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[[File:Kveik_Ring.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[http://www.garshol.priv.no/tmphoto/photo.jsp?id=t329236 Kveik Ring (gjærkran).  Photo by Lars Marius Garshol.]]]
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[[File:Historical Brewing Techniques.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/historical-tech/ The book "Historical Brewing Techniques" by Lars Marius Garshol.]]]
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[[File:Kveik_Ring.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[http://www.garshol.priv.no/tmphoto/photo.jsp?id=t329236 Sigmund Gjernes holding a Kveik Ring (gjærkrans).  Photo by Lars Marius Garshol.]]]
  
'''Kveik''' ([https://soundcloud.com/andreas-misund-berntsen/kveik-pronounciation click here for pronunciation]) is a dialect word for "yeast" in Norwegian ("gjær" is the common word for "yeast" in Norwegian <ref>[http://en.bab.la/dictionary/norwegian-english/gjaer Bab.la Dictionary.  Retrieved 01/21/2016.]</ref>), and today specifically refers to non-purified yeast that has been reused for generations in traditional Norwegian farmhouse brewing (also called ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landrace landrace]'' yeast).  The term "kveik" does not refer to a style of beer, but only the yeast used in traditional Norwegian farmhouse brewing <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2135806453114224/?comment_id=2137238309637705&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Richard Preiss.  Milk The Funk Facebook group thread on kveik.  06/19/2018.]</ref>.  The word "kveik" is specifically used in the western part of Norway for family-owned, non-purified yeast, while other words such as "gjester" are used by central Norwegians, "gong" is used by locals in eastern Norway, "family yeast" is used by some Lithuanian brewers, and "hemjäst" is used by locals in Gotland <ref>[http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/380.html "Kveik" - what does it mean?.  Lars Garshol.  Larsblog.  10/29/2017.  Retrieved 10/29/2017.]</ref>. Kveik yeast are extremely diverse genetically, presenting characteristics that are not typical in other brewing yeasts <ref name="larsblog_analysis">[http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/349.html "Analysis of farmhouse yeast (kveik)."  Larsblog.  Lars Marius Garshol.  09/06/2016.  Retrieved 09/06/2016.]</ref>.  Most farmhouse brewers have started buying their yeast, but some kveik cultures have been passed down from generations and inherited by modern farmhouse brewers in Norway who still use this yeast today and brew with traditional farmhouse methods.  Much of the knowledge about kveik and historical farmhouse brewing in Norway has been researched and publicized by Lars Marius Garshol on his blog, ''[http://www.garshol.priv.no/ Larsblog]'', and in the book ''Beer and Brewing Traditions in Norway'' by Odd Nordland (1969).  In recent years kveik cultures have been sent to yeast labs for propagation and distribution to brewers around the world <ref name="larsblog_kveik">[http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/264.html Kveik: Norwegian farmhouse yeast.  Larsblog.  11/07/2013.  Retrieved 01/14/2016.]</ref>.  The use of kveik is one of the many traditional methods still used by a few farmhouse brewers and homebrewers in Norway, along with other historical methods such as infusing the mash or boil with juniper, not filtering, using short fermentations to achieve low carbonation, the use of wood-fired copper or iron kettles, and sometimes not boiling the wort ([[Kveik#Raw_Ale|Raw Ale]]) <ref>[http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/303.html Maltøl, or Norwegian farmhouse ale.  Larsblog.  10/11/2016.  Retrieved 01/14/2016.]</ref>.
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'''Kveik''' is a dialect word for "yeast" in Norwegian ("gjær" is the common word for "yeast" in Norwegian <ref>[http://en.bab.la/dictionary/norwegian-english/gjaer Bab.la Dictionary.  Retrieved 01/21/2016.]</ref>), and today specifically refers to non-purified yeast that contains multiple domesticated (not wild) strains of ''S. cerevisiae'' and has been reused for generations in traditional Norwegian farmhouse brewing.  Originally the word was used as a verb to mean "to start" or to "begin life" <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCC3tBS2j_Q Ivar Geithung.  Chop And Brew Youtube video.  09/21/2019.  Retrieved 09/24/2019.]</ref><ref>[https://www.crowdcast.io/e/n2kbq0af Lars Marius Garshol.  Presentation for Brewers Association. May 2020. Retrieved 05/18/2020.]</ref> (~1 hour in).
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::'''Pronunciation:'''
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:# Sounds close to "kvike" to English speakers <ref><[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2662886620406202/?comment_id=2662985003729697&reply_comment_id=2663581013670096&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Lars Marius Garhol and Stig Bernsten.  Milk The Funk Faecbook group thread on how to pronounce 'kveik'.  05/14/2019.]</ref>.
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:# [https://soundcloud.com/andreas-misund-berntsen/kveik-pronounciation Norwegian Andreas Misund Berntsen pronounces it for the wiki.]
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:# [https://youtu.be/D2NXyUOhQhA?t=4223 Lars Marius Garshol pronounces it three times and explains that there is no 'w' sound (~1:10:30 mins in).]
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:# [https://www.milkthefunk.live/podcast/ep002 Lars Marius Garshol pronounces it at around 2 minutes into episode two of the MTF podcast.]
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:# [https://youtu.be/6InOfER2mic?t=103 Norwegian farmhouse brewer, Terge Raftevold, pronounces it in this YouTube video at around 1:45.]
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:# [https://youtu.be/jQdPR0oF-HI?t=306 Norwegian farmhouse brewer, Ivar A. Geithung, pronounces it at around 5 mins in this YouTube Video.]
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:# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y29gVNtzTvw Geithung demonstrates two pronunciations depending on the region of Norway.]
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:# [https://youtu.be/7PRz0Sy3XmM?t=1836 Farmhouse brewer Jørund Geving gives an example of the "quake" sounding pronounciation (~30 minutes in).]
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:# [https://youtu.be/785Ys6_rb80?t=190 Norwegian farmhouse brewer, Kjetil Dale, pronounces it at 13:10.]
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:# [https://translate.google.com/?client=firefox-b-1-d&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&client=tw-ob#no/en/kveik%0A Google Translate (click the "Listen" button).]
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The words "kveiken", "kveika", and "kveikja" are the dialectic definite articles for the word "kveik", which all translate to English as "the kveik" <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/kveik/permalink/1938267779562023/ Sveinung Marvik and Lars Marius Garshol. Kveik Facebook group01/03/2018.]</ref>.  The term "kveik" does not refer to a style of beer, but only the yeast used in traditional Norwegian farmhouse brewing (Garshol has encouraged brewers brewing non-farmhouse styles with kveik to call them "X Style Beer Brewed with Kveik" or something similar; see [[Kveik#Terminology|Terminology]] for more information on suggested approaches to naming classic styles fermented with kveik <ref name="garshol_style" />).  The word "kveik" is specifically used in the western part of Norway for family-owned, non-purified yeast, while other words such as "gjester" are used by central Norwegians, "gong" is used by locals in eastern Norway, "family yeast" is used by some Lithuanian brewers, and "hemjäst" is used by locals in Gotland.  The term [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landrace "landrace] yeast" has been proposed to refer to kveik as well as other non-kveik farmhouse yeast cultures (for example, Simonaitis) <ref>[http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/380.html "Kveik" - what does it mean?.  Lars Garshol.  Larsblog.  10/29/2017.  Retrieved 10/29/2017.]</ref><ref name="preiss_landrace_diagram">[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2135806453114224/?comment_id=2137238309637705&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Richard Preiss.  Milk The Funk Facebook group thread on kveik.  06/19/2018.]</ref><ref name="garshol_style" />. 
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Kveik yeast are extremely diverse genetically, presenting characteristics that are not typical in other brewing yeasts <ref name="larsblog_analysis">[http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/349.html "Analysis of farmhouse yeast (kveik)."  Larsblog.  Lars Marius Garshol.  09/06/2016.  Retrieved 09/06/2016.]</ref>.  Most farmhouse brewers have started buying their yeast, but some kveik cultures have been passed down from generations and inherited by modern farmhouse brewers in Norway who still use this yeast today and brew with traditional farmhouse methods.  Much of the knowledge about kveik and historical farmhouse brewing in Norway has been researched and publicized by Lars Marius Garshol on his blog, ''[http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/ Larsblog]'', and in the book ''Beer and Brewing Traditions in Norway'' by Odd Nordland (1969).  In recent years kveik cultures have been sent to yeast labs for propagation and distribution to brewers around the world <ref name="larsblog_kveik">[http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/264.html Kveik: Norwegian farmhouse yeast.  Larsblog.  11/07/2013.  Retrieved 01/14/2016.]</ref>.  The use of kveik is one of the many traditional methods still used by a few farmhouse brewers and homebrewers in Norway, along with other historical methods such as infusing the mash or boil with juniper (''Juniperus communis'' <ref>[http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/368.html Lars Marius Garshol.  "The juniper mystery".  Larsblog blog.  02/02/2017.  Retrieved 12/13/2018.]</ref>), not filtering, using short fermentations to achieve low carbonation, the use of wood-fired copper or iron kettles, and sometimes not boiling the wort ([[Kveik#Raw_Ale|Raw Ale]]) <ref>[http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/303.html Maltøl, or Norwegian farmhouse ale.  Larsblog.  10/11/2016.  Retrieved 01/14/2016.]</ref>. Kveik can also be used effectively to ferment a wide range of non-farmhouse styles, such as New England IPA and English beer styles, as well as cider, mead, and mash/wash for distillation.
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Farmhouse yeasts from other countries such as Lithuania and Russia have been found to be both genetically different and express different fermentation profiles than the kveik yeasts of Norway, and are therefore not referred to as "kveik".  See the [[Landrace_Yeast|Farmhouse Yeasts in Other Countries]] page and [https://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/420.html "Farmhouse yeast: what do we know?"] by Lars Marius Garshol. 
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For a comprehensive list of kveik and other landrace farmhouse yeasts, see the [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html Farmhouse Yeast Registry maintained by Lars Garshol].
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<blockquote>''"I see this is about to become a myth, so just to clear things up: [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/380.html kveik is '''not''' a style of beer]. It's farmhouse yeast."'' ~ Lars Marius Garshol, December 29, 2016 <ref name="garshol_style">[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1532708213424054/?comment_id=1532751916753017&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R6%22%7D Lars Marius Garshol.  Milk The Funk Facebook group reply on the meaning of the word "kveik".  12/29/2016.]</ref></blockquote>
  
 
==Brief History and Description of Kveik==
 
==Brief History and Description of Kveik==
 
===Brief History===
 
===Brief History===
Kveik was passed down from generation to generation within the family, and also shared among fellow brewers in the region.  In this way, kveik evolved differently than the two major beer yeast genetic groups that are used in industrialized brewing.  While mostly POF-, a trait that is selected for in many beer yeast strains that prevents the yeast from producing 4-vinylguaiacol phenol, other traits are reflective of how this yeast was used by traditional farmhouse brewers of the region.  For example, as far back as 1621 (and probably prior), kveik was often stored dry on wooden logs called "kveikstokker" for up to a year or longer.  Kveik was typically inoculated directly into the wort by submerging the kveikstokker into the wort at 30-40°C.  The wort was often high gravity of around 1.080 SG, and the beer was served just after 1-2 days of fermentation beginning at this hot inoculation temperature.  The kveik was then taken from the fermenter and dried until its next use.  It has been proposed by Tyrawa et al. (2017) that this treatment has produced yeast strains that are genetically distinct phenotypically from other domesticated yeast strains used in industrial brewing in Europe <ref name="Tyrawa_2017">[https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/09/27/194969 Traditional Norwegian Kveik Yeasts: Underexplored Domesticated Saccharomyces cerevisiae Yeasts.  Richard Preiss, Caroline Tyrawa, George van der Merwe.  2017.]</ref>.   
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Kveik was passed down from generation to generation within the family, and also shared among fellow brewers in the region.  In this way, kveik evolved differently than the two major beer yeast genetic groups that are used in industrialized brewing.  While mostly POF-, a trait that is selected for in many beer yeast strains that prevents the yeast from producing 4-vinylguaiacol phenol, other traits are reflective of how this yeast was used by traditional farmhouse brewers of the region.  For example, as far back as 1621 (and probably prior), kveik was often stored dry on wooden logs called "kveikstokker" for up to a year or longer before being re-used in a new batch of beer (the process of re-using yeast from batch to batch is known as "backslopping" in brewing<ref>[https://mmbr.asm.org/content/77/2/157 The Microbiology of Malting and Brewing.  Nicholas A. Bokulich, Charles W. Bamforth.  2013.  DOI: 10.1128/MMBR.00060-12.]</ref>).  Kveik was typically inoculated directly into the wort by submerging the kveikstokker into the wort at 30-40°C.  The wort was often high gravity of around 1.080 SG, and the beer was served just after 1-3 days of fermentation beginning at this hot inoculation temperature (this was also the case for most farmhouse brewers throughout Europe even though kveik was limited to Norway, indicating that most landrace/farmhouse yeast was fermented this way) <ref>[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03610470.2021.1945377?journalCode=ujbc20  Lars Marius Garshol (2021) Fermentation Times in Traditional Farmhouse Brewing, Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists, DOI: 10.1080/03610470.2021.1945377.]</ref>.  The kveik was then taken from the fermenter and dried until its next use.  If the kveik went sour or died, brewers would borrow kveik from their neighbors, which was another way of preserving kveik through the centuries.  Kveik was sometimes also used to ferment bread. It has been proposed by Preiss et al. (2018) that this treatment has produced yeast strains that are genetically distinct phenotypically from other domesticated yeast strains used in industrial brewing in Europe <ref name="Tyrawa_2017">[https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02137/full Traditional Norwegian Kveik Are a Genetically Distinct Group of Domesticated Saccharomyces cerevisiae Brewing Yeasts.  Richard Preiss, Caroline Tyrawa, George van der Merwe, Kristoffer Krogerus, Lars Marius Garshol2018.]</ref>.   
  
