Down Under IPA ideas?

[super_simian]

Yeast labs have removed specific references to breweries to avoid legal troubles, which is totally understandable. And few of the big breweries would care to share their yeast, totally true. But they don't EVER filter/pasteurise and reseed with a different strain PURELY to avoid yeast "theft". That is pure fantasy.

[50quidsoundboy]

i went round Batemans brewery last week (amazing place, i got right up close to the open fermentation tanks!) and was told that the reason they pasteurise and don't bottle-condition is to protect their strain. i'd actually taken a sanitized flask with me in the hope of blagging some yeast, but in the end i didn't ask because it would obviously have been pointless and embarrassing!

[goldstar]

http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/i ... t&p=571188

This is from the LC Head Brewer during past discussions on another forum covering this topic. Link above.

"Hey Guys,
Was just reading this one and I can probably clarify our process.We do ferment with an ale yeast and then filter bright and re-innoculate with a pilsner yeast (the same strain that we use in our Pilsner in fact).There are a number of microbiological reasons for doing so - lager yeast is slightly more vigourous, will ferment a bit dryer, etc. We do only add JUST enough to do the job and post bottle conditioning we actually chill every batch to ensure tight compaction of the yeast.

This is just our philosophy and ther are plenty of other ways to do it.And yes, our yeast is stored in Copenhagen and we propagate fresh conditioning yeast every week. (ale yeast about once every 4 weeks).Anyway, there you go.... (and yes, I guess you could culture up the pils yeast from the bottle, but as someone said here, probably purchase some and you are guaranteed that the yeast is healthy).
Cheers, Alex (aka LC Chief Brewer)"


As for a recipe, for partial brewers search for Boonies LCPA clone. For all grain brewers search for Little Fellas Pale Ale, or LFPA.

All the ingredients are great in them so have fun with it.
Cheers, Goldstar

[critch]

well i dont use it but know of a few that do......

http://www.danstaryeast.com/products/cb ... beer-yeast

[CestrIan]

Well that clears things up! Thanks Goldstar! I guess I'll just drink my bottle of little creatures and enjoy it for what it is - Great memories of a booze cruise down under!