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| Bruxellensis||''Dekkera bruxellensis'' ||B. ''Brettanomyces bruxellensis'' ||WLP650||Barnyard. Prominent Leathery aroma and flavor. Low levels of supporting tropical fruit in the aroma and flavor. <ref name="danpixley_mtf">[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1533033786724830/?match=d2xwNjQ4 Descriptors put together by Dan Pixley and Travis Trembly during a spit batch tasting. 12/28/2016.]</ref>||Not the same as WY's Brux. Approx. 500 million cells per mL; homebrew vials are approx. 17.5 billion cells at 35 mL <ref name="reddit_brett">[https://www.reddit.com/r/Homebrewing/comments/47qbgb/wlp644_cell_count_and_shelf_life/ Homebrewing Reddit post. 02/26/2016.]</ref>.
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| Bruxellensis Trois Vrai || ''Dekkera bruxellensis '' || ''Brettanomyces bruxellensis Trois Vrai '' || WLP648 || Pear. Overly ripe stone fruit and pineapple, with hints of citrus in the aroma. Pineapple, overly ripe tropical stone fruit, lemon and lime rind flavor. Little to no "funk". Less complex overall compared to other Brettanomyces cultures from WL <ref name="danpixley_mtf" />. || The vrai (true, in French) Brettanomyces bruxellensis Trois. The infamous strain used for all-Brettanomyces fermentations, has a robust, complex sour character with aromas of pear. Best used as a primary fermentation strain. May Might be the same as BSI Drie? Profile is very similar to BSI Drie <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1053359438025603/?comment_id=1054131287948418&offset=0&total_comments=7&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R0%22%7D Ryan Steagall's conversation with White Labs on Facebook. April 10, 2015.]</ref> <ref>[http://www.whitelabs.com/sites/default/files/644_Explanation.pdf White Labs 644 Explanation. 04/09/2015. Retrieved 5/2/2015.]</ref>. [http://www.alesoftheriverwards.com/2015/12/brettanomyces-drei-vs-brettanomyces-vrai.html Ale of the Riverwards sensory analysis] suggests they may be different strains. Approx. 500 million cells per mL; homebrew vials are approx. 17.5 billion cells at 35 mL <ref name="reddit_brett"></ref>.
Bryan of Sui Generis blog and Devin Henry found that this culture contains two closely related ''B. bruxellensis'' strains with very different flavor profiles <ref name="bryan_vrai">[http://suigenerisbrewing.blogspot.ca/2017/05/to-vrai-or-not-to-vrai-another-white.html Bryan of Sui Generis blog. Sui Generis blog. 05/12/2017. Retrieved 05/12/2017.]</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1684506781577529/ Bryan of Sui Generis blog. Milk The Funk Facebook group. 05/12/2017.]</ref>.
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| Claussenii||''Dekkera anomala'' ||B. ''Brettanomyces anomalus'' ||WLP645||Fruity, pineapple. Wine grape-like aroma, with light wood-like, floral, and citrus aromas. More fruit forward in the flavor, clean aftertaste with little to no "funk" <ref name="danpixley_mtf" />. || Approx. 500 million cells per mL; homebrew vials are approx. 17.5 billion cells at 35 mL <ref name="reddit_brett"></ref>. See also [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1385144124847131/?match=YXR0ZW51YXRpb24sYXR0ZW51YXRlZCxjbGF1c3Nlbmlp this MTF thread] and [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1309024112459133/?comment_id=1310955328932678&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R1%22%7D this MTF thread] which discuss the purity of this culture, and references [http://brettanomycesproject.com/dissertation/pure-culture-fermentation/impact-of-pitching-rate/ Yakobson's data] that indicates that it does not attenuate wort efficiently when purely isolated.
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| Lambicus||''Dekkera bruxellensis'' ||B. lambicus''Brettanomyces bruxellensis'' ||WLP653||Horsey, Smoky, Spicy. High amount of ripe pineapple and overly ripe stone fruit in the aroma and flavor, with mild levels of blue cheese, leather, and spicy phenol in the flavor <ref name="danpixley_mtf" />. ||Different from WY's "lambicus". Approx. 500 million cells per mL; homebrew vials are approx. 17.5 billion cells at 35 mL <ref name="reddit_brett"></ref>.
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