At one time kveik was the only available form of yeast in Norway (and, of course, similar methods for reusing yeast were used all over the world prior to Emil Chr. Hansen's introduction of the pure-yeast system in 1883). However, the existence kveik has mostly disappeared in recent times.  Today kveik remains in the districts of Hardanger, Voss, Sogn, Nordfjord, and Sunnmøre, at least.  Today, kveik is only used by homebrewers who still brew in the traditional methods of Norwegian farmhouse brewing <ref name="larsblog_norwegian_farmhouse">[http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/259.html Norwegian farmhouse ale.  Larsblog.  10/27/2013.  Retrieved 01/14/2016.]</ref>. Kveik was sometimes also used to ferment breadFarmers seemed to have different preferences for top or bottom collecting their kveik <ref name="larsblog_kveik"></ref>.
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Farmers seemed to have different preferences for top or bottom collecting their kveik for storage <ref name="larsblog_kveik"></ref>.  Kveik was stored in many ways.  It was often stored in bottles with water or in a well.  It was also dried on straw rings, on linen, or pieces of wood with holes drilled through them called "yeast logs". Often ashes were used to help dry the kveik quickly, or in the case of yeast logs, were lowered into the fermentation vessel to collect the yeast and then rolled in flour and allowed to dry for a few minutes, then dipped again to repeat the process.   The log was then hung to dryAlthough dried kveik was said to last for months or maybe longer, fresh kveik was always preferred and often given away to those who needed new kveik (moldy kveik was thrown away) <ref name="larsblog_kveik"></ref>.
  
Kveik was stored many ways.  It was often stored in bottles with water or in a well.  It was also dried on straw rings, on linen, or pieces of wood with holes drilled through them called "yeast logs". Often ashes were used to help dry the kveik quickly, or in the case of yeast logs, were lowered into the fermentation vessel to collect the yeast and then rolled in flour and allowed to dry for a few minutes, then dipped again to repeat the process.   The log was then hung to dryAlthough dried kveik was said to last for months or maybe longer, fresh kveik was always preferred, and often given away to those who needed new kveik (moldy kveik was thrown away) <ref name="larsblog_kveik"></ref>.
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At one time kveik was the only available form of yeast in Norway (and, of course, similar methods for reusing yeast were used all over the world prior to Emil Chr. Hansen's introduction of the pure-yeast system in 1883). However, the existence of kveik has mostly disappeared in recent times.  Today kveik remains in the districts of Hardanger, Voss, Sogn, Nordfjord, and Sunnmøre, at least.  Kveik is only used by homebrewers who still brew in the traditional methods of Norwegian farmhouse brewing, although the recent spreading of kveik throughout the world has led to a resurgence in its usage to make various types of beer, including non-farmhouse style beers <ref name="larsblog_norwegian_farmhouse">[http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/259.html Norwegian farmhouse ale.  Larsblog.  10/27/2013.  Retrieved 01/14/2016.]</ref>.
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Thanks to efforts by Lars Marius Garshol and Håken Hveem, and Norwegian farmhouse brewers Svein Rivenes, Sigmund Gjernes, Bjarne Muri, Terje Raftevold, and others, kveik has been made commercially available to brewers around the world. Much of the analysis has been performed by the [http://www.ncyc.co.uk National Collection of Yeast Cultures (NCYC)] and [[Escarpment Laboratories]].  See also the [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html Farmhouse Yeast Registry] being maintained by Lars Marius Garshol.
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See also:
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* MTF podcast interview with Lars Marius Garshol [https://www.milkthefunk.live/podcast/ep001 Part 1] and [https://www.milkthefunk.live/podcast/ep002 Part 2].
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* [https://www.masterbrewerspodcast.com/199 MBAA podcast interview with Lars Marius Garshol about the different types of farmhouse yeast, history, and highlights of farmhouse brewing.]
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* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/411.html Garshol's hypothesis that some commercial bread yeast could have originated from farmhouse yeast.]
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===Terminology===
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* "Kveik" is not a beer style.  Its translated meaning is "yeast".  For more information, see Lars Marius Garshol's blog post [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/380.html "What Does 'Kveik' Mean?"].
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* If you do use kveik in a commercial beer, please consider giving the name of the original owner of the kveik on the label.  This gives credit to the brewers who have donated their family heritage to the brewers of the world, and it is also helpful for those who want to know exactly which yeast was used in the beer.  If you are uncertain about the name of the owner, consult the [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html Farmhouse Yeast Registry] <ref name="garshol_preiss_mbaa" /><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/592560317438853?view=permalink&id=2484869138207952 Varying opinions from MTF members, including Norwegians.  Milk The Funk Facebook group chat about putting 'kveik' and where it is from on beer labels for mixed fermentation sour beers. 01/28/2019.]</ref>.
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* Since the word 'kveik" refers only to Norwegian yeasts, and there are farmhouse yeasts in other countries, the term "landrace yeast" has been proposed to refer to all farmhouse-domesticated yeast.  See also [[Landrace Yeast]] and [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2389386811089519/ this MTF thread discussing the usage of the word "landrace" for these farmhouse yeasts].
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/kveik/permalink/1857521244303344/ Thread in the Kveik Facebook group on why lab isolated strains are still considered "kveik".] It is useful to distinguish between purified single-strain kveik, purified multi-strain kveik, and unpurified original culture <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/kveik/permalink/1857521244303344/ Lars Marius Garshol.  Kveik facebook group thread on kveik terminology.  11/03/2018.]</ref>.
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* Threads on what to call beers made with kveik:
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** [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2805160306178832 Ralph Buttersworth post on how to classify classic styles fermented with kveik.]
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** [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2484869138207952/ Thread by Dan Pixley on including kveik cultures on beer labels even if the beers are soured with LAB or secondarily fermented with ''Brettanomyces''.]
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** [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2866700540024808/?comment_id=2867430393285156&reply_comment_id=2881038638590998 Subthread on naming lager styles that are fermented with kveik, particularly Pilsner-style beers.]
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==Yeast Lab Analysis==
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[[File:Kveik vs landrace diagram.jpg|thumbnail|300px|right|Diagram of types of yeast versus traditional farmhouse styles by Richard Preiss <ref name="preiss_landrace_diagram" />.]]
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[[File:Kveik microscope.jpg|thumbnail|right|The dried kveik samples (Stordal) showed much better viability/cell health (less granulated/wrinkly appearance) than the liquid samples (eg Hornidal). However, some of the liquid samples were pretty healthy too (Voss).  Source [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10205280742451727&set=gm.1336954522999425&type=3&permPage=1&ifg=1 Richard Preiss of Escarpment Labs].]]
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===Species and Phylogeny===
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Analysis has also been performed at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) by [https://brage.bibsys.no/xmlui/handle/11250/2390204 Truls C Rasmussen], as well as [[Escarpment Laboratories]].
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1398200433541500/?comment_id=1398379970190213&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D MTF feedback on the NTNU analysis.]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2277955402232661/ Updates to the Escarpment Laboratories (Preiss et al.) analysis on MTF.] and their published paper [https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02137/full "Traditional Norwegian Kveik Are a Genetically Distinct Group of Domesticated ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' Brewing Yeasts"]. 
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In general, most of the cultures of kveik that have been analyzed contain more than one strain of ''S. cerevisiae''.  The exact number of strains that is present in a given kveik culture is difficult to analyze; generally labs with better equipment and more time can identify more strains than others.  Some kveik cultures contain multiple strains of closely related strains of ''S. cerevisiae'', while others contain a more diverse group of strains <ref name="garshol_preiss_mbaa" />.  The kveik cultures with closely related strains defy what a "strain" isolate is; Richard Preiss describes these kveik cultures as being "heterogenous but related communities", meaning that there can be a lot of genetic overlap between subpopulations in a kveik culture and where one strain begins and another ends is not possible to define <ref name="preiss_strains" />. Strains within cultures probably arose due to mutations during cell division, as well as sporulation which kveik is more capable of than other domesticated yeast strains <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/posts/6929359520425536/?comment_id=6929468623747959&reply_comment_id=6933491356679019 Richard Preisse. Milk The Funk Facebook group thread about landrace yeast and sporulation. 05/16/2023.]</ref>.  ''S. cerevisiae'' was the only species in all of the kveik cultures analyzed by Preiss et al. (2018).  Of the 9 kveik cultures analyzed by Preiss et al. (2018), only Muri (which has since been found to be commercially available Bavarian Weizen yeast and not a landrace farmhouse yeast at all; see [[Landrace Yeast]]), Simonaitis, and Stranda contained only one strain of ''S. cerevisiae'', while all of the others contained more than one strain of ''S. cerevisiae'' up to 9 strains in the case of Granvin (see [https://www.frontiersin.org/files/Articles/409253/fmicb-09-02137-HTML-r1/image_m/fmicb-09-02137-t001.jpg this table from the paper])A Master's Thesis by [https://nmbu.brage.unit.no/nmbu-xmlui/handle/11250/2681970?show=full Nadia Marlen Aasen from Norwegian University of Life Sciences] isolated 4-10 strains from 4 different kveik cultures: Ørjasæter, Otterdal, Gausemel and Gamlegrua.  As with Preiss (2018), the only species of yeast found was ''S. cerevisiae''. While only yeast was found in Otterdal and Ørjasæter, the Gausemel also had two bacteria species, ''Acetobacter malorum'' and ''Lactobacillus plantarum'', and the Gamlegrua also had ''L. plantarum'' <ref name="Aasen">[https://nmbu.brage.unit.no/nmbu-xmlui/handle/11250/2681970?show=full Nadia Marlen Aasen.  Growth, metabolism and beer brewing with kveik.  Master's Thesis. Norwegian University of Life Sciences. 2020.]</ref>.
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Genetically, kveik yeast strains form their own group of closely related domesticated ale strains that are a subgroup of the "Beer 1" yeasts (Belgian/Germany/UK/US yeast strains) from the [http://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(16)31071-6 Gillons/White Labs (2016)] study that sequenced previously known ale strains and found them to make up two genetically related groups called "Beer 1" and "Beer 2" (see [[Saccharomyces#History_of_Domestication|''Saccharomyces'' History of Domestication]] and [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/374.html "A family tree for brewer's yeast" by Lars Marius Garshol]). The closest related domesticated strains were 3 German hefeweizen strains; however, this relation is likely just due to both groups being hybrids rather than having any historic relation <ref name="Tyrawa_2017" />.  None of the kveik strains sequenced by Preiss et al. (2018) contained the STA1 gene for diastatic activity, which is expected since all of the diastatic yeasts belong to the "Beer 2" group <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2445690998792433/?comment_id=2446266075401592&reply_comment_id=2446269382067928&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R5%22%7D Richard Preiss.  Milk The Funk Facebook thread on kveik and the STA1 gene.  01/03/2018.]</ref>.
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Although whole genome sequencing of more kveik strains is needed in order to fully flesh out a family tree of kveik <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2277955402232661/?comment_id=2279696338725234&reply_comment_id=2279736462054555&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%2321%22%7D Richard Preiss.  Milk The Funk Facebook group comment about the two families of kveik yeast.  09/13/2018.]</ref>, based on the 6 strains that were analyzed, kveik strains seem to be divided into two related genetic groups, with the Simonatis Lithuanian strain and a Norwegian bread yeast falling outside of these two groups completely, which arguably categorizes them to not actually be considered "kveik".  The two groups of kveik probably originated from two ancestors that were hybrids between a "Beer 1" yeast and wild yeast.  Interestingly, the kveik cultures that have multiple strains have strains from both genetic groups of kveik.  For example, Hornindal, Granvin, Laerdal, and Stordal Ebbergarden all contained strains from both genetic groups of kveik.  Overall, their genetic diversity is wider than the genetic diversity of other "Beer 1" subgroups <ref name="Tyrawa_2017" />.  See this [https://www.frontiersin.org/files/Articles/409253/fmicb-09-02137-HTML-r1/image_m/fmicb-09-02137-g002.jpg updated family diagram of yeast].
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Preiss et al. (2018) also measured the fermentation characteristics of individual kveik strains in their study, the first published data in this regard for kveik.  At 86°F (30°C) they found that 11 of the 24 pure strains of kveik outperformed the best control strain (WLP002) in fermentation rate.  There was still a very wide range of attenuation rates between the kveik strains (60-90%).  Of the 6 strains that had their DNA sequenced, all but one of the Granvin strains fermented maltotriose.  All of the strains tested were POF- (meaning they did not produce significant 4-vinylguaiacol phenol). One of these Stordal Ebbegarden strains also contained a unique mutation on the ''FDC1'' gene that results in the inability to produce phenols and has not been reported before in scienceThey also found that kveik strains tend to produce fatty acid esters at levels that are typical for other domesticated yeast strains, such as ethyl caproate (pineapple, tropical; threshold 0.21 ppm), ethyl caprylate (tropical, apple, cognac; threshold 0.9 ppm), and ethyl decanoate (apple; threshold 0.2 ppm).  The kveik strains studied did not produce high levels of the isoamyl acetate ester (banana) and generally lower levels of the fusel alcohol isobutanol compared WLP001 and WLP002.  Strangely, 5 of the 6 strains that were analyzed could form spores, which is not typical for brewers yeast <ref name="Tyrawa_2017" />.
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The kveik strains studied by Preiss et al. (2018) displayed unique abilities as far as withstanding stress in their environment.  Most of the strains at least doubled their growth at 43°C and grew to their maximum potential at 40°C, while the control strains WLP001, WLP002, and WLP029 showed limited growth at those temperatures.  This demonstrates kveik's ability to withstand high-temperature fermentations.  All strains tested died at 45°C <ref name="Tyrawa_2017" />. 
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Kveik strains were also demonstrated by Preiss et al. (2018) to have a higher tolerance to alcohol than some of the domesticated strains tested (WLP001, WLP002, and WLP029), as well as unique flocculation characteristics.  Most of the kveik strains doubled in growth in media with 14% ABV ethanol, and about half of them doubled in growth in 16% ABV ethanol media.  Half of the strains of kveik were highly flocculant, but some other strains were very poor flocculators.  It is possible that since kveik is a mixed culture of several strains of yeast that the highly flocculant strains assist the others in flocculation thus diminishing for the other strains to evolve flocculation properties <ref name="Tyrawa_2017" />.
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* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/391.html "Where kveik comes from", an analysis of the Preiss et al. study by Lars Marius Garshol.]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2277955402232661/ MTF thread post by Richard Preiss summarizing the study's findings.]
  
