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Harvesting yeast from German beers?

Post #1 made 12 years ago
by cazadoro
I am on vacation to Germany for a few eels and would like your opinions/advice on which German beers I might be able to harvest yeast from as well as care suggestions to keep the yeast viable until I can get a chance to brew.

Is this even worth trying if I can't brew till September? (Moving and changing jobs in August). Are there any unique yeasts that I would not otherwise be able to buy?

P.s. I usually am more of a dark beer fan but they sell beers by the season so those are hard to come by. I never liked a wissen before getting here. The ones I had in the states always seemed out of balance or had an overwhelming aftertaste. Thanks for any advice you can give.
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Post #2 made 12 years ago
by mally
Have a look at this Cazadoro LINK
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Post #4 made 12 years ago
by BobBrews
Just remember that the yeast used to ferment is not always the same as the yeast used to pressurize the bottle. Some beers always use two different strains. One for flavor and one for carbonation. If you get a mixture or one is stronger and dominates you may not be able to recreate the beer?
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Post #5 made 12 years ago
by Aries
Here is a list of some that should work. Fresh produced would work better. (including some Beglian Beers aswell)

Untergärig

Bayreuther Aktienbrauerei Zwick'l Kellerbier
Gemünder Brauerei (Eifel) Eifeler Landbier
Haake Beck Kräusen
Hachenburger Urtrüb
Hacker-Pschorr Kellerbier
Loscher Münchsteinacher Zwickel Pils naturtrüb (Loscher, Münchsteinach)
Michelsbräu Kellerbier
Mönchshof Kellerbier
Ritter St. Georgen-Brauerei (Nennslingen)
Schussenrieder Museumsbier Original No. 1
Zischke Kellerbier
Einsiedler Landbier Zwickel
Wernecker Wernecker Laurentius unfiltriertes Kellerbier

Obergärig

Appenzeller Hefeweizen (Schweiz)
Augustiner Hefeweizen
Braumanufaktur Hefeweizen
Bolten UrAlt Naturtrübes Altbier
Coopers Sparkling Ale
Cramer Cramer Bio-Kellerbier
Dachsbräu Hefeweizen (Weilheim)
Stift Engelszell Österreichisches Trappistenbier
Gutmann Hefeweizen (Titting)
Hellers Unfiltriertes Kölsch: Heller's Wiess (Köln)
Holledauer Weisse (Au i.d. Hallertau)
Holzkirchner Weiße
Kapuziner Weißbier
König Ludwig Schlossbrauerei Kaltenberg Prinzregent-Luitpold-Weizen
Kuchlbauer Weisse (Abensberg)
Löwenbrauerei Der Weiße Löwe - Hefeweizen (Elzach)
Maisel Hefeweizen (Bayreuth)
Maredsous 8° Bruin (Benediktinerabtei Maredsous, Belgien)
Pinkus Hefeweizen (Pinkus Müller, Münster)
Raschhofer Weizen Hell (Österreich)
Ritter St. Georgen-Brauerei Weißer Franke (Nennslingen)
Rochefort 8 Belgisches Trappistenbier
Satan Gold (helles belgisches Starkbier)
Schneider -Weisse (Kelheim)
Teisnacher Winterweiße Teisnacher Dunkle Winterweiße (Brauerei Ettl, Teisnach)
Tucher Hefeweizen (Nürnberg)
Uerige Hefeweizen (Altbierhefe aus Düsseldorf)
Uerige unfiltriert Uerige Altbierhefe aus Düsseldorf
Westmalle Dubbel Belgisches Trappistenbier

Best one to stripp is definitly Schneiderweisse. They even made a competition some time a ago where homebrewers could send in their craftbeer creation with Schneider yeast :thumbs:
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