tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081751738815878503.post8579183869629082680..comments2023-04-14T03:40:29.342-04:00Comments on Sui Generis Brewing: 2014 Wild Yeast HuntBryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16672407110077541595noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081751738815878503.post-41623293847203770462014-07-14T07:50:49.806-04:002014-07-14T07:50:49.806-04:00I was pretty mad when I went through all of that a...I was pretty mad when I went through all of that and ended up with bupkis. But in retrospect, the source was malt which would have been sanitized by the killining process, and then reinoculated by whatever it came into contact with later on. I'm hoping that by starting with fruits/etc that may be expected to naturally harbour more of the good yeast I'll have better luck. <br /><br />Most people who've done the wild-yeast thing successfully used fruits, or harvested near orchards/etc. I'm hoping that's where my solution lies.<br /><br />BryanBryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16672407110077541595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8081751738815878503.post-3958531382144404492014-07-13T15:40:21.409-04:002014-07-13T15:40:21.409-04:00This is a pretty damned cool project. I'm a l...This is a pretty damned cool project. I'm a little shocked that out of 80 harvested strains, none proved drinkable. I suppose I shouldn't be, but I have heard so many stories that seemingly work out the first time (that yeast isolate captured from some guys beard, and Dogfishhead harvesting wild yeast near date palms in Egypt come to mind) that it seems like something would have come of 80 trials. But, I suppose those are the interesting stories to tell, not all the times it doesn't work.<br /><br />Sweet garden btw- I am jealous, as we don't get nearly enough light in our yard, and I've never been ambitious enough to knock down a few trees to get some tomatoes.<br /><br />- Dennis, <a href="http://lifefermented.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">Life Fermented Blog</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com