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Part of a wild brettanomyces ITS sequence
Adventures in Yeast Wrangling Brewing Science Collecting Wild Yeasts Sour & Wild Yeast Wrangling 

Wild Brettanomyces – a Needle in a Haystack

November 6, 2022November 6, 2022 Bryan 0 Comments brettanomyces, brewing science, huntin, hunting wild yeasts, wild yeast

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

November 2, 2022November 6, 2022 Bryan 2 Comments brettanomyces, brewing science, hunting wild yeasts, wild yeast

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

October 6, 2022November 6, 2022 Bryan 0 Comments brettanomyces, brewing science, hunting wild yeasts, wild yeast

Not all experiments work, and that includes my first attempt to capture some wild Brettanomyces.

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Sour & Wild Wild Brewing 

Groom of the Stool – A Cautionary Tale

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 Bryan 2 Comments experiment, fail, hunting wild yeasts, wild yeast

Join me for a wild yeast adventure. Complete with bad puns, mild profanity, and a total absence of success. Home brewed science at its best!

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Brewing Wild – A Talk to the Jersey City Brew Club

September 22, 2018September 22, 2018 Bryan 1 Comment brettanomyces, hunting wild yeasts, saccharomyces, wild brewing, yeast capture

It has been a long time, but I’ve finally put together a new YouTube video – Brewing Wild, A Talk to

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New Video! Identifying Wild Yeast & Bacteria

December 28, 2014September 22, 2017 Bryan 2 Comments hunting wild yeasts, video, wild yeast

Finally, the last video in my “Hunting Wild Yeast” video series is complete. In this, the third and final video,

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Two New Videos!

December 5, 2014September 22, 2017 Bryan 1 Comment hunting wild yeasts, video, wild yeast

Months after filming I’ve finally completed two videos in a three-part series on collecting & purifying wild yeast. These videos

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Announcing a New Yeast Bank! & A successful Yeast Hunt

September 26, 2014September 15, 2017 Bryan 2 Comments hunting wild yeasts, wild yeast

As readers of my bank know, I have an interest in wild brews and purifying wild yeasts. I have gone

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2014 Wild Yeast Hunt

July 12, 2014September 22, 2017 Bryan 5 Comments hunting wild yeasts, wild yeast

This years sources of wild yeast, waiting for wort. L->R: Clover, Chokecherries, Raspberry, Tomato, Blueberry, Young hop (goldings) I’ve been

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Another Wild Yeast Identification Test

August 14, 2013September 22, 2017 Bryan 12 Comments hunting wild yeasts, wild yeast

Micrograph of the Wild Yeast (left) versus conventional ale yeast (right) Over a series of posts, listed below, I’ve covered

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