Groom of the Stool – A Cautionary Tale
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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hunting wild yeasts
Brewing Wild – A Talk to the Jersey City Brew Club
It has been a long time, but I’ve finally put together a new YouTube video – Brewing Wild, A Talk to
Read moreNew Video! Identifying Wild Yeast & Bacteria
Finally, the last video in my “Hunting Wild Yeast” video series is complete. In this, the third and final video,
Read moreTwo New Videos!
Months after filming I’ve finally completed two videos in a three-part series on collecting & purifying wild yeast. These videos
Read moreAnnouncing a New Yeast Bank! & A successful Yeast Hunt
As readers of my bank know, I have an interest in wild brews and purifying wild yeasts. I have gone
Read more2014 Wild Yeast Hunt
This years sources of wild yeast, waiting for wort. L->R: Clover, Chokecherries, Raspberry, Tomato, Blueberry, Young hop (goldings) I’ve been
Read moreAnother Wild Yeast Identification Test
Micrograph of the Wild Yeast (left) versus conventional ale yeast (right) Over a series of posts, listed below, I’ve covered
Read moreResults: First Wild Yeast Hunt
Thirteen mini-ferments on the go! A few weeks ago I brewed a Blonde ale. This batch was slightly oversized, in
Read moreFirst Wild Yeast Hunt
I’ve been hush-hush on my wild yeast hunt, aside from a few posts on the methodologies I was planning on
Read moreIdentifying 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
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