Log Beer - Fermenting with Wood Covered by Wild Yeast

Clawhammer Supply
Clawhammer Supply
4 Video Views·Oct 29, 2022  #logbeer

In this brewing video, we ferment a beer with wood covered by wild yeast in order to make a sour farmhouse ale with citrus flavors. The idea for this beer with wild yeast came from an episode of the Vice documentary "Beerland" where a homebrewer named Dailey Crafton was interviewed. Dailey is known for fermenting his homebrew beer with a log that he found in a park. The log that Dailey Crafton has is unique, it's covered with yeast. His log is specifically covered with Saccharomyces, Lactobacillus, and Brettanomyces. Although, the exact yeast strain found on his log is not known to science, it's unique and one-of-a-kind. Dailey was kind enough to mail us his special log in order to brew a beer with it and make this video. The practice of using wood to ferment beer is not new, it's a historic tradition and dates back to pre-science eras where people were brewing beer, but did not understand exactly how it fermented. Watch this video for inspiration on how to brew your own beer with wild yeast. The possibilities for brewing with wild yeast are endless and not limited to wood. Find wild yeast in flowers, fruit, vegetables, and beards. If you want to try a beer similar to the one we made in this video, you should check out Levenaut Beer which is Dailey Crafton's brewery that's using the yeast found on this log to make it's flagship farmhouse ale. Check out the resources below for brewing equipment, our log beer recipe, an interview with Dailey, and Dailey's brewing projects.

Log Beer recipe: https://www.clawhammersupply.com/blogs/moonshine-still-blog/log-beer-brewing-beer-with-wild-yeast
Equipment we used: https://www.clawhammersupply.com/
Levenaut: http://www.levenaut.com/
18th Ward: https://www.18thwardbrewing.com/
Interview with Dailey: #logbeer

Credit: Clawhammer Supply