Comments on: The Great Fermentation Face-Off: A Battle of the Yeasts. http://leftcoastcowboys.com/2009/11/04/the-great-fermentation-face-off-a-battle-of-the-yeasts/ A Yank. A Brit. Two Terriers. A Vineyard. And a Dream. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:32:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: The Return of Cousin John’s Yeasts | Left Coast Cowboys http://leftcoastcowboys.com/2009/11/04/the-great-fermentation-face-off-a-battle-of-the-yeasts/comment-page-1/#comment-7692 The Return of Cousin John’s Yeasts | Left Coast Cowboys Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:51:29 +0000 http://leftcoastcowboys.com/?p=4332#comment-7692 [...] John, as you’ll remember from this post, is a purist. He makes wine, but spurning our carefully crafted and specially raised UC Davis [...] [...] John, as you’ll remember from this post, is a purist. He makes wine, but spurning our carefully crafted and specially raised UC Davis [...]

]]> By: A Tale of Two Presses | Left Coast Cowboys http://leftcoastcowboys.com/2009/11/04/the-great-fermentation-face-off-a-battle-of-the-yeasts/comment-page-1/#comment-5621 A Tale of Two Presses | Left Coast Cowboys Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:52:11 +0000 http://leftcoastcowboys.com/?p=4332#comment-5621 [...] Today we tackled the Cabernet press and again, we were lucky enough to have Cousin John to help us. But that also meant two different presses as we are still in the throes of an interesting experiment. Andy and I are processing our Cab with UC Davis yeasts and modern methods. Cousin John, who we “paid” in grapes for his help with the crush, is defiantly Old Skool: sulfite-free, natural yeasts and keep the methodology as manual as possible. For instance, we use UC Davis college-educated yeasts for fermenting, while John trusts his grapes to leather jacket wearing, motorcycle riding, liquor store robbing wild local yeasts. (If you aren’t up to speed on this epic Battle of the Yeasts, read this.) [...] [...] Today we tackled the Cabernet press and again, we were lucky enough to have Cousin John to help us. But that also meant two different presses as we are still in the throes of an interesting experiment. Andy and I are processing our Cab with UC Davis yeasts and modern methods. Cousin John, who we “paid” in grapes for his help with the crush, is defiantly Old Skool: sulfite-free, natural yeasts and keep the methodology as manual as possible. For instance, we use UC Davis college-educated yeasts for fermenting, while John trusts his grapes to leather jacket wearing, motorcycle riding, liquor store robbing wild local yeasts. (If you aren’t up to speed on this epic Battle of the Yeasts, read this.) [...]

]]> By: Stacy (the Random Cool Chick) http://leftcoastcowboys.com/2009/11/04/the-great-fermentation-face-off-a-battle-of-the-yeasts/comment-page-1/#comment-5497 Stacy (the Random Cool Chick) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:23:04 +0000 http://leftcoastcowboys.com/?p=4332#comment-5497 I need to start stalking your blog more often! I have about four 6-gallon batches of wine fermenting right now (4 different varieties). I never thought of 'natural' yeast...I use the kind that has the Ivy League Diploma...(snicker!) I'll be curious to see how these yeast wars turn out! :) I need to start stalking your blog more often! I have about four 6-gallon batches of wine fermenting right now (4 different varieties). I never thought of ‘natural’ yeast…I use the kind that has the Ivy League Diploma…(snicker!)

I’ll be curious to see how these yeast wars turn out! :)

]]> By: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous | Left Coast Cowboys http://leftcoastcowboys.com/2009/11/04/the-great-fermentation-face-off-a-battle-of-the-yeasts/comment-page-1/#comment-5495 From the Sublime to the Ridiculous | Left Coast Cowboys Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:01:57 +0000 http://leftcoastcowboys.com/?p=4332#comment-5495 [...] on the wine front, if you haven’t been following the great Fermentation Face-Off between our college educated yeasts and Cousin John’s local yeasts, read about it here. [...] [...] on the wine front, if you haven’t been following the great Fermentation Face-Off between our college educated yeasts and Cousin John’s local yeasts, read about it here. [...]

]]> By: Slow Cooking and Fermentation Wars Spiced with Salma Hayek | Left Coast Cowboys http://leftcoastcowboys.com/2009/11/04/the-great-fermentation-face-off-a-battle-of-the-yeasts/comment-page-1/#comment-5417 Slow Cooking and Fermentation Wars Spiced with Salma Hayek | Left Coast Cowboys Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:37:59 +0000 http://leftcoastcowboys.com/?p=4332#comment-5417 [...] and the great Fermentation Face-Off. Twitter and Facebook have been lit up since I told of this culture clash now happening on our crushpad. (People, talk to the blog!) I hear the odds are changing in Vegas [...] [...] and the great Fermentation Face-Off. Twitter and Facebook have been lit up since I told of this culture clash now happening on our crushpad. (People, talk to the blog!) I hear the odds are changing in Vegas [...]

