wild yeast

Thought I would try my hand at collecting some wild yeast from a pear off of my pear tree. Am completely new to this and to wild yeast...now am going to be "that guy" do I have an infection or is this a type of lacto that I collected? I dont smell anything funky or off, it smells tart and citrus...

Hi all I’ve had a couple of brews sitting in the fermenters while I was away on holidays. Fermentation started 4 April and each finished around 20 April. Before I left I’d dumped the trub, removed the spent dry hop bags, and set both FV’s to maintain 6 deg to kill fermentation while I was away...

Hi everybody, I wanted to post this as it's a little different. If you are a curious person, this is a very low-effort, low-risk experiment that could fit on your kitchen countertop. The recipe is dead simple, and I found it to be the tastiest thing I had ever made. And the season is coming...

I brewed a 10 gal all grain German lager. Split it into two 7gal BrewBuckets and lagered at 53 deg until done - approx 12 days. White Labs P838. One fermentation had classic tan yeast ring, on had same but with blue in it as well. Both tasted fine before legging. Is this from some wild yeast?

Hey everyone, needs some opinions on this. Been barrel aging my brew for several months. Checked it 3 weeks ago, everything was spot on and no problems. Just gone to take a sample today and I’ve got a layer of white scum in the surface. Took a sample, tastes fine, smells fine. No souring or off...

This is my first time brewing and im learning at every step what not to do. I over filled my fermentation vessel and the foam is getting into my air lock can i take liquid out? its been two days since i added the yeast so im not sure if its about to go down. My next question is if i have a wild...

I want to do some experiments with wild yeast and I have some questions about it. Is known that brewer's yeast has the ability to flocculate due to the selective force put in it by centuries, since brewers have collected yeast from the fermentor´s bottom. And that is the difference with wild...

In the simplest of terms, beer fermentation consists of yeast converting simple sugars into alcohol. There are versions of this process happening all over the world, to all sorts of sugars, by innumerable strains of yeast. What this means for you, is that your local homebrew shop isn't the only...

In the simplest of terms, beer fermentation consists of yeast converting simple sugars into alcohol. There are versions of this process happening all over the world, to all sorts of sugars, by innumerable strains of yeast. What this means for you, is that your local homebrew shop isn't the only...

I'm planning on making some kiwi wine and was wondering if there was way to do it with the wild yeast on the fruit itself. initially I was planning on skinning them first and use some yeast but I couldn't buy any (anything alcohol related is illegal here). -So my question is, is it possible to...

I've been catching and growing cultures of yeast for some time now, using mashed/blended fruit and letting it sit outside. However, I've just recently asked myself if I could just forget about the whole fruit pulp business and just boil sugary water (with easy to ferment sugar like glucose or...

I saw this video where these fellas fermented a beer with a log. So, I'm a total yeast guy when it comes to brewing and I check it out. That seemed interesting enough, but looking around on the interweb I came across information on wild yeast on certain fruits and then I came across kveik and...

Hi all, After a successful first go at cider-making using store-bought juice and Montrachet yeast, I decided to try a wild fermentation using apples picked from a local orchard. I washed, then juiced the apples and had a very active primary fermentation, and after 5 days, when it was still...

What's up guys and gals? About two weeks ago I tossed some grapes and a couple leaves into some starter to catch something wild. There were signs of fermentation and I let it go 12 days, saw visible sediment at the bottom of the mason jar. It smelled and tasted pretty pretty good, a little...

Hey all- new to the site but I've been homebrewing for a bit now, from Tel Aviv if you ever want good beer around here, come say hi! My question is this: I mostly followed this guy's post on how to capture wild yeast. mutedog.beer/blog/how-to-harvest-wild-yeast/ We have a huge outdoor market...

Hey, just looking for a confirmation on yeast rafts vs mold here. Day 3 since brewing, slight airlock activity and signs of what is likely yeast “dust” down the sides. Are some wild yeasts top-feeding? I harvested the yeast from my yard, so I’m expecting it to have some trouble but would rather...

Anyone ever get a particularly pungent yeast strain smell "stuck" in their nose/ mouth? I smelled my starter of wild yeast harvest starter yesterday and then when I smelled two different carboys and drank a separate beer, all of them smelled like the pungent starter! It was strange enough that...

Goal: A Cyzer using fresh pressed, local, organically grown apples and wild yeast. Concern #1: I have picked up some unwanted yeast and potentially mold spores in storage Concern #2: I am wasting my time trying to capture wild yeast when it is 30-50ºF outside Details: I have several Bushels...

Hi guys, I've heard that one way to make a sour beer is to collect wild yeast by putting a jar of wort under a tree (still trying to figure out how to do this in Minnesota winter... indoor plants?). I'm curious if doing this will always result in a sour beer, or if sometimes you can collect...