 
===Sensory and Fermentation Profile===
 
===Sensory and Fermentation Profile===
Kveik is ''not'' a single type of yeast. In fact, very likely the different kveik cultures don't even belong to the same species. So the term "kveik" means "ancestral non-lab yeast" rather than any specific strain of yeast or any specific characteristic of the yeast itself. Further, only a small fraction of the kveik cultures that exist have been sampled so far, so what is described here applies only to the cultures explored so far. The ones that still exist only "in the wild" may not fit this description.
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The general flavor profile of kveik yeast is ester-driven and non-phenolic, although a wide range of subtle differences can exist between strains.  Kveik in its traditional form is usually a blend of closely related strains.  The "Stranda" kveik was described as "lemon, nuts, grain, and straw" by Lars Marius Garshol. The "Hornindal kveik" with bacteria was described as "fruity, milky caramel, honey, and mushroom with a very unique aroma" <ref name="Tyrawa_2017" />.
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Kveik has adapted to being fermented at relatively warm temperatures without producing off-flavors (fusel alcohols, diacetyl, or acetaldehyde), usually in the range of 30-40°C (86-104°F), but also as high as 43°C (109°F).  The beer is finished fermenting within a day or two at these warmer temperatures. Årset kveik has been fermented as low as 4°C (39°F), which produced a clean and drinkable beer with a fruity aroma.  They have a high alcohol tolerance of around 13-16% ABV <ref name="garshol_preiss_mbaa">[https://www.mbaa.com/publications/tq/tqPastIssues/2018/Pages/TQ-55-4-1211-01.aspx How to Brew with Kveik.  Lars Marius Garshol and Richard Preiss.  MBAA Technical Quarterly, 2018 Q4.]</ref>.  [http://www.omegayeast.com/ Omega Yeast Labs] describes their two isolates (Voss and HotHead) as being non-phenolic, fruity, and complimenting American citrus hops.  They also note that the yeast has a very high temperature range (~68-98°F or ~20-37°C), attenuates high, tends to flocculate well, and also tends to ferment faster at the mid to high temperature ranges, while producing similar ester profiles throughout the entire temperature range.  Other kveik cultures generally produce subdued aromas below 20°C (68°F); different kveik cultures react differently at different fermentation temperatures <ref name="garshol_preiss_mbaa" />.  Despite the fast fermentation timeframe that traditional farmhouse brewers employ and the high flocculation that some kveik have, some kveik and some beer styles/brewing conditions may still require or benefit from a more traditional brewing schedule.  For example, some kveik may need more time to clean up diacetyl or hydrogen sulfide, to flocculate or settle out completely, or to completely finish attenuation.  Keep mind that the farmhouse beers, brewing techniques, and drinking culture differ quite a bit from modern beers, modern brewing techniques, and modern beer packaging/consumption.  For example, shelf stability is generally not a concern for farmhouse brewers.  Fermenting beer with kveik on the same fast time schedule and in the same ways as the traditional farmhouse beers and without making adjustments such as increased nutrients or increased conditioning time might result in less than stellar beer for modern styles <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2804718906222972/?comment_id=2804964392865090&reply_comment_id=2805567092804820&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Richard Preiss, Ingo Janssen, and Dan Pixley. Milk The Funk Facebook group on not treating kveik as "super yeast". 07/24/2019.]</ref>. 
  
The general flavor profile of kveik yeast is ester-driven, although a wide range of differences exist between strains.  Kveik in its traditional form is usually a blend of closely related strains. The "Stranda" kveik was described as "lemon, nuts, grain, and straw" by Lars Marius GarsholThe "Hornindal kveik" with bacteria was described as "fruity, milky caramel, honey, and mushroom with a very unique aroma"The "Muri kveik" was described as "earthy on the nose, and fruity tasting with hints of rubber and sulfur and a thinner mouthfeel than the others" <ref name="kveik_testing"></ref>.
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Kveik mixed cultures tend to be very flocculant, even though only about 48% of the individual strains are highly flocculant (it is thought that high flocculating strains help the lower flocculating strains to flocculate).  Top-harvested kveik form a thick krausen and tends to float on top of liquid even when stored in the fridge, while bottom-harvested kveik tends to form a thin layer of krausen (see the [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html Farmhouse yeast registry] to see which kveik cultures are top vs bottom harvested; the listed harvesting method should be continued so as to continue to select for the correct strains)Harvested kveik can be stored in the refrigerator as a slurry, and survive 1-2 years (a starter should be made after about 6 months of cold storage)Attenuation ranges from 60-90% for single strains, but for mixed cultures, the attenuation is usually on the higher side <ref name="garshol_preiss_mbaa" />.
  
[http://www.omegayeast.com/ Omega Yeast Labs] describes their two isolates as being non-phenolic and fruity, and complimenting of American citrus hopsThey also note that the yeast has a very high temperature range (~68-98°F or ~20-37°C), attenuates high, tends to flocculate well, and also tends to ferment faster at the mid to high temperature ranges, while producing similar ester profiles throughout the entire temperature range.
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Kveik cultures make identifying individual strains within them difficult because the strains are closely related and there is often not a clear distinction between "strains", nor is there a clear definition of what makes a strain truly unique within the total population of strains that are found in a single kveik culture.  Richard Preiss describes kveik cultures as being "heterogenous but related communities", meaning that there can be a lot of genetic overlap between subpopulations in a kveik culture.  What exactly is meant by "strain" within the context of kveik cultures has not been defined, and so discussing individual strains of kveik is an inadequate way of discussing kveik <ref name="preiss_strains">[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2593762590651939/?comment_id=2593908627304002&reply_comment_id=2594146987280166&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Richard Preiss and Lars GarsholMilk The Funk post about the subtle differences in strains in some kveik cultures.  04/04/2019.]</ref>.  
  
Richard Preiss from [[Escarpment Laboratories]] shared his sensory notes after doing trial fermentations with various kveik strains/cultures.  Fermentations were at 30°C in standard wort (1.050, 20IBU) with single strains, not the mixed cultures. 2/3 tasters were blind to the beers and order prior to tasting.  This is a single data point on sensory information <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1336954522999425/?comment_id=1407412439286966&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Sensory data on kveik strains shared by Richard Preiss on MTF.  09/15/2016.]</ref>:  
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Kveik cultures have a wide range of fruity aromas, which is a result of above-threshold production of fatty acid esters, such as ethyl decanoate and ethyl caprylate <ref name="garshol_preiss_mbaa" />.  Richard Preiss from [[Escarpment Laboratories]] shared his sensory notes after doing trial fermentations with various kveik strains/cultures.  Fermentations were at 30°C in standard wort (1.050, 20IBU) with single strains, not the mixed cultures. 2/3 tasters were blind to the beers and order prior to tasting.  This is a single data point on sensory information <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1336954522999425/?comment_id=1407412439286966&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Sensory data on kveik strains shared by Richard Preiss on MTF.  09/15/2016.]</ref>:  
  
 
* Sykkylven 1 - clean, fruity, malty, rum-like. big, round, malty, slightly hot
 
* Sykkylven 1 - clean, fruity, malty, rum-like. big, round, malty, slightly hot
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* Stordal (ebbegarden) 1 - rum-like, slightly hot, medium mixed esters, round and malty  
 
* Stordal (ebbegarden) 1 - rum-like, slightly hot, medium mixed esters, round and malty  
 
* Stordal (ebbegarden) 2 - Christmasy, citrus, red apple, floral, clean and balanced flavour  
 
* Stordal (ebbegarden) 2 - Christmasy, citrus, red apple, floral, clean and balanced flavour  
* Muri 1 - Earthy, herbal, sulfury, apple, pear, very slight clove, not super dry despite ridiculous attenuation (~95%)  
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* Muri 1 (not related to kveik genetically; later found to be Bavarian Weizen yeast) - Earthy, herbal, sulfury, apple, pear, very slight clove, not super dry despite ridiculous attenuation (~95%)  
 
* Voss (Gjernes) 1 - Orange, floral, balanced flavour, good body  
 
* Voss (Gjernes) 1 - Orange, floral, balanced flavour, good body  
 
* Voss (Gjernes) 2 - Cidery, floral, slight earthiness, slight orange, clean, dry
 
* Voss (Gjernes) 2 - Cidery, floral, slight earthiness, slight orange, clean, dry
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* WLP001 (control) - very fusely/hot, subtle floral note.
 
* WLP001 (control) - very fusely/hot, subtle floral note.
  
Note regarding Granvin strains: Preiss is still trying to sort out which Granvin yeasts are duplicates and which are unique.
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Note regarding Granvin strains: Preiss is still trying to sort out which Granvin yeasts are duplicates and which are unique.
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====Unpurified/Mixed Cultures vs Single Isolates====
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While brewers have made many claims about the difference of unpurified kveik cultures compared to single isolates offered by yeast labs, little work has been done so far to differentiate the effects of pitching original unpurified cultures of kveik versus lab isolates. This is mostly due to the complexity of these mixed cultures, which makes it difficult to study in a laboratory setting. Dr. Maitreya Dunhman noted during a laboratory study on yeast repitching that repitching unpurified or mixed strains of kveik led to at least one observable effect, which is that the strains do not appear to out-compete each other. Normally, when two strains are combined and repitched, one strain tends to rise to dominate the population over the other strains in the population. This was not the case with kveik, which indicates some sort of mutual benefit between strains within the original kveik mixed cultures <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPHwItOxuK0 Dr. Maitreya Dunham. Interview on Escarpment Labs YouTube channel. 08/18/2021.]</ref>(~44:30 mins in).
  
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2183542451673957/ MTF thread with tips and experiences with various low pitching rates with different kveik cultures.]
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Kveik also tend to finish beers at a slightly low pH than conventional ale yeast and lager yeast.  In a survey of data from around 60 strains of yeast total, Escarpment Labs showed that kveik strains on average finished around 4.25 final beer pH while conventional ale/lager yeast strains finished on average around 4.50 final beer pH for the same wort.  This can have an impact on the overall sensory nature of kveik.  For example, a lower pH is sometimes associated with the perception of a thinner body as well as a harsher and more astringent hop character.  The use of buffering minerals in the mash such as baking soda, lime, or chalk, can help adjust the pH back up if desired <ref>[https://www.escarpmentlabs.com/single-post/2019/10/20/Crispy-brewing-with-kveik Richard Preiss.  Escarpment Labs blog post, "Crispy brewing with kveik: mind the pH gap."  11/26/2019.  Retrieved 11/26/2019.]</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/3082701461758047/ Richard Preiss.  Milk The Funk Facebook thread on kveik resulting in a lower pH for final beer.  11/26/2019.]</ref>.
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2198297083531827/ MTF thread on dry hopping at warmer temperatures when fermenting with kveik.]
 
  
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This tendency to producer slightly lower pH beers than normal brewing yeast is not universal, however. Fermentation conducted with unpurified original kveik cultures may have different results than single isolate strainsFor example, [https://nmbu.brage.unit.no/nmbu-xmlui/handle/11250/2681970?show=full Nadia Marlen Aasen's Master's thesis from Norwegian University of Life Sciences] found that the same wort (Weyermann Pilsner malt, 60 minute Magnum hops at 18 IBU, and the wort soaked in 1 kg of juniper twigs per 10 liters of wort) fermented with US-05 finished between 3.8-4.0 pH, Ørjasæter kveik finished at 4.1-4.2 pH, Gamlegrua kveik finished at 4.1-4.3, and Gausemel kveik finished at 3.8-4.0 pH <ref name="Aasen" />.
Some of the kveik cultures that are not isolated cultures have reportedly been contaminated with lactic acid bacteria.  These contaminations probably occurred during handling of the yeast at some pointSee [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2092577524103784/?comment_id=2092603600767843&reply_comment_id=2092693610758842&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Justin Amaral's statements] regarding this issue.  The lactic acid bacteria found in contaminated kveik cultures can be inhibited by ~10 IBU <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2117542431607293/?comment_id=2118202468207956&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Justin Amaral. Milk The Funk Facebook group thread about lactic acid bacteria in kveik cultures and sensitivity to IBU. 06/05/2018.]</ref>.
 
