Where to buy brett cultures?

Where should I buy cultures of Brett l. And such? I'd like to avoid White Labs/wyeast if possible

East coast yeast is probably the only other supplier for bugs for homebrewers.

Where can I buy ECY besides Princeton homebrew which is out my backyard but never carries them?

I thought Ive seen articles talking about some online store selling pure cultures of different microflora

bellmtbbq said:

Where should I buy cultures of Brett l. And such? I'd like to avoid White Labs/wyeast if possible

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Any particular reason you want to avoid the two most popular yeast suppliers?

Ever think about using wild brett? I see little pellicles pop up every time I forget to clean up a spill. It has happened at the past three places I have lived, which to me says that brett is absolutely everywhere.

I had wild brett get into a dry stout I made once. We drank it before it changed the flavor profile at all, but it was kinda neat...I have a habit of never finishing the last sip of my beer. Every time I left a glass out, a pellicle would form. Sometimes in a matter of minutes. You could see the surface of the beer start to lace together. I kind of wish I had saved some to try brewing with.

I picked up some ECY at princeton homebrew a few months back. they are the only place that carries it, its just a matter of stopping in at the right time.

Grab a bottle of Goose Island Matilda and culture from there.

ffaoe said:

I picked up some ECY at princeton homebrew a few months back. they are the only place that carries it, its just a matter of stopping in at the right time.

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Love2Brew also carries it, and now Barry's Homebrew in Philly does as well. Al came to to our club meeting at Barry's and brought ~50 vials to sell. I think ~40 were sold that night.

Coff said:

Love2Brew also carries it, and now Barry's Homebrew in Philly does as well. Al came to to our club meeting at Barry's and brought ~50 vials to sell. I think ~40 were sold that night.

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thats good news. picking them up in philly is more convient for me when they are available.

bellmtbbq said:

Where should I buy cultures of Brett l. And such? I'd like to avoid White Labs/wyeast if possible

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Any reason why? You could also harvest some dregs from a beer with Brett in it like Orval.

nberk said:

Any reason why? You could also harvest some dregs from a beer with Brett in it like Orval.

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Can't get through a sour bottle. BKyeast, one of my favorite blogs, is shipping out a couple of interesting brett cultures next week. Just need to culture/find some pedio/lacto and add some US-05.