Collecting wild yeast involves putting jars out in the wilderness.
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A sample from the only viable trap was plated onto agar to see what grew. The yeast can be seen through the microsope. Once isolated and cleaned, it then gets propogated into a larger quantity.
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Chip Nasser at Night Lizard Brewing Company propagated the yeast to have enough for both beer and bread.
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Chip ground wheat and started the base to make beer.
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The yeast found by the poison oak finally fulfilled its destiny to be made into beer.
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The yeast became beer and will be kept to be used in future beer making.
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Fr. Ian made bread with the same yeast (see story below). Chip and the Night Lizard crew enjoyed the bread and beer together.
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Chip and Fr. Ian enjoy the fruits of their labors.
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Fr. Ian drank some of the large can of beer, but he also made beer-battered fish & chips, among other beer-battered foods.
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Chip's data log for the yeast collection samples.
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Come along as Father Ian joins Chip Nasser of Night Lizard Brewing Company on a hunt for local wild yeast to make beer and bread.
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