I have been trying, for a couple years, to catch some wild yeast that is good for beer. I have had some wort out (for the millionth time) for three days. I caught something... It smells fruity (like an English yeast). Normally everything I catch tastes and smells gross. I am hopeful for this one. We have a lot of fruit trees etc and yeast is abundant. I just always get gross ones or other bacteria, or moldy stuff. Cant wait to taste my catch. I used an ipa as bait this time.
I have been using under 1 quart. I put out several baby food jars full in different places. I set it aside every time I brew. I have caught stuff before but it always looked like puke etc. This time it actually looked like a nice beer krausen and smelled nice (very fruity). I took pictures. If it is anything good (Ill taste soon) Ill put them up.
If you stick to hoppy wort, you should do a fair job of keeping out the unwanted cooties.
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On Deck: Saison "Jardin d'été" (3rd Gen 3711, Wild bugs, Pale ale malt, wheat, Willamette dry hop)
Primary: Saison "Vomissure de Grenouille" (2nd Gen 3711 from dregs, Pale Ale malt, Crystals and Willamettes)
Secondary: BM45/Spontaneous Bugs Experiment (down to 1.008, and tastes awesome)
Well... It smelled fruity, but tastes spicy almost peppery. Not what I was looking for but Ill make some beer with it for the novelty of using my own caught yeast.
Well... It smelled fruity, but tastes spicy almost peppery. Not what I was looking for but Ill make some beer with it for the novelty of using my own caught yeast.
Nice. I just watched an episode of Beer Hunter where M. Jackson visits several Belgian breweries, one of which uses wild yeast. He claims it's the only brewery in the world that does this.
might have caught something good
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