2BedroomBrewing
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Given that in Massachusetts we have access to local malt (stone path and valley malt) and local hops (four star farms), I thought it would be an interesting challenge to brew a beer with Massachusetts only ingredients. The one problem of course is there are no yeast companies (to my knowledge) in the state. The only option would be to harvest wild yeast and with spring arriving, now is the time to start planning.
One complicating factor is that I live in Boston, which brings me to my question to all of you, has anyone had luck harvesting wild yeast in Boston? What concerns me is that there is a lot more crap in the air here and there is much less vegetation.
Here are the three ideas I've had so far:
1. Leave a jar in the window of my apartment and hope for the best
2. Take a walk with some jars to a park with a decent amount of flowers
3. Abandon the city, get in the car, and lay out some jars in an orchard
Any input is greatly appreciated!
One complicating factor is that I live in Boston, which brings me to my question to all of you, has anyone had luck harvesting wild yeast in Boston? What concerns me is that there is a lot more crap in the air here and there is much less vegetation.
Here are the three ideas I've had so far:
1. Leave a jar in the window of my apartment and hope for the best
2. Take a walk with some jars to a park with a decent amount of flowers
3. Abandon the city, get in the car, and lay out some jars in an orchard
Any input is greatly appreciated!