Wild Brettanomyces – The 2023 Search
An update on my work over the summer of 2023 to isolate and characterize wild Brettanomyces from the rhizosphere.
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Wild Brettanomyces – Fermentation Tests
The final post in the 2022/2023 hunt for wild Brettanomyces. Here, I look at the fermentation characteristics of the two species of Brettanomyces I successfully isolated this fall.
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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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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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How Not To Test A 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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Beer on the Brain – Sugar in Starters
A short video on why we shouldn’t use simple sugars in yeast starters.
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 moreBrewing Science: Gelatin & Clearing Beer
I was bottling my Merlins Mild this Friday, and while preping my gelatin, I realized it has been a while
Read moreThe Genetics of Beer Foam
Fear the frankenyeast! Several weeks ago it was announced that a yeast gene responsible for helping create the head on beer had been discovered[link
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