  
 
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2101419559886247/?comment_id=2101443939883809&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R0%22%7D MTF subthread on bacterial infections in kveik.]
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* [https://www.escarpmentlabs.com/single-post/2019/10/20/Crispy-brewing-with-kveik "Crispy brewing with kveik: mind the pH gap," by Richard Preiss at Escarpment Labs.]
  
==Recent Yeast Lab Analysis and Commercial Availability==
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[[File:Kveik microscope.jpg|thumbnail|right|The dried kveik samples (Stordal) showed much better viability/cell health (less granulated/wrinkly appearance) than the liquid samples (eg Hornidal). However, some of the liquid samples were pretty healthy too (Voss). Source [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10205280742451727&set=gm.1336954522999425&type=3&permPage=1&ifg=1 Richard Preiss of Escarpment Labs].]]
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[https://www.mbaa.com/publications/tq/tqPastIssues/2022/Pages/TQ-59-3-1015-01.aspx Carriglio et al. (2022)] compared propagation characteristics between WLP001 (California Ale Yeast), WLP830 (German Lager Yeast), and WLP518 (Opshaug kveik), using modern yeast propagation methods (12.5°P wort, 25°C temperature, 14.7 grams of yeast nutrient, constant aeration, recirculated with a pump, and with a total propagation time of 26 hours). The study measured attenuation, FAN consumption, final cell density, and final biomass production. They found that Opshaug did not uptake FAD any differently than the ale and lager yeasts. Opshaug had slightly less attenuation. They found that Opshaug kveik had a higher cell density than the ale and lager strain (~803 million cells per mL, versus ~461 million cells per mL for WLP001 and ~593 million cells per mL for WLP830). Aasen's Master's thesis showed similarly higher levels of cell density for kveik strains versus US-05 during fermentation ([[Kveik#Temperature_and_Growth_Rate|Temperature and Growth Rate]] below). The Opshaug kveik also nearly doubled the biomass production of ale and lager yeast <ref>[https://www.mbaa.com/publications/tq/tqPastIssues/2022/Pages/TQ-59-3-1015-01.aspx Comparison of Kveik with Conventional Saccharomyces Brewing Strains for Propagation Characteristics, Biomass Production, and Biomass Conversion Rate​​. MBAA TQ https://doi.org/10.1094/TQ-59-3-1015-01​. John C. Carriglio and Andrew J. MacIntosh. Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. 2022.]</ref>. These characteristics may or may not extend to other kveik strains, and different propagation temperatures may produce different results for all characteristics measured. See also [[Kveik#Temperature_and_Growth_Rate|Temperature and Growth Rate]] below.
  
Thanks to efforts by Lars Marius Garshol and Håken Hveem, and Norwegian farmhouse brewers Svein Rivenes, Sigmund Gjernes, Bjarne Muri, Terje Raftevold, and others, kveik has been made commercially available to brewers around the world. Much of the analysis has been performed by the [http://www.ncyc.co.uk National Collection of Yeast Cultures (NCYC)]See also the [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html Kveik Registry] being maintained by Lars Marius Garshol.
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Pitching rates for kveik are also one of the unique things about these cultures.  Kveik cultures are traditionally pitched at a very low rate, perhaps somewhere around the 1-2 million cells/mL for 15-20°P wort.  However, pitching at [http://wyeastlab.com/pitch-rates normal ale pitching rates] should not produce negative results, and brewers should experiment with the pitching rates for a given kveik strain of mixed culture and determine which pitching rates produce the most desirable results.  Escarpment Labs recommends pitching 70% of normal pitching rates, but Richard Preiss reported no issues so far pitching at 25% of normal pitching rates <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2808232119204984/?comment_id=2808521072509422&reply_comment_id=2812164392145090&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Richard Preiss.  Milk The Funk Facebook thread on Escarpment Labs recommended kveik pitching rates.  07/27/2019.]</ref>.  Omega Yeast Labs recommends normal pitching rates for kveik, but reported no significant difference between under-pitching and normal pitching rates; however, reports of off-flavors might be related to extreme under-pitching and/or lack of nutrients <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2808232119204984/?comment_id=2808521072509422&reply_comment_id=2812793862082143&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Adi Hastings.  Milk The Funk Facebook thread on under-pitching kveik and potential off-flavors.  07/27/2019.]</ref><ref>[https://youtu.be/7HVms3HSc9I?t=3803 Mark Schwarz.  "Norwegian Kveik Strains and More with Omega Co-Founder Mark Schwarz" at Texas Brewing Inc.  05/14/2019.  Retrieved 07/27/2019.]</ref> (~1:03:20 mins in).  Oxygen should be at least in the 5-8 ppm range, although 10-12 ppm might be beneficial. [[Kveik#Kveik_Ring.2FKveikstokk_and_Drying|Dried kveik cultures]] have a cell density of around 9-18 billion cells per gram of dried yeast (Fermentis has around 31 billion cells per gram by comparison), and so pitching as little as 10 grams of dried kveik into 100L of wort is fineDried kveik is generally rehydrated in first runnings for about 2-4 hours before pitching into the main batch (lautering in traditional farmhouse brewing can take a long time), with a [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/367.html yeast scream] being traditional to ward off evil spirits.  Kveik cultures are heavily dependent on nutrients, and wort that is lower than 1.050 can benefit from doubling nutrient additions <ref name="garshol_preiss_mbaa" />.  Richard Preiss recommends 180+ ppm of free amino nitrogen (FAN), along with vitamins (yeast nutrient blends offered by many yeast labs should be able to satisfy these requirements; contact the vendor to find out the specified FAN dosage and vitamin content) <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2601801236514741/?comment_id=2602693406425524&reply_comment_id=2758757460819117&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Richard Preiss.  Milk The Funk Facebook post on FAN requirements for kveik.  06/30/2019.]</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2825984810763048/?comment_id=2827018853992977&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Richard Preiss.  Milk The Funk Facebook group thread on vitamin requirements for kveik.  08/03/2019.]</ref>.
  
Analysis has also been performed at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) by [https://brage.bibsys.no/xmlui/handle/11250/2390204 Truls C Rasmussen], as well as [[Escarpment Laboratories]].  
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[[Escarpment Laboratories]] presented the first [https://www.escarpmentlabs.com/single-post/2019/11/01/The-impact-of-pitch-rate-on-kveik-ferments controlled experiment and data set] for how pitching rates might affect kveik. The lab fermented their Årset blend (a selection of several strains from Årset; see [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2593762590651939/?comment_id=2593908627304002&reply_comment_id=2594146987280166&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D this explanation from Richard Preiss]), Ebbegarden (contains two strains from the original Ebbegarden), the Escarpment Labs Voss single isolate, the Escarpment Labs Raftevold's Hornindal (contains two strains from the original Raftevold Hornindal), and the Vermont ale strain which was used as the control. The strains were fermented at 20ºC (the lab would have preferred to ferment at a warmer temperature, but this was a part of a much larger fermentation experiment with many other brewing strains and they were limited due to limited temperature control equipment).  The pitch tested rates were:
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1398200433541500/?comment_id=1398379970190213&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D MTF feedback on the NTNU analysis.]
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# '''1 M/mL''' (1 million cells per mL, 10% of a typical pitch rate)
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1336954522999425/ Updates to the Escarpment Laboratories analysis on MTF.] and their published paper [https://www.biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/09/27/194969 "Traditional Norwegian Kveik Yeasts: Underexplored Domesticated ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' Yeasts"].
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# '''7 M/mL''' (7 million cells per mL, 70% of a typical pitch rate)
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# '''10 M/mL''' (10 million cells per mL, a typical pitch rate)
  
In general, most of the cultures of kveik that have been analyzed contain more than one strain of ''S. cerevisiae'', which was the only species in all of the kveik cultures analyzed by Escarpment Laboratories except for the Muri kveik.  The Muri kveik contains a single isolate of what appears to be a domestic (human produced) hybrid between ''S. cerevisiae'', ''S. eubayanus'', and ''S. uvarum''.  Genetically, kveik yeast form their own group of closely related domesticated ale strains that do not closely match the "Beer 1" and "Beer 2" yeasts from the [http://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(16)31071-6 Gillons/White Labs (2016)] study that sequenced previously known ale strains (see [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/374.html "A family tree for brewer's yeast" by Lars Marius Garshol]).  The closest related domesticated strains were WY1318 London Ale III™, WY2565 Kölsch™, and WY1007 German Ale™ <ref name="Tyrawa_2017" />.
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They monitored specific gravity, FAN consumption, pH change, alcohol/glycerol production, and aroma compound production (using GC-MS).  All ferments were performed in triplicate. Their major findings are listed as follows:
  
The kveik strains themselves can be divided into two major closely related genetic groups, with the Muri and Lithuanian strains falling outside of these two groups completely, which arguably categorizes them to not actually be considered "kveik". The two major genetic kveik groups are:  Granvin, Stranda, Laerdal and Voss, which all come from the southern region of Norway except the Stranda kveik, and Sykkylven, Hornindal, and Stordal, which all come from the northern region of Norway (the north and south regions are divided by the Jostedal glacier, which created both a geographical and cultural divide in Norway historically). The Laerdal and Stordal kveik strains fall inside of the kveik family, but are genetic outliers <ref name="Tyrawa_2017" />.  See also [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/images/kveik-family-tree.png the kveik family tree diagram] by Richard Preiss.
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* A low pitching rate of 1 million cells/mL attenuated the sample slightly slower than the higher pitching rates, but all pitching rates resulted in a similar finishing gravity, including the Vermont Ale yeast.  The kveik fermented faster than other brewer's yeast even at the lower fermentation temperature.
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* There were no clear trends as far as how much FAN was consumed by the kveik based on pitching rate, although Årset and Vermont Ale yeast consumed less FAN for the lowest pitching rate.  They concluded that high FAN levels are recommended, especially for lower gravity wort.
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* Terminal pH was lower for Årset and Ebbegarden, and a little higher for the other strains (~4.15 versus ~4.4); however, pitching rate did not correlate to any patterns.
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* No discernible trend in over all ester production depending on pitch rate, although there were some differences depending on ester type and kveik.
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* Kveik produce more organic acids than Vermont Ale yeast, duplicating results from the previous Escarpment Labs study on kveik.
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* Årset and Ebbegarden produced citronellol  at levels similar to Vermont Ale yeast, which indicates that these cultures might be capable of biotransformation similar to the Vermont Ale strain.
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* There was a trend for increased aroma intensity for some of the kveiks (Voss and Hornindal) as the pitch rate decreases. However, this is not true for Årset and Ebbegarden, where the trends were less clear.
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* For the full details of this study, including the full data results, see the [https://www.escarpmentlabs.com/single-post/2019/11/01/The-impact-of-pitch-rate-on-kveik-ferments Escarpment Labs blog page] and the associated [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/3020798864614974/ MTF post].
  
===Sigmund Gjernes's Voss Kveik===
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White Labs also published data on their website regarding pitch rate and temperature differences for four of their kveik isolates: WLP518 (Opshaug from Stranda), WLP519 (Langlo from Stranda), WLP520 (Gjernes from Voss), and WLP521 (Raftevold from Hornindal). Four trials were conducted total, with two trials at 0.25 mil cells/mL/°P (low pitch rate) at 20°C and 32°C, and two trials at 0.75 mil cells/mL/°P (high pitch rate) at 20°C and 32°C (see [[Kveik#Temperature_and_Attenuation|pitch rate/temperature and attenuation differences]] below). They measured diacetyl and acetaldehyde differences between the four fermentations. Of the significant results, they found the following: <ref name="white_labs_experiment">[https://www.whitelabs.com/news-update-detail?id=69&type=NEWS White Labs website. "The Kveik Experiment". 05/02/2022. Retrieved 06/11/2022.]</ref>
The [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk NCYC] found that a sample of Sigmund Gjernes's kveik was made up of three strains of ''S. cerevisiae''. No bacterial contamination was found. DNA fingerprinting found the strains to be closely related <ref>[http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/materials/ncyc-3995-report.pdf Analysis of Sigmund Gjernes Voss yeast sample for Lars Marius Garshol, RÆLINGEN NORWAY. September 2014. Retrieved 01/20/2016.]</ref>.  See [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/301.html Larsblog Kveik analysis report] for more information.
 
  
* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-3995 NCYC 3995 - original sample of kveik containing three strains of ''S. cerevisiae''.]
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* WLP518 produced higher acetaldehyde at a high pitch rate at 32°C, but not at 20°C.
* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-3996 NCYC 3996 - 1st isolate in the 3995 blend.]
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* WLP519 produced higher acetaldehyde at a high pitch rate at 20°C, but the opposite was true at 32°C.  
* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-3997 NCYC 3997 - 2nd isolate in the 3995 blend.]
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* WLP520 produced slightly more diacetyl and acetaldehyde at a high pitch rate at 20°C and 32°C.
* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-3998 NCYC 3998 - 3rd isolate in the 3995 blend.]
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* WLP521 produced more diacetyl at a low pitch rate at 20°C, and sightly higher at 32°C. It also produced significantly more acetaldehyde at a high pitch rate, especially at 32°C (less so at 20°C).
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* White Labs reported that their sensory panel preferred the beers fermented at the warmer temperature of 32°C vs 20°C (data not published).
  
