Community Cultures Yeast Lab, established in 2016, is a small lab out of San Antonio, Texas. Rob and Mara Green travel Texas and the US collecting and cultivating wild yeast strains. Looks like they have some international strains, too. They presently sell their yeast in liquid form. It's available to home and commercial brewers. I bought some at Brew Hound in Fort Worth, Texas.
Community Cultures Yeast Lab has a community scientist program where they will accept and bank qualified samples from the public.
I pitched Chisos for the first time yesterday. It's happily bubbling away in a chocolate stout now. I was going to use Safale US-05 since it's my go-to if I'm not trying to get anything except fermentation out of a yeast. Chisos claims to be the "most versatile" and create fruity notes. Okay. Fruit and chocolate go well, and I am aiming for a sweet stout. We shall see.
Chisos, TCLR32 – Just like the Chisos Campground, this strain is beautiful, native, and fun....yet at the same time, reliable, versatile, and perhaps a little more predictable than some of its more wild sister strains. This yeast has very mild flavors and aromas of its own, while still providing an excellent performer for brewery needs.
Cattail Falls– Big Bend, Texas
Fermentation – Top/Ale
Flocculation – Low
Attenuation – 86-91
Alcohol Tolerance –6-11%
Optimum Fermentation Temp- 65F -70F
Suggested Use – Clean, Golden Ale, Kolsch
Style and Flavor Notes -Hints of apple and cherry, citrus, floral, bright, our most versatile strain.
https://ccyeastlab.com/
Community Cultures Yeast Lab has a community scientist program where they will accept and bank qualified samples from the public.
I pitched Chisos for the first time yesterday. It's happily bubbling away in a chocolate stout now. I was going to use Safale US-05 since it's my go-to if I'm not trying to get anything except fermentation out of a yeast. Chisos claims to be the "most versatile" and create fruity notes. Okay. Fruit and chocolate go well, and I am aiming for a sweet stout. We shall see.
Chisos, TCLR32 – Just like the Chisos Campground, this strain is beautiful, native, and fun....yet at the same time, reliable, versatile, and perhaps a little more predictable than some of its more wild sister strains. This yeast has very mild flavors and aromas of its own, while still providing an excellent performer for brewery needs.
Cattail Falls– Big Bend, Texas
Fermentation – Top/Ale
Flocculation – Low
Attenuation – 86-91
Alcohol Tolerance –6-11%
Optimum Fermentation Temp- 65F -70F
Suggested Use – Clean, Golden Ale, Kolsch
Style and Flavor Notes -Hints of apple and cherry, citrus, floral, bright, our most versatile strain.
https://ccyeastlab.com/