So I put some are wort I had out in the garden over night to capture some yeast. This is after 2 day, do you guys recon I have yeastView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1445786947.452063.jpg
1st time wild yeast
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jmshipe
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looks maybe like you have a mix of a few different things. what does it smell like?
I've been giving wild yeast fermentation a try as well. Stepped up as far as 1 gallon, but the smell from the airlock is vinegary. Could be just yeast that soured after a blowout I had early into fermtation, but I don't have high hopes for it. Hope yours smells better than mine.
Greg1Cruickshank
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Awesome. I'd say you have something for sure.
I'm not super technical so I wouldn't want to say what exactly you have.
I did the same thing in spring. I stepped it up for about a month and then pitched into a 1 gallon 1.040 blonde ale.
It's been sitting in my basement ever since.
Have you done wild yeast harvesting before?
I'm not super technical so I wouldn't want to say what exactly you have.
I did the same thing in spring. I stepped it up for about a month and then pitched into a 1 gallon 1.040 blonde ale.
It's been sitting in my basement ever since.
Have you done wild yeast harvesting before?
jmshipe
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If you are looking to get serious about isolating the culture you have check out bootlegbiology.com
Greg1Cruickshank
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AMAZING!!
I've been scouring the web high and low for something this informative.
Cheers.
jmshipe
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Yeah there's a great deal of really useful information on that site. They even have "wrangling kits" to help you jumpstart the process.
