Catalyst ABC tonight

[Killer Brew]

Australian scientists have propagated yeast from a 200+ year old shipwreck off of Tassie to make a beer.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-14/worlds-oldest-beer-brought-back-to-life-scientists-claim/7496532

 

[Moad]

They say Brett isn't used... Whaaaaa

 

[crowmanz]

They say Brett isn't used... Whaaaaa

Did you read the article?

The brewer's yeast brettanomyces was found. It is not used in modern commercial brewing, but was used everywhere in old-style brewing.

It is a shame they only brewed using a coppers tin...wonder if they had temp control?

 

[Moad]

Not used in modern commercial brewing... The next line down. I guess it depends what you call commercial brewing.

To answer your question, yes I read the article.

Was also dissapointed they made an extract beer, they should analysed the malt and hop composition if possible.

 

[crowmanz]

Not used in modern commercial brewing... The next line down. I guess it depends what you call commercial brewing.

Noted, the incomplete sentence in your OP made it read as though brett wasn't used in this recreated beer.

I guess to them commercial means megaswill.

 

[2much2spend]

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/catalyst/

Something to watch tonight. It's beer related
I think it's something to do with a beer bottle discovered on an old ship wreck and they have cultivated the yeast.

 

[goomboogo]

They isolated 5 or 6 strains of yeast from the bottle. One was Saccharomyces and the rest were Brettanomyces. The managed to revive the Saccharomyces and brew a beer with it. I'm not sure whether they brewed with any of the Brett strains.

 

[hoppy2B]

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[DU99]

set the PVR..

 

[panspermian]

Question: Was it always this type of yeast or is this just a product of stress factors causing the yeast to be like Trappist yeast?

 

[panspermian]

They isolated 5 or 6 strains of yeast from the bottle. One was Saccharomyces and the rest were Brettanomyces. The managed to revive the Saccharomyces and brew a beer with it. I'm not sure whether they brewed with any of the Brett strains.

I heard on on the radio this arvo it was champagnish, so yes.

 

[panspermian]

I want this blokes job. Yeast specialist.

 

[panspermian]

Proven under microscope

 

[panspermian]

Apparently Brett is 'oblong'. [emoji3]
Lovin' it [emoji4]

 

[SBOB]

some high quality home brew setup there to test out the yeast... /sarcasm

 

[Benn]

Diving and homebrew, my two favourite activities.

 

[DU99]

can of malt and one or two other items made in a shed and the beer comes bottled after 4 weeks

 

[SBOB]

can of malt and one or two other items made in a shed and the beer comes bottled after 4 weeks

being Tasmania, you could almost excuse the lack of temp control

 

[nosco]

I just caught the last few minutes of the story on Catalyst. Ill watch it again later.

http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/4481385.htm

The story above actually reads alot like the Catalyst story. Both ABC i guess.

 

[barls]

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