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September 20, 2011
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Well, after much delay I have finally gotten around to buying materials, freezing my yeast, and documenting it all for you. My yeasties lived in their test tubes in the fridge for almost a month, hopefully that won’t hurt them (it shouldn’t too badly, but I guess we’ll find out when I try to revive… [Read more…]
September 19, 2011
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I’ve tasted my Yabba Dubbel Do recipe and it is simply amazing. Obviously it doesn’t take like Fruity Pebbles and I’m not sure what kind of an overall effect they end up having (vs, say, plain sugar). The end result, however- is outstanding. Nice carbonation, great foamy head on the pour that settles down into a mild… [Read more…]
September 19, 2011
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Some of you may have noticed that there haven’t been any updates in a bit over a month. First of all, my most sincere apologies. I hope some of you are still following! I’m not done with homebrewing and I still have lots that I want to write about, however – I really want this… [Read more…]
August 9, 2011
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Welcome back to the OneGallonHomebrew.com Yeast Bank series. If you’re just starting out, you should read parts 1 and 2 so you know what’s up. Today I was able to acquire some Wyeast 1098 – British Ale yeast. We are going to attempt to isolate this yeast and prepare it for freezing. You can do this… [Read more…]
August 8, 2011
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Well, I had hoped to actually get in my kitchen and freeze some yeast cells, but alas the homebrew store was closed (its a Monday, I should have known). What I did do, however, was collect and organize a nice set of equipment for harvesting / culturing yeast. I was able to check this stuff… [Read more…]
August 7, 2011
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Wouldn’t it be nice to have a selection of 10-12 different yeast strains always ready to be used, right in your home brewery? Wouldn’t it be nice if they would keep for over a year, take very little space, and never have to be paid for again – they could be re-used virtually indefinitely? That’d… [Read more…]