Ideas using cultured Ommegang yeast

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by langdonk1, Nov 6, 2014.

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  1. langdonk1

    langdonk1 Initiate (0) May 16, 2014 South Carolina

    Just cultured some yeast from Ommegang Brewery's Hennepin Farmhouse Saison bottle conditioned beer. Any ideas to do something with this yeast?
     
    #1 langdonk1, Nov 6, 2014
  2. JohnSnowNW

    JohnSnowNW Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2013 Minnesota

    I believe they use the same yeast in Rare Vos...so maybe a Hoppy Belgian Amber/Pale?
     
    #2 JohnSnowNW, Nov 6, 2014
  3. langdonk1

    langdonk1 Initiate (0) May 16, 2014 South Carolina

    How long does cultured yeast store for?
     
    #3 langdonk1, Nov 7, 2014
  4. FeDUBBELFIST

    FeDUBBELFIST Pooh-Bah (1,765) Oct 31, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Isn't that their house yeast? If so, you could make any Belgian beer practically. Also, if it IS their house yeast, next time try culturing yeast from a bottle of Witte instead for less-stressed yeast (5.2% vs. 7.7% ABV).
     
    #4 FeDUBBELFIST, Nov 10, 2014
  5. langdonk1

    langdonk1 Initiate (0) May 16, 2014 South Carolina

    The yeast appear to have multiplied but I haven't seen any activity similar to a yeast starter. The yeast look clumpy on the bottom of my mason jar. The temperature in my condo is 70ish degrees. Is this too cold for a belgian strain to propogate?
     
    #5 langdonk1, Nov 10, 2014
  6. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    With such a small amount of yeast (bottle dregs), I wouldn't be surprised to not see/catch any activity. My recommendation would be to decant, step it up, and see what happens.
     
    #6 VikeMan, Nov 10, 2014
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