]]> By: Lisa http://leftcoastcowboys.com/2009/11/04/the-great-fermentation-face-off-a-battle-of-the-yeasts/comment-page-1/#comment-5412 Lisa Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:57:42 +0000 http://leftcoastcowboys.com/?p=4332#comment-5412 Maybelline, I'm punching down Cousin John's wine with a sterile stainless steel puncher. Although he did plunge his (dirty) hands into his grape must at the beginning and squish it all through his fingers. Kat, the taste will be the determining factor, but that will take awhile. The first test is which yeast ferments out completely without getting "stuck". Our one experiment with "wild" yeast, we found it couldn't complete the job and had to be helped with UC Davis yeast. KathyB, hooray for yeast in all it's many wonderful uses! Maybelline, I’m punching down Cousin John’s wine with a sterile stainless steel puncher. Although he did plunge his (dirty) hands into his grape must at the beginning and squish it all through his fingers.

Kat, the taste will be the determining factor, but that will take awhile. The first test is which yeast ferments out completely without getting “stuck”. Our one experiment with “wild” yeast, we found it couldn’t complete the job and had to be helped with UC Davis yeast.

KathyB, hooray for yeast in all it’s many wonderful uses!

]]> By: winetlv http://leftcoastcowboys.com/2009/11/04/the-great-fermentation-face-off-a-battle-of-the-yeasts/comment-page-1/#comment-5411 winetlv Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:55:16 +0000 http://leftcoastcowboys.com/?p=4332#comment-5411 I have been in the tech side of the "pro" wine biz for 12-13 years, and am still learning all new things and being freshly entertained by your adventures at it. Keep 'em coming! re: the CollegeBoy yeasts vs the Natives, I always thought the Nerds were kinda cool, and they got the job done in new, creative ways --what's not to love about that? Eager to see how the Face-Off turns out. Cheers, T. I have been in the tech side of the “pro” wine biz for 12-13 years, and am still learning all new things and being freshly entertained by your adventures at it. Keep ‘em coming!

re: the CollegeBoy yeasts vs the Natives, I always thought the Nerds were kinda cool, and they got the job done in new, creative ways –what’s not to love about that?

Eager to see how the Face-Off turns out.

Cheers, T.

]]> By: KathyB http://leftcoastcowboys.com/2009/11/04/the-great-fermentation-face-off-a-battle-of-the-yeasts/comment-page-1/#comment-5410 KathyB Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:48:16 +0000 http://leftcoastcowboys.com/?p=4332#comment-5410 Yeast is a marvelous thing. Back in the late 60's when too many docs were giving out valium like candy, my mother came under the guidance of a wonderful therapist who would only give her B vitamins and Brewers yeast. Must have been what she needed. Also put her to work in the office and got her busy. I know that was off the subject, but there was a tiny opening. I enjoy making yeast breads. Loving the Fermentation Face-Off. Yeast is a marvelous thing. Back in the late 60’s when too many docs were giving out valium like candy, my mother came under the guidance of a wonderful therapist who would only give her B vitamins and Brewers yeast. Must have been what she needed. Also put her to work in the office and got her busy.

I know that was off the subject, but there was a tiny opening. I enjoy making yeast breads. Loving the Fermentation Face-Off.

]]> By: Wine Making: Extracting Color and Flavor in Red Wines | Wine Making Kits http://leftcoastcowboys.com/2009/11/04/the-great-fermentation-face-off-a-battle-of-the-yeasts/comment-page-1/#comment-5408 Wine Making: Extracting Color and Flavor in Red Wines | Wine Making Kits Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:54:56 +0000 http://leftcoastcowboys.com/?p=4332#comment-5408 [...] The Great Fermentation Face-Off: A Battle of a Yeasts. | Left ... [...] [...] The Great Fermentation Face-Off: A Battle of a Yeasts. | Left … [...]

]]> By: kat http://leftcoastcowboys.com/2009/11/04/the-great-fermentation-face-off-a-battle-of-the-yeasts/comment-page-1/#comment-5402 kat Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:04:44 +0000 http://leftcoastcowboys.com/?p=4332#comment-5402 We all know the one with taste will win right, so who has better taste? We all know the one with taste will win right, so who has better taste?

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