Explore the benefits of Serial Fermentation in winemaking
The attraction your customers have to a quality red wine goes beyond a pleasant scent and rich flavor profile. “When it comes to wine,” says Blake Bomben, Business Development Manager at Ravago Chemicals North America, “people drink with their eyes.” From the delicate translucent red of a light-bodied Pinot Noir, to the deep ruby red of […]
Rehydrating Yeast (hydrated yeast = happy yeast)
Why do you have to rehydrate yeast? Why follow all of the meticulous steps to rehydrate yeast? After all, you could just chuck it into solution and it would work. But that’s not the ideal situation. When you make yeast, you grow it in solution “in vivo” and it’s fermenting. Then in order to package […]
The History of Yeast (part 2)
This is part 2 of our History of Yeast series! Read part 1 here. Initially, all that was done with these scientific advances was to duplicate the existing practice in winemaking and brewing. Large winery and brewery operations isolated their own strains, cleaned up any spoilage organisms, and then grew their desired historically derived selection to […]
The History of Yeast (part 1)
In the introductory blog in the Wine Series, we took a look at why it is important to rehydrate yeast properly. In the future, we will talk about and compare and contrast specific strains of yeast. But before we get into what the differences are between specific yeasts, we should take a look at how the yeasts […]
Taste Test AB Biotek’s Four New Next Generation Specialty Yeasts for Wine
What does yeast fermentation have to do with wine quality? Absolutely everything! A significant difference between grape juice and wine is the yeast.
A pure active dry hybrid yeast used to enhance the tropical fruit characters and mouthfeel in high-quality Chardonnay.
Maurivin AWRI Paragon
A pure active dry hybrid yeast used to enhance the tropical fruit characters and mouthfeel in high quality Chardonnay.