Membership questions? Log in issues? Email info@brewersassociation.org

Author Topic: Harvesting Yeast from Commercial Beer  (Read 7771 times)

Offline beerocd

  • Senior Brewmaster
  • ******
  • Posts: 1429
Harvesting Yeast from Commercial Beer
« on: November 12, 2009, 11:49:49 am »
Seems there's only one list that everyone refers to for culturing yeast from and it's way out of date.
I do it because I feel like I'm getting a two-fer if I buy a great beer and then get to use the yeast to boot.
Maybe we can build a current list here?

Done:successfully
Rogue Chocolate Stout
Schneider Weisse
Hoegaarden

On Deck:unconfirmed
Allagash White
SN Kellerweis

Yeah, I like wheat beer.

-OCD
The moral majority, is neither.

Offline a10t2

  • Official Poobah of No Life. (I Got Ban Hammered by Drew)
  • *********
  • Posts: 4696
  • Ask me why I don't like Chico!
    • SeanTerrill.com
Re: Harvesting Yeast from Commercial Beer
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2009, 12:05:53 pm »
Bell's THA
Bell's Winter White (which is an American/Belgian blend)
DFH Raison d'Extra (which is allegedly WLP099)
Duvel - I believe this is a different bottling strain.
« Last Edit: November 12, 2009, 03:41:21 pm by a10t2 »
Sent from my Microsoft Bob

Beer is like porn. You can buy it, but it's more fun to make your own.
Refractometer Calculator | Batch Sparging Calculator | Two Mile Brewing Co.

Offline jackfromjax

  • 1st Kit
  • *
  • Posts: 24
Re: Harvesting Yeast from Commercial Beer
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2009, 02:23:13 pm »
Saison Dupont
Jolly Pumpkin La Roja
Orval

narvin

  • Guest
Re: Harvesting Yeast from Commercial Beer
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2009, 02:37:58 pm »
I've had great results with Saison Dupont, and Delirium Tremens (which, people claim is not the primary strain, but it tastes damn good to me).

I've failed with Rochefort twice.  Not sure if they had been sitting in a warehouse for a while or what.

Offline slimsparty

  • Assistant Brewer
  • ***
  • Posts: 109
  • 1882 Brewery
Re: Harvesting Yeast from Commercial Beer
« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2009, 02:42:05 pm »
I think I asked at tastybrew, but here goes again.

I tried with Brother Thelonius and got some activity.

Then I got lazy and it has been in a growler for about 6 months in my basement between 58-68 degrees.

Is it work trying to rekindle this stuff?

Offline mrbounds

  • Cellarman
  • **
  • Posts: 65
Re: Harvesting Yeast from Commercial Beer
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2009, 10:33:27 am »
 Fuller's 1845 works pretty well and is a very lively yeast!

Offline brandon

  • Cellarman
  • **
  • Posts: 52
Re: Harvesting Yeast from Commercial Beer
« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2009, 03:40:41 pm »
Sierra Nevada Keller Weiss is a great one to step up
www.EMBRACEtheFUNK.com <---My Sour Beer Website

Offline 1vertical

  • I spend way too much time on the AHA forum
  • ********
  • Posts: 2702
  • Ozone Layer. Actual location
Re: Harvesting Yeast from Commercial Beer
« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2009, 05:49:47 pm »
Reliable and successful for me multiple times

New Belgium "Abbey Ale"

Good source of a good belgian yeast strain.  I think that part of the
distributorship deal that distributors make with New Belgium is that
beer must remain refrigerated for transit. This helps the yeast as well.
A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.

Offline denny

  • Administrator
  • Retired with too much time on my hands
  • *****
  • Posts: 27137
  • Noti OR [1991.4, 287.6deg] AR
    • Dennybrew
Re: Harvesting Yeast from Commercial Beer
« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2009, 06:03:36 pm »
I think I asked at tastybrew, but here goes again.

I tried with Brother Thelonius and got some activity.

Then I got lazy and it has been in a growler for about 6 months in my basement between 58-68 degrees.

Is it work trying to rekindle this stuff?

After that length of time at that temp, I think I'd consider it a goner.
Life begins at 60.....1.060, that is!

www.dennybrew.com

The best, sharpest, funniest, weirdest and most knowledgable minds in home brewing contribute on the AHA forum. - Alewyfe

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell