wild yeast

Anything other than a specifically bred brewer's yeast. There are many yeasts in nature but only a few selected ones give the desired properties that a brewer wants in their beers. A lambic beer will deliberately have wild yeasts added (whether by innoculation or by exposure to the atmosphere) to produce a unique sour, dry beer.

Lambic Beer

History

Lambic beer is the name given to beer which is spontaneously fermented.   Instead of having a monoculture of yeast especially bred for brewing beer introduced to the wort, the wort i

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