winnph
Well-Known Member
My neighbor has a rose bush that leans over my driveway and snags me when I'm getting in and out of my car sometimes. Today, I noticed that there are some rose hips still on it from last year, and while they were a little dried out, they were actually remarkably well-preserved for having weathered the winter.
So, as I've been on the lookout for sources of wild yeast lately, I decided this was a promising possibility. I got a ziploc bag and carefully picked a half-dozen of them, without touching them to anything other than the inside of the bag. Then, I boiled some DME and yeast nutrient, creating a low-gravity starter wort (about 1.020-.025). I split it into two halves (about 600ml each), and dropped three rose hips into each. If I see any yeast activity in the next week or so, I'll streak an agar plate and see if I can isolate any promising yeast colonies.
Has anyone ever heard of collecting yeast from rose hips?
P.S. I only picked them from the part of the bush that leans over my driveway, for those of you who may wish to reprimand me for stealing from the neighbor's bush. With all the thorn pricks that bush has given me, I say it's only fair.
So, as I've been on the lookout for sources of wild yeast lately, I decided this was a promising possibility. I got a ziploc bag and carefully picked a half-dozen of them, without touching them to anything other than the inside of the bag. Then, I boiled some DME and yeast nutrient, creating a low-gravity starter wort (about 1.020-.025). I split it into two halves (about 600ml each), and dropped three rose hips into each. If I see any yeast activity in the next week or so, I'll streak an agar plate and see if I can isolate any promising yeast colonies.
Has anyone ever heard of collecting yeast from rose hips?
P.S. I only picked them from the part of the bush that leans over my driveway, for those of you who may wish to reprimand me for stealing from the neighbor's bush. With all the thorn pricks that bush has given me, I say it's only fair.