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So this is not super relevant to homebrewers, but I thought it might at least interest some of you. This is related to diastatic brewing yeast (i.e. the yeast formerly known as Saccharomyces diastaticus). About a year ago I set out to elucidate the reasons behind why some strains carrying the...

Just thought I'd share some results from a small project I worked on last fall on here as well. In an attempt to create the ultimate yeast strain for a fruity IPA (it would of course be suitable for any beer style calling for a fruity ester profile without any phenolics), I've crossed an isolate...

As many of you are probably aware of, lager yeast or Saccharomyces pastorianus, is actually a hybrid between S. cerevisiae and the 'recently-discovered' S. eubayanus. Thanks to the availability of strains from both species, it is now possible to create new lager yeast, through the interspecific...

I ordered some rhizomes about a month ago and they arrived at my home about two weeks ago. The weather was quite cold then here in Finland, so I decided to start them in pots indoors. All rhizomes (five different varieties) started growing really well and shoots (? is that the correct word)...

Just thought I'd link to an interesting (and open access!) study that was published last week on how the microbiota of two batches of Cantillon lambic develop over a two-year period: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0095384 I apologize if this has been...