Funk Metal... be warned.

That's a much closer definition than Lutter's interpretation. Brewers don't wish for diacetyl to end up in their beers, but if often does. It's a byproduct, not an infection.

 

Meh, I agree... contamination seems like the correct term for a byproduct. I just simply lump it with infections in my mind.

Is it me, or does all this stuff sound like hospital language?

 

Brett is not a bacteria

 

I think too many people use the term infected WAY too loosely. An infected beer is something unintentional with wild yeast or other bacteria. It is the pure definition of the word "infection" itself. Is it not? I can understand why brewers avoid using "contamination", but some things truly do fall into that category. Some things are more of an unwanted chemical reaction. And in other cases, things are intentionally experimentally off, like in prohibition style ales.

Perfect constants are impossible to achieve through imperfect human existence. It is part of the fun behind the inexact science that is brewing.

Yeast is its own creature, neither bacterial or fungal.

 

Pretty sure yeast is classed as a single-cell fungus. Disclaimer: I am not now, nor have I ever been a microbiologist, but Alton Brown said it was a fungus and that's good enough for me. The man don't lie.

 

We're not completely sure what caused the Commercial Suicide that got recalled to over carbonate. Our theory is that it was "contaminated" with our French Saison yeast. A lab test of the recalled Commercial Suicide did not show the presence of any wild yeast or bacteria. For that reason, we believe the culprit may have been the French Saison yeast, which is highly attenuative.

Jeff Stuffings
Jester King

 

Yeast is a fungus

 

My fiancee is a microbiologist, yeast is definitely a fungus

 

I know yeast personally... he's a fun-gi at parties.

*crickets*

 

Haaaaa. I get it.

 

So, opened my bottle and it did spill out. Have a glass handy. As for the beer, I'm a bit speachless. I'm glad I went out and got a third bottle. It's excellent. Well done Jester King.

 

I can't wait till stuff like this is year round. Good to see they've already blended and incorporated more into their barrel program.

 

After 24 hours in the fridge, mine wasn't aggressive at all (even after dropping the bottle right before serving).

 

Some people just like to Bitch.

 

Or maybe not every bottle is the same, because you're talking about a living orgamisn (yeast) that doesn't always behave the same way.

 

Plus bottle conditioning and hand filling... So literally every bottle will be different carbonation wise.

 

Correct, I have had Jolly Pumpkin and JK beers gush after being in the fridge for days. I have also had beers from both breweries that have been in the fridge for a few hours, or from my closet to a cooler for a bit, and no problems what so ever.

 

Nah...

 

Whatever the reason, I went and got yet another bottle .

 

The Jolly Pumpkin De Viento was the worst gusher I've ever experienced.