Yeast is a microscopic fungus, and it can be found just hanging out in nature and the world at large. Brewers sometimes … Read More
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Today’s weird yeast strain: Yeast collected from Easter Island during the head brewer’s honeymoon
The Intrepid Sojourner Beer Project will be releasing MO’AIPA tomorrow, Friday, August 23, when the tasting room opens … Read More
Today’s weird yeast strain: Mikkeller’s Wreck Ale uses yeast from an 1861 shipwreck
Yeast. Nature’s lovable microscopic fungus, and a brewer’s favorite microorganism. Via the fermentation process, strains … Read More
Today’s weird yeast strain: From the chest of a Union General
This might end up being a let down if you, like me, originally pictured a yeast strain emerging from the burly chest … Read More
Today’s weird yeast strain: Space-traveled yeast via Ninkasi Brewing’s Ground Control Imperial Stout
Three years ago, Ninkasi Brewing Co., an independent craft brewery based in Eugene, Ore., set its sights on a beer … Read More
Today’s weird yeast strain: Heineken launches H41, using rare ‘mother’ yeast discovered in Patagonia
Heineken H41 Bottle image buildup from additive studios on Vimeo. Variety has never been an enormous part of the … Read More
Today’s weird yeast strain: Cultures ensconced in amber 45 million years ago
So, the origins of the first primitive beer dates back thousands of years (some theorize as far back as 9500 B.C.). … Read More
Today’s weird yeast strain: Chair yeast from the guy who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl is a childhood treasure. James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and the … Read More
Today’s weird yeast strain: Pre-industrial revolution brewing yeast found in a shipwreck
Whether it's worthless maritime junk or ancient, priceless treasure, if it’s been on the seafloor long enough, it’s … Read More
Today’s weird yeast strain: Australian belly-button yeast
Brewers use ingredients to make beer (yes) but also tell stories. Yeast is perhaps the most important ingredient in the … Read More