Beervana Podcast, Episode 34: Live Recording with Imperial Yeast

The three men behind Imperial Yeast, from left to right: Owen Lingley, Jess Caudill and Jason Steppe. (Photo by Jeff Alworth)

For episode 34 of the Beervana podcast, Jeff Alworth and Patrick Emerson recorded live from the labs of Imperial Yeast in Portland, Oregon.

Imperial Yeast is just one of a few labs that offers yeast to both homebrewers and commercial breweries. Alworth and Emerson speak to the three men behind the company about all things yeast: how it is kept and propagated, how it is sourced and stored, and how they keep their labs clean when dealing with a variety of yeasts.

Jeff Alworth is the author of the The Beer Bible and Cider Made Simple. You can find him blogging at Beervana. Patrick Emerson is a professor of economics at Oregon State University as well as a research fellow at the Center for Applied Microeconomic Research at the São Paulo School of Economics (C-Micro). You can also find him blogging at Beeronomics.

This episode of Beervana is brought to you in part by Guinness. For a limited time, you can now try their unexpected brews, Guinness Antwerpen Stout and Rye Pale Ale.

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