[[Omega Yeast Labs]] and [[The Yeast Bay]] independently isolated one of the strains from the Voss Kveik.  It is not known if these are the same strains, or which NCYC strain they correspond to. However, they are thought to be similar in their flavor profile <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1207326749295537/?comment_id=1207856785909200&reply_comment_id=1207859749242237&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R9%22%7D Conversation with Lance Shaner and Lars Marius Garshol on MTF.  01/04/2016.]</ref>.
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See also:
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* [https://www.masterbrewerspodcast.com/156 MBAA podcast with Richard Preiss and Iz Netto from Escarpment Labs on using kveik.]
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* [[Kveik#Using_Dried_Kveik_and_Viability_Over_Time|Dried kveik viability over time.]]
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* [http://brulosophy.com/2019/11/25/yeast-pitch-rate-impact-of-underpitching-kveik-yeast-exbeeriment-results/ Brulosophy experiment testing pitching rate of Voss Kveik.]
  
* [http://www.omegayeast.com/portfolio/voss-kveik/ Omega Yeast Labs as "Voss Kveik" OYL-062 (commercial pitches only).]
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====Temperature and Growth Rate====
* [http://www.theyeastbay.com/brewers-yeast-products/sigmunds-voss-kveik The Yeast Bay Sigmund's Voss Kveik.]
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While very warm fermentation temperatures have an impact on the speed of potentially attenuation of kveik, temperatures on the higher end of the scale can have a slightly negative impact on the growth rate of some kveik cultures.  [https://nmbu.brage.unit.no/nmbu-xmlui/handle/11250/2681970?show=full Aasen's Master's thesis] reported that for all three kveik cultures tested (Ørjasæter, Gamlegrua, and Gausemel) the growth rate was slightly higher when incubated at 22°C and/or 30°C compared to being incubated at 37°C. They were also higher than the optimal growth of US-05. The cultures tended to reach peak cell growth at around day 2 or 3, and then experienced a slight decline until day 7, with this decline after day 2 or 3 being slightly steeper at the hotter incubation temperature of 37°C. The warmer incubation temperature of 37°C did not result in faster growth than the cooler temperatures of 22°C and/or 30°C. Therefore, for optimal growth of kveik for starters or yeast labs, a temperature of 22°C or 30°C might be optimal for some kveik cultures <ref name="Aasen" />.
  
The full culture with all strains is available from [[Saccharomyces#Mainiacal_Yeast|Mainiacal Yeast]].
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[https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.26.453768v1 Foster et al. (2021)] found that not only do kveik strains grow faster at higher temperatures, but they generally also survive better than typical brewing yeasts at 35-42°C. It was first postulated by the researchers that this could be due to higher glycerol production in kveik strains versus regular brewing strains, but the researchers found the kveik strains produced generally the same amount of glycerol as regular brewing strains. The researchers then discovered that the tested kveik strains produced much higher levels of trehalose, which is a carbohydrate used by yeast (and other organisms like frogs) to protect cells from freezing/thawing and higher temperatures. Unlike other brewing strains which break down trehalose at the end of fermentation, kveik keeps it. This might be at least one reason why kveik strains are able to tolerate higher temperatures (there may be other currently unknown qualities of kveik that also assist with temperature tolerance), as well as why they can tolerate drying. It might also explain why kveik begins to ferment so quickly in fresh wort. Trehalose stores also cause yeast to not take up maltotriose, and this might explain why kveik strains tend not to consume maltotriose <ref name="Foster_2021">[https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.26.453768v1  Kveik brewing yeasts demonstrate wide flexibility in beer fermentation temperature and flavour metabolite production and exhibit enhanced trehalose accumulation. Barret Foster, Caroline Tyrawa, Emine Ozsahin, Mark Lubberts, Kristoffer Krogerus, Richard Preiss, George van der Merwe. bioRxiv 2021.07.26.453768; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.07.26.453768]</ref> (see also [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/posts/4824280584266784/ this MTF thread by Richard Preiss]).
  
====Tips For Use====
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====Temperature and Attenuation====
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1230684866959725/?comment_id=1237755416252670&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Tips from Andrew Rathband and Lars Garshol on MTF.]
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Higher fermentation temperature seems to not have a large impact on final gravity and attenuation.  [https://nmbu.brage.unit.no/nmbu-xmlui/handle/11250/2681970?show=full Aasen's Master's thesis] reported statistically insignificant or minimal differences in finishing gravities at different fermentation temperatures for the three kveik cultures tested (Ørjasæter, Gamlegrua, and Gausemel):
* [http://ryanbrews.blogspot.com/2016/10/norwegian-table-beer-review.html Ryan Brews Blog; Norwegian Table Beer review using The Yeast Bay's Voss Kveik.]
 
* See also the [[Saccharomyces]] page for vendor tips.
 
* Richard Preiss recommends that Voss Kveik can go as high as 13% ABV, but also needs high nitrogen nutrients (especially for a wine fermentation) <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1779931092035097/?comment_id=1780016285359911&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R1%22%7D Lars Marius Garshol and Richard Preiss on Voss alcohol tolerance.  Milk The Funk Facebook group.  08/04/2017.]</ref>.
 
  
===Svein Rivenes's Voss Kveik===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! Yeast/Kveik <ref name="Aasen" /> !! Temp (°C) !! Original Gravity !! Final Gravity
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|-
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| rowspan="2"|Gamlegrua || 30 || 1.076 || 1.017
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|-
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| 37 || 1.076 || 1.018
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|-
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| rowspan="2"|Gausemel || 30 || 1.076 || 1.015
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|-
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| 37 || 1.076 || 1.017
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|-
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| rowspan="2"|Ørjasæter || 30 || 1.076 || 1.015
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|-
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| 37 || 1.076 || 1.019
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| rowspan="2"|US-05 || 22 || 1.076 || 1.011
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|-
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| 30 || 1.074 || 1.013
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|-
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|}
  
Brewer Svein Rivenes deposited a sample of kveik in 2009 via Håken Hveem.  No bacterial contamination was found <ref name="kveik_testing"></ref>.  Seven strains were isolated from the blend.
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White Labs also reported only minor differences in final apparent attenuation and ABV for four of their kveik isolates:
  
* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-3545 NCYC 3545 - original sample of kveik containing seven strains of ''S. cerevisiae''.]
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-3546 NCYC 3546 - 1st isolate in the 3545 blend.]
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* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-3547 NCYC 3547 - 2nd isolate in the 3545 blend.]
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! scope="col" style="width: 220px;" | Yeast/Kveik <ref name="white_labs_experiment" /> !! Temp (°C) !! Apparent Attenuation at 0.25 mil cells/mL/°P !! Apparent Attenuation at 0.75 mil cells/mL/°P 
* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-3547 NCYC 3548 - 3rd isolate in the 3545 blend.]
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* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-3549 NCYC 3549 - 4th isolate in the 3545 blend.]
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| rowspan="2"| WLP518 (Opshaug from Stranda ) || 20 || 77.9 || 78.7
* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-3550 NCYC 3550 - 5th isolate in the 3545 blend.]
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* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-3551 NCYC 3551 - 6th isolate in the 3545 blend.]
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| 32 || 81.1 || 82
* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-3552 NCYC 3552 - 7th isolate in the 3545 blend.]
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|-
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|}
  
===John Nornes's Voss Kveik===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! scope="col" style="width: 220px;" | Yeast/Kveik <ref name="white_labs">[https://www.whitelabs.com/news-update-detail?id=69&type=NEWS White Labs website. "The Kveik Experiment". 05/02/2022. Retrieved 06/11/2022.]</ref> !! Temp (°C) !! Apparent Attenuation at 0.25 mil cells/mL/°P !! Apparent Attenuation at 0.75 mil cells/mL/°P 
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| rowspan="2"| WLP519 (Langlo from Stranda)|| 20 || 87.5 || 89.8
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|-
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| 32 || 90.6 || 91
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|-
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|}
  
Martin Warren collected a sample from brewer John Nornes in Voss in 2015. The kveik has been analyzed by NCYC, but the strains have not been assigned numbers yet.
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! scope="col" style="width: 220px;" | Yeast/Kveik <ref name="white_labs">[https://www.whitelabs.com/news-update-detail?id=69&type=NEWS White Labs website. "The Kveik Experiment". 05/02/2022. Retrieved 06/11/2022.]</ref> !! Temp (°C) !! Apparent Attenuation at 0.25 mil cells/mL/°P !! Apparent Attenuation at 0.75 mil cells/mL/°P 
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| rowspan="2"| WLP520 (Gjernes from Voss) || 20 || 79.9 || 80.33
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|-
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| 32 || 82 || 82.8
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|}
  
===Bjarne Muri's Olden Kveik===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|-
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! scope="col" style="width: 220px;" | Yeast/Kveik <ref name="white_labs">[https://www.whitelabs.com/news-update-detail?id=69&type=NEWS White Labs website. "The Kveik Experiment". 05/02/2022. Retrieved 06/11/2022.]</ref> !! Temp (°C) !! Apparent Attenuation at 0.25 mil cells/mL/°P !! Apparent Attenuation at 0.75 mil cells/mL/°P 
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| rowspan="2"| WLP521 (Raftevold from Hornindal) || 20 || 89.1 || 89.8
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| 32 || 89.8 || 89.8
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|}
  
* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-4045 NCYC 4045 - Two related strains of ''Saccharomyces'' kveik.
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Microbiologist and blogger Dmitri Kits [https://www.deuxkanadierbraeu.com/post/is-kveik-thermophilic-or-thermotolerant-fermentation-rates-part-1 reported a preference] for some strains of kveik for higher fermentation temperatures (35°C or 37°C) versus cooler fermentation temperatures (22°C). Both Lallemand Voss and Omega Hornindal blend fermented faster and achieved a higher attenuation at 35°C or 37°C. The Omega Lutra, however, although fermenting only slightly faster at the higher fermentation temperature versus a lower fermentation temperature of 22°C, finished at a slightly higher gravity at the warmer temperature, indicating that it might have experienced heat stress. Kits hypothesized that based on this data, some strains or kveik are thermophilic, meaning they actually prefer a warmer temperature rather than just being tolerant of it, while Lutra could be thermotolerant (tolerates higher temperatures, but prefers to ferment at a lower temperature) <ref>[https://www.deuxkanadierbraeu.com/post/is-kveik-thermophilic-or-thermotolerant-fermentation-rates-part-1 Dmitri Kits. "Are kveik thermophilic or thermotolerant: fermentation rates part 1." DEUX KANADIER BRÄU blog. 02/01/2021. Retrieved 02/03/2021.]</ref>. Kits [https://www.deuxkanadierbraeu.com/post/omega-lutra-kveik-optimum-temperature-and-performance-review later reported that the optimal fermentation temperature for Omega Labs Lutra kveik is 33-34ºC], but can still efficiently attenuate wort at temperatures as high as 40-42ºC (although the final gravity was a couple of points higher than at cooler fermentation temperatures). He reported more more acidity and astringent flavors at 40-42ºC and more body and a cleaner tasting beer at 20-28ºC with Lutra <ref>[https://www.deuxkanadierbraeu.com/post/omega-lutra-kveik-optimum-temperature-and-performance-review Dmitri Kits. "Omega Lutra kveik optimum temperature and performance review". DEUX KANADIER BRÄU blog. 05/27/2021. Retrieved 05/21/2021.]</ref>.
** Also packaged by [https://www.whitelabs.com/ White Labs] as WLP6788 and available from [http://www.bryggselv.no/ Bryggselv.no].  US customers can send an email to "post @ bryggselv.no". See [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/329.html source information on Lars Garshol's blog] for brewing notes.  Species currently unknown, but most closely related to bayanus / pastorianus / uvarum / arboricolus <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/download/950176781672127/1845813_funits.pdf Accugenix Report from White Labs on WLP 6788. Posted by Eskild Alexander Bergan on Milk The Funk. 6/4/2015.]</ref>.
 
** Whole-genome sequencing by Kristoffer Krogerus suggests that this is a hybrid between ''S. cerevisiae'' and ''S. uvarum'' with introgressions from ''S. eubayanus''; it is also POF+ (all other kveik strains tested by Richard Preiss have been POF- <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1336954522999425/?comment_id=1510478635647012&reply_comment_id=1510501832311359&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R9%22%7D MTF conversation with Richard Preiss of Escarpment Labs regarding POF of kveik strains.  12/14/2016.]</ref>).  Additionally, this strain is genetically not related to the other kveik strains, and thus arguably is not actually classified as "kveik" <ref name="garshol_not_kveik" /><ref name="preiss_diagram" />.
 
