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Bioprospecting – Capturing Local Microbes For Fermenting Beer

February 23, 2017 / Leave a Comment
Blackcurrants growing on a bush

The idea of wild yeast capture, sometimes known by the much cooler name bioprospecting, for making beer has interested me for a long time. I have started down this path a couple of times, with my first attempt successfully capturing a yeast from a blend of Michigan grown apples pressed into cider. This was used in my first attempt at making … [Read more…]

Posted in: Brewing Tagged: bioprospecting, wild yeast, yeast capture

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