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Wild yeast and bacteria may be used for brewing, winemaking and distilling. These strains lend a wide range of unique, specific tastes and aromas, such as acidity, barnyard funk and earthy notes.
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Mainiacal Yeast – Brett Blend 4 – Liquid
£14.99Brett Blend 4
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Bootleg Biology – The Mad Fermentation Saison Blend. BB: 03/09/2020
£13.99This blend integrates beautifully with fruity and tropical hops, with the unique Brett culture keeping hop aromatics crisp and bright for an extended time. For best results use a highly fermentable wort, dry hopping during the tail of active fermentation, and carbonating naturally.
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Bootleg Biology – Funk Weapon #1 BB: 27/08/2020
£13.99This rare, and commercially unavailable yeast isolate, produces pungent horse blanket and fresh leather aromas. Perfect for breaking out the funk in farmhouse-style beers.
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Bootleg Biology – Funk Weapon #2 BB: 27/08/2020
£13.99perfect for 100% Brettanomyces fermentations, especially Brett IPAs. Amplifies citrus and tropical fruit-forward hop flavors and aromas into a punchy ripeness.
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Bootleg Biology – Funk Weapon #3 BB: 27/08/2020
£13.99a versatile culture that creates wildly different flavor and aroma profiles depending on the age of fermentation. Young fermentations produce mild musty funk and ripe tropical fruit, while older and bottle conditioned ferments show off unique flavors and aromas of strawberry, cherry and tropical candy.
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Bootleg Biology – S. arlingtonesis BB: 05/03/2020
£13.99This culture ferments extremely clean in the 50’sF (lagers) & 60’sF (Kolsch and Lager hybrids), and has subtle fruity/citrus esters in the higher end of the Ale fermentation range (wheat-centric beers).
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Bootleg Biology – Sour Solera Blend (Spring 2020) BB:05/09/2020
£13.99Sour Solera™ Blend contains a unique and complex collection of Saccharomyces, Brettanomyces, Lactobacillus, Pediococcus and other funky yeast and souring bacteria pulled from an active fermentation.
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WHC Funky Pineapple. BB: 30/10/2020
£7.49A very interesting yeast to experiment with. Produces powerful tropical fruit flavours at normal ale temperatures. At higher ale temperatures, it starts to produce funky and saison like aromas with even more aggressive pineapple notes.
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OMEGA Yeast – OYL-201 – Brettanomyces Claussenii BB: 15/10/2020
£9.49The mildest on the Brettanomyces funkiness spectrum, Brettanomyces claussenii presents more of a leathery earthiness and some pineapple—both characteristics that are contributed in large part by the aroma alone. It does its best work as a secondary yeast. See also: Brettanomyces bruxellensis (OYL-202), Brettanomyces lambicus (OYL-203) and three of our Funk blends (OYL-210, 211, 212).
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Wyeast 3031-PC SAISON-BRETT BLEND – Seasonal. BB: 06/12/2020
£8.29A blend of two saison strains and Brettanomyces creates a dry and complex ale. Classic earthy and spicy farmhouse character meets tropical and stone fruit esters. Aging brings elevated Brett flavor. Expect high attenuation with this blend.
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Wyeast 3278 Belgian Lambic Blend. BB: 26/11/2020
£8.29This blend contains yeast and bacteria cultures important to the production of spontaneously fermented beers of the Lambic region. Specific proportions of a Belgian style ale strain, a sherry strain, two Brettanomyces strains, a Lactobacillus culture, and a Pediococcus culture produce the desirable flavor components of these beers as they are brewed in Brussels.
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Wyeast 5112 BRETTANOMYCES BRUXELLENSIS. BB: 19/11/2020
£12.59This strain of wild yeast was isolated from brewery cultures in the Brussels region of Belgium. It produces the classic “sweaty horse blanket” character of indigenous beers such as gueuze, lambics and sour browns and may form a pellicle in bottles or casks.
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Wyeast 5223-PC LACTOBACILLUS BREVIS – Seasonal. BB: 05/11/2020
£8.29This strain is excellent for remixing the profile in a Lambic-style or Flanders Red Ale, or for kettle souring wort for a balanced Berliner Weisse.
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Wyeast 5526 BRETTANOMYCES LAMBICUS. BB: 28/10/2020
£12.59This is a wild yeast strain isolated from Belgian lambic beers. It produces a pie cherry-like flavor and sourness along with distinct “Brett” character. A pellicle may form in bottles or casks. To produce the classic Belgian character, this strain works best in conjunction with other yeast and lactic bacteria. It generally requires 3-6 months of aging to fully develop flavor characteristics.
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Wyeast 5335 LACTOBACILLUS BUCHNERI. BB: 30/09/2020
£12.59This culture produces moderate levels of acidity and is commonly found in many types of beers including gueuze, lambics, sour brown ales and Berliner Weisse. It is always used in conjunction with S. cerevisiae and often with various wild yeast.
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Wyeast 5733 PEDIOCOCCUS DAMNOSUS. BB: 01/10/2020
£12.59Lactic acid bacteria used in the production of Belgian style beers where additional acidity is desirable. Often found in gueuze and other Belgian style beer. Acid production will increase with storage time. It may also cause “ropiness” and produce low levels of diacetyl with extended storage time.
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OMEGA Yeast – OYL-210 – Brett Blend #1 Where Da Funk? BB: 29/10/2020
£9.49One Brett-famous Colorado brewery strain, plus two strains that were formerly classified as Brett (but are now known to be Saccharomyces), result in huge tropical fruit aromas that mingle well with fruity aroma hops. Note that aroma intensity fades a bit during conditioning.
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OMEGA Yeast – OYL-211 – Brett Blend #2 Bit O’ Funk. BB: 11/10/2020
£9.49Bit O’ Funk contains the two Saccharomyces strains from Brett Blend #1 (OYL-210) for primary fermentation and is spiked with Brettanomyces bruxellensis for development of classic, funkforward Brett character during secondary fermentation. The bit ‘o funkiness will take extended time to develop (3 months or more)
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OMEGA Yeast – OYL-212 – Brett Blend #3 Bring On Da Funk. BB:11/10/2020
£9.49Bring on Da Funk consists of two Saccharomyces strains from Brett Blend #1 (OYL-210) spiked with both Brettanomyces bruxellensis and Brettanomyces lambicus, plus two additional Brettanomyces isolates from a Brett-famous Colorado brewery, plus two Brett isolates from an “intense” Belgian source to equal a funky, fruity, complex 8-strain composition. The Brett character will develop over time, as will acid production if exposed to oxygen.
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OMEGA Yeast – OYL-217 – C2C American Farmhouse. BB: 29/11/2020
£9.49C2C American Farmhouse is a coast to coast blend of one saison strain from a famous Northeast U.S. brewery and one Brettanomyces strain from a Northwest U.S. brewery. The blend results in a fast developing fruity and funky farmhouse ale.