<blockquote>
 
"This is an unusual hybrid to see in brewing environments, but has been found in wine fermentations. Hopefully, we'll be able to figure out some hints on what the origin of this strain is (e.g. is it a wine hybrid that has been adapted to brewing conditions, or could it be a natural hybrid between a brewing strain and a wild S. uvarum strain?). The high attenuations seem to suggest it does not have a wine background. Lager yeast is also a hybrid, but between S. cerevisiae x S. eubayanus. S. uvarum, like S. eubayanus, is relatively cold-tolerant, so it is possible that Muri does well in low temperatures as well. Unlike lager yeasts, this strain has functional PAD1 and FDC1 genes making it POF+ (as has been mentioned previously). What is also interesting is the contributions from S. eubayanus; what genes (and are they significant somehow) and where did they come from (from a lager strain or a wild S. eubayanus strain)?  Many questions, but hopefully we can answer some of them!" ~ Kristoffer Krogerus <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1336954522999425/?comment_id=1510478635647012&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Conversation with Richard Preiss on MTF regarding Muri DNA analysis. 12/14/2016.]</ref>
 
</blockquote>
 
  
===Stein Langlo's Stranda Kveik===
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Comparing fermentation of the three kveik strains to other brewing strains (Mangrove Jack's M15 - Empire Ale, Lallemand Nottingham, Fermentis w-34/70, Lallemand Munich Classic, Mangrove Jack's M44 - West Coast, Mangrove Jack's M31 Belgian Tripel, Fermentis K97 German Ale, and Mangrove Jack's M36 Liberty Bell), Kits reported that at 18-22ºC, the three kveik cultures performed about the same as other ale yeasts, with M15 Empire Ale from Mangrove Jack's and some other ale strains completing fermentation faster than the kveik strains tested. Comparing all of the trials, Lallemand Voss was the fastest fermenting yeast when fermented at 37°C (but much slower at 22°C), followed by M15 Empire Ale from Mangrove Jack's at 22°C, and the third fastest fermentation was Omega Hornindal blend at 35°C <ref>[https://www.deuxkanadierbraeu.com/post/is-kveik-thermophilic-or-thermotolerant-fermentation-rates-part-2 Dmitri Kits. "Are kveik thermophilic or thermotolerant: fermentation rates part 2." DEUX KANADIER BRÄU blog. 02/01/2021. Retrieved 02/03/2021.]</ref>.
  
* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-4021 NCYC 4021 - Only one strain of ''S. cerevisiae'' could be revived from this kveik.] <ref name="kveik_testing">[http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/329.html "Kveik testing". Larsblog. 05/05/2014.  Retrieved 01/20/2016.]</ref>
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Kits reported that the optimal fermentation temperature for [https://www.deuxkanadierbraeu.com/post/escarpment-laerdal-optimum-temperature Escarpment Labs Laerdal kveik is 30°C], which is also the temperature that Dagfinn Wendelbo (the original owner) traditionally pitches this yeast at <ref>[https://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv6 Farmhouse yeast registry; FY #6 Lærdal. Lars Marius Garshol. Retrieved 05/06/2021.]</ref>.
** Also available from [http://www.omegayeast.com/portfolio/14158-2/ Omega Yeast Labs as "HotHead Ale" OYL-057.]
 
  
===Terje Raftevold's Hornindal Kveik===
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[https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.26.453768v1 Foster et al. (2021)] published similar findings for 6 strains of kveik. All 6 strains tested (two Hornindal strains, one Laerdal strain, one Ebbegarden strain, one Granvin strain, and one Sigmund Voss strain) attenuated efficiently between 22 and 40°C. With the exception of Hornindal2, Ebbegarden, and Leardal strains, the other three kveik strains also performed well at 42°C. In comparison, none of the control strains (Cal ale, Vermont, Kolsch, and "St. Lucifer" from Escarpment Labs) attenuated well at 42°C. Out of the control strains, only the "St. Lucifer" from Escarpment Labs was able to attenuate at 40°C. This demonstrates kveiks' unique properties of being thermotolerant. The kveik strains were also generally able to ferment at lower temperatures. While most kveik strains attenuated similar to the Vermont and "St. Lucifer" controls at 15°C, Hornindal1 and Laerdal completed fermentations similar to the Kölsch and Cali strains. In addition, Hornindal1 completed a 12°C fermentation within 10 days. Overall, the kveik strains had a shorter lag phase and faster fermentation rates over a wide range of temperatures between 15-42°C, and they generally consumed glucose and maltose faster than the control strains at each of their optimal fermentation temperatures. With the exception of one of the Hornindal strains, maltotriose consumption slowed at the cooler temperatures (12°C) and was fastest with the Hornindal strains between 30-42°C. The Laerdal strain was inefficient at fermenting maltotriose (~50%) at all fermentation temperatures. In contrast, while the control strains could efficiently ferment maltotriose at their optimal fermentation temperatures (22-30°C), they were less efficient than the kveik strains outside of their optimal fermentation temperatures, once again demonstrating that some kveik strains can attenuate wort at a wider range of fermentation temperatures (both warmer and cooler) than some traditional ale strains <ref name="Foster_2021" />.
  
Terje's kveik was mixed with 2-3 other kveiks. This probably explains the wider variety of isolated strains.  It also contains bacteria, and these bacteria seem to be contributing positively to the aroma (and they don't sour the beer). See [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/329.html "Kveik testing"] and [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/343.html "Hornindal: interviews and collecting kveik"] on Larsblog for more information.
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Foster et al. (2021) also discovered that the tested kveik strains produced much higher levels of trehalose, which is a carbohydrate used by yeast (and other organisms like frogs) to protect cells from freezing/thawing and higher temperatures. Unlike other brewing strains which break down trehalose at the end of fermentation, kveik keeps it. This might explain how kveik strains are able to tolerate higher temperatures, as well as why they can tolerate drying. It might also explain why kveik begins to ferment so quickly in fresh wort. Trehalose stores also cause yeast to not take up maltotriose, and this might explain why kveik strains tend not to consume maltotriose <ref name="Foster_2021" />.
  
* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-4051 NCYC 4051 - the original sample of kveik containing eight strains of ''S. cerevisiae''.]
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====Temperature and Aromatic and Sensory Compounds====
* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-4058 NCYC 4058 - 1st isolate in the 4051 blend.]
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Just as with other strains of ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' used in fermentation, the fermentation temperature can have a significant effect on the different aromatic and flavor compounds produced by kveik. [https://nmbu.brage.unit.no/nmbu-xmlui/handle/11250/2681970?show=full Aasen's Master's thesis] looked at fermenting three different full culture kveiks, Gamlegrua, Gausemel and Ørjasæter, and US-05 as a control. She tested three different fermentation temperatures, 22°C, 30°C, and 37°C. In general, after 7 days of incubation time, all of the yeasts had higher levels of the esters ethyl acetate, isoamyl acetate,and ethyl hexanoate at the 22°C or 30°C, and nearly half the amounts of esters at 37°C. These were esters were also measured at day 2, and at that time they were much higher in the 37°C fermentation, suggesting that prolonged exposure to the warmer temperature may have dissipated these esters. Ethyl octanoate tended to have slightly higher amounts at 22°C or 30°C, but the differences between the different fermentation temperatures were smaller, and in the case of the Gausemel kveik there was no significant different at all for this ester <ref name="Aasen" />.
* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-4060 NCYC 4060 - 2nd isolate in the 4051 blend.]
 
* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-4063 NCYC 4063 - 3rd isolate in the 4051 blend.]
 
* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-4064 NCYC 4064 - 4th isolate in the 4051 blend.]
 
* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-4067 NCYC 4067 - 5th isolate in the 4051 blend.]
 
* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-4068 NCYC 4068 - 6th isolate in the 4051 blend.]
 
* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-4069 NCYC 4069 - 7th isolate in the 4051 blend.]
 
* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-4070 NCYC 4070 - 8th isolate in the 4051 blend.]
 
  
Two strains are packaged together as a blend by [[Escarpment Laboratories]] as their [http://www.escarpmentlabs.com/strains Hornindal Kveik Blend][https://www.mainiacalyeast.com/online-shop/kveik-raftevold-grd Mainiacal Yeast Labs (contains lactic acid bacteria from the original sample)] and [http://www.omegayeast.com/portfolio/hornindal-kveik/ Omega Yeast Labs (does not contain lactic acid bacteria)] <ref>Private correspondence with Adi Hastings of Omega Yeast Labs by Dan Pixley03/27/2018.</ref> sell the native blend.
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It has been anecdotally reported by brewers that high levels of off-flavors from higher alcohols are not produced at fermentation temperatures up to 35-40°C with kveik.  In general, Aasen's Master's thesis reflected these anecdotal reports. The amount of the higher alcohol 2-methyl-1-propanol was nearly double at 30°C and 37°C versus 22°C for the control yeast strain, US-05. For the three kveik cultures that were tested, Gamlegrua, Gausemel, and Ørjasæter, the amount of this higher alcohol was only slightly elevated at the higher fermentation temperatures, but still remained under the lowest levels that US-05 produced when fermented at 22°CThe higher alcohol 1-propanol had a similar trend. At 30°C and 37°C, US-05 produced significantly more of this higher alcohol, while the three kveik cultures produced only slightly elevated or the same levels regardless of fermentation temperature. The levels of 1-propanol that were produced by the three kveik cultures at all three fermentation temperatures were, in general, around the same amount that US-05 produced at 22°C.  Two other higher alcohols that were measured, 2-methyl-1-butanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol, were roughly the same for all three fermentation temperatures for all three of the kveik cultures and US-05, with 2-methyl-1-butanol tending to be slightly higher in the warmer fermentation temperatures for all of the kveik cultures and US-05. One of the higher alcohols tested, 2-hexanol, had nearly double or triple the levels when fermented at the cooler temperature of 22°C versus 30°C and 37°C, indicating that this particular higher alcohol follows an opposite trend than most higher alcohols produced by yeastThe levels were the same for all three of the kveik cultures and US-05 <ref name="Aasen" />.
  
===Olav Gausemel's Hornindal Kveik===
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For the kveik cultures Gamlegrua and Gausemel, Aasen reported elevated levels of acetaldehyde were found at the warmer fermentation temperatures of 37°C, but not for Ørjasæter or US-05. The aldehyde 2-methyl-propanal was elevated at
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37°C for all four of the cultures tested (Gamlegrua, Gausemel, Ørjasæter , and US-05).  The aldehydes 2-methyl-butanal and 3-methyl-butanal, and the ketone diacetyl, were not significant for any of the cultures tested nor at any of the different fermentation temperatures (22°C, 30°C, 37°C) <ref name="Aasen" />.
  
This is the kveik Terje Raftevold's kveik branched off from in the 1990s. Olav says he has mixed it with other kveiks 1-2 times in the meantime. It was collected for comparison purposes. Little is known about this kveik, but it is described in Rasmussen's thesis.
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[https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.26.453768v1 Foster et al. (2021)] found similar findings in 5 out of 6 strains of kveik (two Hornindal strains, one Laerdal strain, one Ebbegarden strain, one Granvin strain, and one Sigmund Voss strain). Using HS-SPME-GC-MS and PCA biplot analyses to measure and plot fatty acids, ethyl esters, alcohols, and acetate esters, the researchers found that, with the exception of the Ebbegarden strain, the kveik strains grouped together while the control strains (Cal ale, Vermont, and Kolsch) grouped together (the Belgian strain  "St. Lucifer" from Escarpment Labs was another control strain and formed its own flavor profile grouping). For example, octanoic acid, ethyl hexanoate (pineapple, tropical), ethyl octanoate (tropical, apple, cognac), and ethyl decanoate (apple) were all produced above threshold for all (except Ebbegarden) of the kveik strains and one control strain, the Belgian strain  "St. Lucifer" from Escarpment Labs, but not the Cal ale, Vermont, and Kolsch control strains. This demonstrates that the flavor profile of many but not all kveik strains is unique from at least some typical brewing strains. The flavor profile plotting also determined that temperature played a roll in flavor with all but the Ebbegarden kveik strains clustering together at 5-42°C versus 15-22°C. For example, ethyl octanoate and ethyl decanoate were produced at the higher temperature range in the kveik strains (except Ebbegarden). The higher alcohol 1-octanol, which has a pleasant citrus character, was only produced above threshold by Cal ale and Kolsch at 15°C and Vermont at 22°C, it was produced above threshold by the kveiks and St. Lucifer strains at a much wider temperature range. Similar results were found for isoamyl acetate. Phenethyl acetate, on the other hand, was only produced above threshold by Hornindal1, Hornindal2, Laerdal and St. Lucifer regardless of temperature <ref name="Foster_2021" />. For more details on the Foster et al. (2021) study, see also [https://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/423.html Lars Garshol's blog post], study co-author [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/posts/4824280584266784 Richard Preiss's summary on MTF], and [https://brulosophy.com/podcasts/the-bru-lab/ Bru Lab Podcast Episode 031 - Kveik Fermentation Temperatures w/ Richard Preiss].
  
===The Lida kveik===
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====Other Sensory Data====
  
From Samuel Lien in Grodås, Hornindal. Collected by William Holden. Samuel got the kveik from Hans Øen, who moved from Hornindal from Faleide in Stryn, so the yeast is originally from Stryn. Øen is dead, but Lien is alive. Pitch temperature 30.
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* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1I4-xrQlr3bdBOcgfuCS92pg_3acNSvlraIxY_DiYZOM Google Spreadsheet of anecdotal experiences the fermentation characteristics and flavor of different kveik cultures (translate from Norwegian).]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2921197574575104/ Roi Krispin's project to have 16 homebrewers judge and compile flavor descriptors for beers brewed with a simple recipe and split fermentation with Sigmund Gjernes Voss, Terje Raftevold Hornindal, Tormodgarden, Ebbegarden, Framgarden, and Simonaitis.]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2965991863429008/ Travis Morita's experiment with a simple wort and sensory testing using DraughtLab and 7 blind tasters; kveik tested: Voss (Imperial Loki), Hornindal (Omega), Oslo (Bootleg Biology), Ebbegarden (original culture), Framgarden (original culture), and Opshaug (White Labs).]
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* [http://brulosophy.com/2019/10/07/fermentation-temperature-bootleg-biology-oslo-kveik-yeast-exbeeriment-results/ Brülosophy blind triangle test of a Helles Exportbier style wort fermented with Bootleg Biology's OSLO at either 64°F/18°C or 98°F/37°C.]
  
