeast culture.

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New Video! Casting Agar Plates

March 18, 2015September 15, 2017 Bryan 13 Comments agar plates, video, yeast isolation

The next video in my “your home yeast lab made easy” video series is finally complete. This video covers the

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