{"id":2910,"date":"2022-11-02T08:31:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T13:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suigenerisbrewing.com\/?p=2910"},"modified":"2025-03-21T06:57:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T11:57:37","slug":"this-is-the-wild-brettanomyces-your-are-looking-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suigenerisbrewing.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/02\/this-is-the-wild-brettanomyces-your-are-looking-for\/","title":{"rendered":"These ARE The Yeast You Are Looking For"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My previous failed attempt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A few weeks ago<\/a> I attempted to isolate wild Brettanomyces<\/em> from the soil, based on some papers<\/a> which identified Brettanomyces as part of the rhizosphere (microorganisms associated with plant roots) of several plant species. This first attempt simply plated water which I had used to rinse the roots of bean plants onto agar selective for Brettanomyces<\/em>. This attempt did not work, and instead I grew some pretty – but utterly useless for fermentation – filamentous fungi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I thought this would be it for the year – it was already well into fall, and most plants in our garden were on their way to dormancy or death. But, thanks to some late season warm weather, I was able to make a second attempt at it. This time using an enrichment approach prior to plating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So did it work?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a monster post, so here’s a quick TOC for anyone who wants to jump around:<\/p>\n\n\n\n