===Lars Andreas Tomasgard, Hornindal===
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====Various Interesting MTF Threads====
  
Lars Marius Garshol collected this from Lars Andreas at the Kornøl Festival. More information needed.
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2183542451673957/ MTF thread with tips and experiences with various low pitching rates with different kveik cultures.][http://www.milkthefunk.com/w/images/3/3e/MTF_thread_with_tips_and_experiences_with_various_low_pitching_rates_with_different_kveik_cultures.jpg Archive]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2198297083531827/ MTF thread on dry hopping at warmer temperatures when fermenting with kveik.]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2246395795388622/ MTF thread on getting nail polish from some kveik cultures and where that might come from.]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2263497213678480/?comment_id=2264954790199389&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Richard Preiss recommendations on avoiding sulfur in kveik fermentations.]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2483174985044034/ MTF thread by Zach Taggart on kveik producing esters similar to levels produced by kolsch yeast, and checking the accuracy of hyping kveik flavor profiles.]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2353047698056764/ Brewing Pilsner-like styles with good clarity.]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2356853714342829/ NEIPA with Voss Kveik, including an attenuation graph.]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2483174985044034/ Kveik and ester production.]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2489850817709784/ Finding traditional farmhouse ale made commercially, and commercial beers that conflate tradition.]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2530669523627913/ Fermenting at colder temperatures, including lager temperatures.]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2783318115029718/ Discussion on blending different kveik isolates or original kveik cultures.]
  
===Dagfinn Wendelbo's Lærdal kveik===
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===Lactic Acid Bacteria and Wild Yeast Contaminations===
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Some of the kveik cultures that are not isolated cultures have reportedly been contaminated with lactic acid bacteria.  These contaminations probably occurred during handling of the yeast at some point.  See [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2092577524103784/?comment_id=2092603600767843&reply_comment_id=2092693610758842&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Justin Amaral's statements] regarding this issue.  The lactic acid bacteria found in contaminated kveik cultures can be inhibited by ~10 IBU <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2117542431607293/?comment_id=2118202468207956&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Justin Amaral.  Milk The Funk Facebook group thread about lactic acid bacteria in kveik cultures and sensitivity to IBU.  06/05/2018.]</ref>.  Traditionally, if contaminating microorganisms start having an impact on the flavor of the beer, the brewer would throw away their kveik and borrow a fresh culture from a neighbor <ref name="garshol_preiss_mbaa" />. 
  
Arvid Solheim collected this kveik from Dagfinn Wendelbo at Ljøsne in Lærdal. Wendelbo lost his own kveik a couple of years ago, and got this from Per Gjermann. As far as I understand it originates with Gjermann, from the farm Stødno in Lærdal.
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2101419559886247/?comment_id=2101443939883809&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R0%22%7D MTF subthread on bacterial infections in kveik.]
  
===Hans Haugse's Granvin kveik===
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====Juniper Antimicrobial Effect====
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Juniper twigs partially inhibit ''Lactobacillus'' growth.  Juniper needles, ripe berries, and unripe berries have little to no significant impact.  Juniper is often used in farmhouse brewing.  Sometimes it is used as a mash filter, and sometimes it is used to make a juniper infusion called "einerlog" which is sometimes used for the mash water <ref name="Aasen" />.  See [[Lactobacillus#Other_Plant_Type_Tolerance|''Lactobacillus'' "Other Plant Type Tolerance"]] for more information.
  
Originates from Hans Haugse from Granvin, Hardanger, via Einar Vestrheim and Lars Olav Muren. NCYC analysis indicates that it contains both Pichia and Saccharomyces.
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==Kveik Ring/Kveikstokk and Drying==
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[[File:Kveikstokk.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Kveikstokk with yeast slurry on it. Images provided by [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2237938229567712/ Antonio Golia ("Homebrew Condor").]]]
  
Commercially available from [[Saccharomyces#Mainiacal_Yeast|Mainiacal Yeast]].
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As Norwegian farmhouse brewers only brew 2-3 times per year, kveik has adapted to being dried and stored for long periods of time in-between usage, which is unique among most domesticated yeast <ref name="garshol_preiss_mbaa" />.  Storing the kveik in a dried form allows the yeast to survive longer than if it is kept as a wet slurry, and might help prevent contaminants from surviving.  Kveik was often dried on parchment paper and kept in bags in the freezer.  Wooden carvings known as a "kveik ring" or a "kveikstokk" were also sometimes used to store dried kveik, although this might be an older practice compared to drying kveik on parchment paper.  Using a kveik ring or kveikstokk is simple: drag the kveik ring (more broadly known as a "twisted torus" <ref>[https://www.academia.edu/38819003/Scandinavian_Yeast_Rings_-_the_curious_case_of_the_Twisted_Torus "Scandinavian Yeast Rings - the curious case of the Twisted Torus".  Susan Verberg.  2019.]</ref>, or more specifically called a "gjærkrans" or "yeast wreath" in Norwegian when used for yeast <ref>[https://twitter.com/larsga/status/1118151239173328896 Lars Marius Garshol.  Twitter feed.  04/16/2019.]</ref>) or kveikstokk through the krausen of a fermenting beer, and then hang the ring/kveikstokk to dry.  On the next batch, the ring/kveikstokk is dunked into wort to reactivate the yeast <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1505143962847146/?comment_id=1505145579513651&reply_comment_id=1505163232845219&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Lars Marius garshol.  Milk The Funk Facebook group post about using a kveik ring.  2017.]</ref>.  Note that not all yeast reacts well to drying.  Kveik has this exceptional ability.  For example, ''Brettanomyces'' is known to not be tolerant of drying/desiccation <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2237938229567712/?comment_id=2237959286232273&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Justin Amaral.  Milk The Funk Facebook group post on kveikstokk and drying ''Brettanomyces''.  08/16/2018.]</ref>.
  
===Sigurd Johan Saure's Sykkylven kveik===
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See [[Kveik#Temperature_and_Growth_Rate|Temperature and Growth Rate]] above for a scientific explanation of why kveik can survive drying while other typical brewing yeast strains cannot.
  
Originates with brewer Sigurd Johan Saure, at Tormodgarden in Aurdal in Sykkylven. Sigurd says the yeast has definitely been reused since his great-great-grandfather's time. His great-grandfather mixed it with another yeast from a friend in the 1950s, after the yeast "got weak". Collected, but not sent to the NCYC yet.
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===Drying Instructions===
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2237938229567712/?hc_location=ufi MTF thread with images of using a kveikstokk.]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2329264870435047/ MTF thread on drying kveik on parchment paper.]  See also this [http://mutedog.beer/blog/how-to-dry-yeast post by Matt Spaanem on drying yeast (including some wild yeast strains) on parchment paper].
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2257085904319611/ MTF thread on successfully drying Omega Yeast Lab's Hornindal kveik using a dehydrator.]
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* [http://suigenerisbrewing.com/index.php/2019/04/25/drying-kveik-2-months/ Bryan Heit's drying instructions using a jerky dehydrator and viability testing of dried kveik over a few months (see previous parts as well).] 
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2858608184167377/ Rodrigo Borges de Azevedo's method of drying with 100% cotton or cotton blended with linen or polyester.]
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* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/291.html "Brewing with kveik" by Lars Garshol, with an example of using a yeast ring.]
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* [http://mutedog.beer/blog/kveikstokk-beer/ Matt Spaanem's blog post on using a smaller kveikstokk for a wild caught yeast culture.]
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* [https://homebrewingcondor.blogspot.com/2018/08/conservare-il-kveik-su-legno-kveikstokk.html Antonio Golia's write up on making and using a kveikstokk (in Italian; use an online translator).]
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* [https://escarpmentlabs.com/blogs/resources/arcane-brewing-techniques-brewing-with-a-kveik-ring "Arcane Brewing Techniques: Brewing with a Kveik Ring," Escarpment Labs blog article by Jérémie Tremblay, Brasserie Independante Baleine Endiablée.]
  
===Ebbegarden, Stordal===
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===Using Dried Kveik and Viability Over Time===
  
This kveik comes from Jens Aage Øvrebust, and was collected by William Holden. Jens originally brewed raw ale, but started boiling the wort because his beer became sour now and then. Pitch at 28C, harvest yeast from the top after a couple of days. Prefers not to let the yeast go over 30. Usually ferments 4-6 days. Sent to NCYC and NTNU, but no results yet. Jens usually ferments down to an SG of 1010, because he doesn't want the beer sweet. He says the yeast has always been in the valley as far as he knows.
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Dried kveik should be stored in the freezer, and has been known to be recoverable after 20 years when stored in this way.  While recovery of very old dried kveik may be possible using microbiological techniques, very old dried kveik might not be viable enough for brewers to revive using simple starter techniques.  [http://suigenerisbrewing.com/index.php/2019/08/28/drying-kveik-the-grand-finale Microbiologist Dr. Bryan Heit measured the viability of kveik] that was dried using a dehydrator and stored in a home freezer and found that viability decreased by about 6-8% per month. Dr. Heit estimated (and then later confirmed via cell counts) that at 6 months, the kveik would be at about 50% viability, which is good enough to pitch directly into wort without a starter.  Therefore, if the kveik has been frozen for 6 months or less, dried kveik can be thawed and simply added to a liter or so of ~30°C (86°F) wort for 2-4 hours before adding that to the main batch of wort.  If the dried kveik is older than 6 months, a starter is recommended.  Dr. Heit used Voss kveik for his experiment, and included some limitations such as sample size, using kveik from a yeast cake instead of using fresher yeast from top cropping or a starter, using a yeast cake with a high hop content (while hops are not toxic to yeast, a high content of hops could further stress the yeast), using a dehydrator that had high and fluctuating temperatures instead of a better quality dehydrator (Dr. Heit recommends drying at 35-40°C), and probable under-estimates of viability due to using trypan blue dye, which is known to stain both dead cells and cells that are alive but are undergoing cell division <ref name="garshol_preiss_mbaa" /><ref>[http://suigenerisbrewing.com/index.php/2019/08/28/drying-kveik-the-grand-finale Dr. Bryan Heit.  Sui Generis Blog post about dried kveik viability over time.  08/28/2019.]</ref>.
  
Appears to have an unusual relationship with hops, so beware that this yeast may accentuate the hop bitterness in your beers. Jens says he only dry-hops himself.
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2876391922389003/ MTF post by Dr. Bryan Heit answering questions and clarifications regarding his experiment.]
  
===Framgarden, Stordal===
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===History and Crafting How To's===
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* [https://www.academia.edu/38819003/Scandinavian_Yeast_Rings_-_the_curious_case_of_the_Twisted_Torus "Scandinavian Yeast Rings - the curious case of the Twisted Torus," by Susan Verberg, 2019.]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2236226959738839/ MTF thread on building a kveik ring.]
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* [https://poppylandbrewer.blogspot.com/2016/01/making-yeast-ring.html?m=1 Poppyland Brewer instructions on how to build a kveik ring.]
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* [http://www.georgehart.com/rp/torzle/torzle.html Instructions on building a kveik ring and history information by George Hart.]
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* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/264.html "Kveik: Norwegian farmhouse yeast" by Lars Garshol, with images of ancient kveikstokk.]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1505381572823385/ MTF thread on an old kveik ring from Vågå that was sent to hopefully revive the old dried kveik on the ring.]
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* Step by step video instructions by Jeff Pryor:
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* <youtube height="200" width="300">tLpTtqUvDw4</youtube>
  
From Petter B Øvrebust at a neighbouring farm in Stordal. Collected by William Holden. Petter still brews raw ale, pitches at 30C, ferments 2-3 days.
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===Kveik Rings for Sale===
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* [https://www.facebook.com/sudsnsawdust Tim Oelke of Suds n' Sawdust offers kveik rings in the US for sale.]
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* [https://jonboley.github.io/kveik-ring Jon Boley's kveik rings on Etsy.]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2464496793578520/?comment_id=2464565213571678&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Craft Labs in Sweden offers kveik rings off and on; contact info at craftlabs dot se.]
  
Commercially available from [[Saccharomyces#Mainiacal_Yeast|Mainiacal Yeast]].
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==Commercial Availability==
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This is a summary of commercially available kveik cultures.  See the above descriptions, the [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html Farmhouse Yeast Registry], and the vendor's website for more information about the cultures.  Most are single strain isolates, while some contain multiple strains or the native "unpurified" mixed cultures (this is of interest to some brewers, especially Norwegian brewers, because single isolates potentially perform differently than original cultures with multiple strains and as such will be denoted in the Notes column).  Note that strain information can be misleading because the nature of kveik cultures make talking about individual strains difficult due to the strains being closely related yet diverse.  Richard Preiss describes kveik cultures as being "heterogenous but related communities", meaning that there can be a lot of genetic overlap between subpopulations in a kveik culture and where one strain begins and another ends has yet to be defined (see [[Kveik#Recent_Yeast_Lab_Analysis_and_Commercial_Availability|Recent Lab Analysis]] above) <ref name="preiss_strains" />.  Additionally, it is legal and quite common for yeast labs to culture strains from another yeast lab and brand them as their own, thus many single isolates are likely to be duplicates of whichever lab initially isolated them (this is unverifiable unless the yeast lab in question shares how they obtained their isolate or independent DNA sequencing is done; we include such information when it is available to us).  Commercially available non-kveik landrace farmhouse yeast are listed on the [[Landrace Yeast]] page.
  
