Identifying Wild Yeast Part Deux
From XKCD.com So my first go at identifying wild yeast using ITS sequencing did not work as well as I
Read moreYeast: Species, Strains and Variability
A dendogram showing the genetic/evolutionary relationship between various species of yeasts. From Reference 1. So last night I met with
Read moreBook Review: For The Love of Hops – The Practical Guide to Aroma, Bitterness and the Culture of Hops
A few weeks ago I came across an old Chapters gift card I got for xmas 3 or 4 years
Read moreStupid is as Stupid Does . . . A SMaSH Beer
Using a decoction to fix screw-up # 2 Its brew day again; a mere 7 days since last time. The
Read moreYeast Identification Test
A short while ago I wrote a post on a fairly technical method to identify wild (and not-so-wild) yeast. This
Read moreBrewday: John’s Saison
Citra & Amarillo waiting to go in the pool… Saison is one of my favorite summer beers, and it is
Read moreMailing Yeast
A yeast mailer loaded & read-to-roll One problem faced by many yeast banks is the sharing of yeasts over long
Read moreIntroducing Brettanomyces
As I have mentioned previously, part of my Hunting Wild Yeast project is writeups describing the more common yeast and
Read moreAnatomy of a Wild Ferment
As part of my Hunting Wild Yeast project I am preparing a series of articles introducing brewers to the various
Read moreWhy I brew & How I Got Started
How you started brewing and why you started brewing is a common topic one among homebrewers and on homebrewing boards.
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