I know that WLP001/Wy1056/S-05 are all the Sierra Nevada yeast strain, but where did Sierra Nevada originally get that yeast? Was it harvested from the air in Chico, or is it possible that it came from, say, a European brewery?
Original source of Chico strain
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Supposedly it comes from Ballantine Brewery, BRY 96 or 97.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballantine_Brewery
http://www.siebelinstitute.com/services/yeast/yeast-cultures
Where it comes from prior to Ballantine, I don't know.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballantine_Brewery
http://www.siebelinstitute.com/services/yeast/yeast-cultures
Where it comes from prior to Ballantine, I don't know.
Was that the one that was cultured from Ken Grossman's nose hair?
I know that they have done genetics on wine grapes, I wonder if they've been done for beer yeasts? Would be highly interesting.
I know that they have done genetics on wine grapes, I wonder if they've been done for beer yeasts? Would be highly interesting.
