Issius
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I enjoy "messing" with things so to speak, and so even though I've only brewed a few batches, I'd like to make something very unique.
What I would like to do is pull a wild yeast strain that you would normally not want in the wort so that I can use it as the primary yeast in a batch. I live in philly and I really enjoy the Yards Philadelphia Pale Ale so I'm considering making my own "Philadelphia Pale Ale" by cultivating a wild yeast strain in Philly and using it in a pale ale recipe.
My questions are about how to do this and how to cultivate it. I understand the yeast basically will multiply with ample amounts of sugar available to them, but how exactly would I "catch" them in the first place. Also, would it work the same way and re-pitching yeast? In that I could take a small sample and have that grow again? Also, anything else maybe I'm not aware of. I'm not really sure where to find this kind of information.
What I would like to do is pull a wild yeast strain that you would normally not want in the wort so that I can use it as the primary yeast in a batch. I live in philly and I really enjoy the Yards Philadelphia Pale Ale so I'm considering making my own "Philadelphia Pale Ale" by cultivating a wild yeast strain in Philly and using it in a pale ale recipe.
My questions are about how to do this and how to cultivate it. I understand the yeast basically will multiply with ample amounts of sugar available to them, but how exactly would I "catch" them in the first place. Also, would it work the same way and re-pitching yeast? In that I could take a small sample and have that grow again? Also, anything else maybe I'm not aware of. I'm not really sure where to find this kind of information.