Mountain Goat

[johnno]

Dropped some stuff of at the library last night. Walking back i decided to go into one of the many locals in my neighbourhood.
The reason I went into this one is they serve MG on tap.
I'm sure the barperson said it was an IPA. (I'll have to drop in again tonite to confirm). I had tried their hightail ale in late 98 early 99 when they first started releasing their stuff and I remember really liking it.
At that stage I was really sick of drinking all the locally made stuff (apart from Coopers) and wasnt really drinking much beer.
Anyway the IPA was a real treat. But what I noticed was how similar a kit and kilo I made at home was to this beer. Th MG was definetly more hoppy but according to them it as much hops as they dare to add. Also it had a dry finish. Is this the yeast? I wonder.
hehehe
I'm going to try and propogate some of the yeast from the bottle and see what i come up with.
Nice thing this home brewing.

Cheers B)

 

[jayse]

still waiting for my taste of the i.p.a.
still haven't seen it in adelaide but i have been told it is on its way.

 

[nicko]

johnno, not too sure how u will go with propagating the yeast...pretty sure mountain goat use a different strain for their bottling yeast


worth a try tho

id wait for someone to confirm this tho

 

[Mr Bond]

Found this in the back blocks of the forum.

Does anyone know if these guys use primary strain(ie unfiltered) to bottle condition ,or seed with a lager strain?

 

[goatherder]

Brauluver, I've got a bottle of Surefoot I finished the other night. On the side of the bottle it says:

"We avoid all preservatives and filtration to ensure maximum flavour - look for the yeast in the bottom of the bottle."

I guess this means it's the primary strain.

 

[Mr Bond]

Yeah thats what the website says as well.
Rumour is they use london 1028 for hightail.Being a tight arse thought I might culture some up.
E mailed em re this but so far no reply!

 

[jayse]

Its 1028 in everything except the stout which is 1084, personally i think the 1028 would work in the stout awesomely aswell but thats another story, certainly in every bottle its the primary strain.


boozed, broozed and broken boned.
Jayse

 

[Mr Bond]

Its 1028 in everything except the stout which is 1084, personally i think the 1028 would work in the stout awesomely aswell but thats another story, certainly in every bottle its the primary strain.


boozed, broozed and broken boned.
Jayse

Cheers Jayse :beerbang: