Does anyone know anything about the yeast used by Hobsons, whose Mild was awarded the 2007 CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain?
http://www.hobsons-brewery.co.uk/our-beers/hobsons-mild/
On a whim I bought a bottle of Hobsons Postman's Knock and saw that it's bottle conditioned, so I thought I'd take a stab at harvesting the yeast and making a small batch of bitter. I can barely find out anything about the yeast, though.
From what I can tell, the nearby Ludlow brewery originally got their strain from Hobsons, and this page says Hobsons yeast is originally from Holden's brewery:
http://allbeerflavourdiscoverychoice.blogspot.com/2010/06/anything-but-old-hat.html
The yeast, a classic top-fermenting ale strain, was originally
sourced from Midlands family brewer Holdens but now imparts
a distinctive character to all Hobsons beers.
If anyone has any more information about this yeast, I'd appreciate it.
http://www.hobsons-brewery.co.uk/our-beers/hobsons-mild/
On a whim I bought a bottle of Hobsons Postman's Knock and saw that it's bottle conditioned, so I thought I'd take a stab at harvesting the yeast and making a small batch of bitter. I can barely find out anything about the yeast, though.
From what I can tell, the nearby Ludlow brewery originally got their strain from Hobsons, and this page says Hobsons yeast is originally from Holden's brewery:
http://allbeerflavourdiscoverychoice.blogspot.com/2010/06/anything-but-old-hat.html
The yeast, a classic top-fermenting ale strain, was originally
sourced from Midlands family brewer Holdens but now imparts
a distinctive character to all Hobsons beers.
If anyone has any more information about this yeast, I'd appreciate it.