Wyeast has pulled out all of the stops for a summer of sour ale brewing with their new release of microbes for the July – September 2014 Private Collection. They have 3203-PC De Bom Sour Blend™, a completely proprietary fast-aging blend that is reputed to go from wort to sour in as little as two[…]

  This article is one in a series describing the seasonal yeasts put out by our liquid yeast manufacturers. This one is.. Wyeast 5223-PC Lactobacillus brevis “Unlike most lactic acid bacteria used in brewing, Lactobacillus brevis will tolerate higher levels of IBUs in wort.  5223 will produce alcohol along with lactic acid during fermentation. Excellent[…]

Our manager Eamon Poplin recently shared his family’s traditional recipe for dandelion wine with our Facebook friends. You can read the original post here. Having an abundance of dandelions at home, I figured that I’d give it a shot. So, first thing was to pick those dandelions! It took only a few minutes to fill[…]

This article is one in a series describing the seasonal yeasts put out by our liquid yeast manufacturers. This one is.. Wyeast 3209-PC Oud Bruin Blend™ “Because the people don’t want something new … they want something Oud. And Bruin. This new exclusive sour blend is built for dark, malt-accented sour styles – like 3763[…]