Announcing 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
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2014 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
Read moreIdentifying Yeasts Using Ribosomal Sequencing
A ribosome doing its thing. From Wikipedia So a few weeks ago I wrote a post about how to identify
Read moreOld School Identification of Wild Yeasts & Bacteria
As part of the wild yeast project, I need to be able to identify the yeasts that we are purifying.
Read moreIntroduction to Hunting Wild Yeasts
My interest in brewing has been life-long; I remember helping my grandfather to make schnapps and applejack when I was a little kid. As
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