===Midtbust, Stordal===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Kveik || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html Registry Num] !! Yeast Lab !! Package !! Notes
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| Sigmund Gjernes's Voss || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv1 1] || [[Omega Yeast Labs]] || Voss Kveik OYL-061 || Single strain isolate.  [[Omega Yeast Labs]] and [[The Yeast Bay]] independently isolated one of the strains from the Voss Kveik.  It is not known if these are the same strains, or which NCYC strain they correspond to. However, they are thought to be similar in their flavor profile <ref name="voss_omega_TYB">[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1207326749295537/?comment_id=1207856785909200&reply_comment_id=1207859749242237&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R9%22%7D Conversation with Lance Shaner and Lars Marius Garshol on MTF.  01/04/2016.]</ref>.
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| Sigmund Gjernes's Voss || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv1 1] || [[The Yeast Bay]] || Sigmund's Voss Kveik (WLP4045 from White Labs) || Single strain isolate.  Potentially the same as the Omega Yeast Labs Voss strain; see the Sigmund Gjernes's Voss entry for Omega Yeast Labs Voss Kveik OYL-061 above <ref name="voss_omega_TYB" />.
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| Sigmund Gjernes's Voss || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv1 1] || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture.  Limited availability. 
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| Sigmund Gjernes's Voss || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv1 1] || [[Imperial Yeast]] || Loki || A single strain isolate; likely to be the same isolate as the Omega Voss Kveik OYL-061 isolate <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/Imperialyeast/videos/322721574949175/?comment_id=322727671615232&reply_comment_id=323820638172602&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%2311%22%7D Imperial Yeast.  Facebook post on Imperial Yeast Facebook page.  Retrieved 07/12/2019.]</ref>.
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| Sigmund Gjernes's Voss || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv1 1] || [[East Coast Yeast]] || ECY43 Nordic Farmhouse || Single strain isolate.
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| Sigmund Gjernes's Voss || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv1 1] || Fermentum Mobile (Poland) || FM53 Voss kveik || Single strain isolate.
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| Sigmund Gjernes's Voss <ref>Private correspondence with Inland Island sales staff by Dan Pixley.  04/05/2019.</ref> || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv1 1] || [[Inland Island Brewing & Consulting|Inland Island Yeast Laboratories]] || INIS-441 Norwegian Farmhouse || Single strain isolate
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| Sigmund Gjernes's Voss || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv1 1] || Community Cultures Yeast Lab || The Fruity Norwegian (formerly called "Kveik", and "The Fruity Norwegian" was formerly the brand name for a different unknown kveik culture that the company removed from market <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2979432392084955/?comment_id=2990732884288239&reply_comment_id=2990805934280934 Mara Louise Young.  Milk The Funk Facebook thread on Community Cultures Kveik cultures.  10/21/2019.]</ref>) || Single strain isolate
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| Sigmund Gjernes's Voss || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv1 1] || [[Propagate Lab]] || MIP-340 Voss Kveik Isolate || Single strain isolate.
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| Sigmund Gjernes's Voss || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv1 1] || Yeastlab (Brazil) || YLB1010 - Kveik 01 || Single strain isolate <ref>[http://www.yeastlab.com.br/produtos/ylb1010---kveik-01 Yeastlab (Brazil) website.  Retrieved 10/18/2019.]</ref>.
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| Sigmund Gjernes's Voss || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv1 1] || Lallemand Brewing || Voss Kveik Ale Yeast || Single strain isolate <ref>[https://twitter.com/LallemandBrewUK/status/1192040024231096322/photo/2 Robert Percival.  Twitter.  11/06/2019.  Retrieved 11/24/2019.]</ref>.  See [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/3477426352285554/?comment_id=3479035945457928&reply_comment_id=3479722155389307 this MTF comment] from a Lallemand representative regarding cell counts in this product. See [https://www.deuxkanadierbraeu.com/post/voss-kveik-optimum-fermentation-temperature "Voss kveik optimum fermentation temperature,"] for a data point on attenuation rate at different temperatures with this strain (note that this data may not be reproducable with other strains isolated from Sigmund Gjernes kveik by other yeast labs).
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| Sigmund Gjernes's Voss || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv1 1] || [[Kveikshop]]  (DEFUNCT)|| #1 Sigmund Gjernes || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format; ships international.
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| Sigmund Gjernes's Voss || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv1 1] || [[Jasper Yeast]] || JY247 - Voss Kveik || Single isolate. <ref name="jasper_kveik">[https://jasperyeast.com/yeast/kveik "Kveik. Jasper Yeast Website.]</ref>
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| Sigmund Gjernes's Voss || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv1 1] || [[Kveik Yeastery]] || K.1 Voss || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed other than bacteria) culture. Dried format.
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| Rivenes || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv2 2] || [[Escarpment Laboratories]] || Rivenes Kveik || Potentially a one-time release under the lab's monthly "Kveik Ring" kveik release <ref name="escarpment_kveik_special" />.
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| Rivenes || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv2 2] || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || Dried Kveik - Rivenes || Dried format. Rivenes has the classic orange character that many Kveik has. It does have one ''Lactobacillus'' strain in the mix, but is intolerant of 10 IBU. This ''Lactobacillus'' complements the orange notes <ref>[https://www.mainiacalyeast.com/online-shop/aae5wltaw5pglrci19358w0qsrru75 "Dried Kveik - Rivenes".  Mainiacal Yeast website.  Retrieved 10/25/2020.]</ref>.
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| Stein Langlo's Stranda || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv3 3] || [[Omega Yeast Labs]] || HotHead Ale OYL-057 || Single strain isolate (only one strain was revived by NCYC).
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| Stein Langlo's Stranda || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv3 3] || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || Dried Kveik - Stranda || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture.  Limited availability.
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| Stein Langlo's Stranda || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv3 3] || [[Propagate Lab]] || Stranda Single Isolate || Single strain isolate (only one strain was revived by NCYC).
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| Stein Langlo's Stranda || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv3 3] || [[Kveikshop]]  (DEFUNCT)|| #3 Stranda, Langlo || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format; ships international.
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|-
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| Terje Raftevold's Hornindal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv5 5] || [[Escarpment Laboratories]] || Hornindal Kveik Blend || Two strains isolated from the original culture. 
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| Terje Raftevold's Hornindal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv5 5] || [[Escarpment Laboratories]] || July 2020: Hornindal Farm Kveik || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture; contains lactic acid bacteria.  Potentially a one-time release under the lab's monthly "Kveik Ring" kveik release <ref name="escarpment_kveik_special" /> 
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| Terje Raftevold's Hornindal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv5 5] || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture; contains lactic acid bacteria.  Limited availability.
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| Terje Raftevold's Hornindal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv5 5] || [[Omega Yeast Labs]] || Hornindal Kveik || Original culture, but "purified" to remove the lactic acid bacteria.
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| Terje Raftevold's Hornindal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv5 5] || [[Omega Yeast Labs]] || OYL-071 Lutra™ Kveik || Single isolate from the original Hornindal kveik; characterized as being a "shockingly clean" strain <ref>[https://omegayeast.com/news/lutra Omega Labs website.  "Announcing Lutra™ Kveik, A Shockingly Clean Kveik."  Retrieved 06/14/2020.]</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/OmegaYeast/posts/1617613345066267?comment_id=1642734662554135&reply_comment_id=1642740209220247 Omega Labs Facebook page comment on Lutra source kveik.  10/14/2020.] </ref>. Available in dried format.
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| Terje Raftevold's Hornindal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv5 5] || [[Propagate Lab]] || MIP-342 Kveik Hornindal || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture.
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| Terje Raftevold's Hornindal <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2985684801459714/?comment_id=2985881488106712&reply_comment_id=2997562893605238 Breno B Jorge.  Correspondance with Bio4 staff; reported in Milk The Funk Facebook group.  10/22/2019.]</ref> || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv5 5] || Bio4 (Brazil) || SY081 Norwegian Kveik || Single strain isolate <ref>[http://bio4.com.br/leveduras/?tipo=all&tipo-bebida=all&estilo=all&escolha=on&keywords=kveik&codigo=&floculacao=all&atenuacao=1_100&temperatura-de-fermentacao=0_40&tolerancia-alcoolica=20# Bio4 website.  Retreived 10/18/2019.]</ref>.
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| Terje Raftevold's Hornindal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv5 5] || [[The Yeast Bay]] || Hornindal Kveik || Single isolate; characterized as "stone fruit and tropical esters".
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| Terje Raftevold's Hornindal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv5 5] || [[Imperial Yeast]] || A46 Bartleby || Single isolate; characterized as "pineapple, apricot and peach aromas".
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| Terje Raftevold's Hornindal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv5 5] || [[Kveikshop]]  (DEFUNCT)|| #5 Hornindal, Raftevold || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format; ships international.
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| Terje Raftevold's Hornindal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv5 5] || [[Jasper Yeast]] || JY246 - Hornindal || Single isolate; characterized as "tropical ester flavor". <ref name="jasper_kveik" />
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| Lærdal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv6 6] || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || Dried Kveik - Laerdal || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture; contains lactic acid bacteria.  Sold dried.  Limited availability.
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| Lærdal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv6 6] || [[Escarpment Laboratories]] || Lærdal Kveik || Single strain isolate.  Potentially a one-time release under the lab's monthly "Kveik Ring" kveik release <ref name="escarpment_kveik_special">[https://www.escarpmentlabs.com/thekveikring Escarpment Labs website, 09/10/2019.  Retrieved 09/10/2019.]</ref>.
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| Hans Haugse's Granvin || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv7 7] || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture.  Limited availability.
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| Sigurd Johan Saure's Tormodgarden || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv8 8] || [https://www.kveiktraining.com/online-booking/dried-kveik-8-tormodgarden-saure-1 kveiktraining.com] || Dried kveik #8 Tormodgarden / Saure || Sold by the farmhouse directly by Saure.  1 plastic bag containing approximately 15 grams of dried kveik #8 ("#8" refers to the Farmhouse Yeast Registry number). There might be some residue of the brown paper used for drying, but Saure says that it will not affect the fermentation, its all been sanitized before drying the kveik <ref>[https://www.kveiktraining.com/online-booking/dried-kveik-8-tormodgarden-saure-1 Kveik Training website.  Retrieved 11/10/2019.]</ref>.
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| Sigurd Johan Saure's Tormodgarden || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv8 8] || [[Escarpment Laboratories]] || Tormodgarden Kveik || Potentially a one-time release under the lab's monthly "Kveik Ring" kveik release <ref name="escarpment_kveik_special" />.
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| Sigurd Johan Saure's Tormodgarden || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv8 8] || [[Kveikshop]]  (DEFUNCT)|| #8 Tormodgarden, Saure || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format; ships international.
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| Ebbegarden, Stordal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv9 9] || [[Sleight Beer Lab]] || Ehwaz Nordic || Single strain isolate; sold dried.
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| Ebbegarden, Stordal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv9 9] || [[Escarpment Laboratories]] || Ebbegarden Kveik Blend ||  Two strains isolated from Ebbegarden <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2593762590651939/?comment_id=2593908627304002&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Chris Saunders.  Milk The Funk Facebook post on Escarpment Labs Ebbegarden.  04/04/2019.]</ref>.
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| Ebbegarden, Stordal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv9 9] || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || Dried Kveik - Ebbegarden || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture.  Limited availability.
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| Ebbegarden, Stordal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv9 9] || [[Propagate Lab]] || MIP-343 Kveik Ebbegarden ||
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| Ebbegarden, Stordal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv9 9] || [[Kveikshop]]  (DEFUNCT)|| #9 Ebbegarden, Øvrebust || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format; ships international.
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| Ebbegarden, Stordal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv9 9] || [[Kveik Yeastery]] || K.9 Ebbegarden|| The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed other than bacteria) culture. Dried format.
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| Framgarden, Stordal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv10 10] || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture.  Limited availability.
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| Framgarden, Stordal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv10 10] || [[Sleight Beer Lab]] || Fehu Nordic || Single strain isolate.
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| Framgarden, Stordal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv10 10] || [[Propagate Lab]] || MIP-344 Kveik Framgarden ||
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| Framgarden, Stordal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv10 10] || [[The Yeast Bay]] || Framgarden Kveik || Single isolate; described as "melon and cantaloupe esters".
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| Framgarden, Stordal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv10 10] || [[Escarpment Laboratories]] || Framgarden Kveik || Blend of multiple isolates from the original Framgarden <ref>Private correspondence with Richard Preiss by Dan Pixley.  05/27/2020.</ref>.  Potentially a one-time release under the lab's monthly "Kveik Ring" kveik release <ref name="escarpment_kveik_special" />.
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| Framgarden, Stordal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv10 10] || [[Imperial Yeast]] || A36 POG || Single isolate; described as "tropical fruit aromas".
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| Framgarden, Stordal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv10 10] || [[Kveikshop]]  (DEFUNCT)|| #10 Framgarden, Øvrebust || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format; ships international.
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| Framgarden, Stordal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv10 10] || [[Mogwai Labs]] || MOG-402 Framgarden ||
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| Lida || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv11 11] || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || Dried Kveik - Lida || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture with a strain of ''Lactobacillus''.  Limited availability.
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| Lida || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv11 11] || [[The Yeast Bay]] || Lida Kveik || Single isolate; characterized as "apricot, stone fruit, and white grape esters".
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| Lida || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv11 11] || [[Propagate Lab]] || MIP-355 Kveik Lida ||
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| Årset|| [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv13 13] || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || Dried Kveik - Årset || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture.  Limited availability.
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| Årset|| [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv13 13] || [[Escarpment Laboratories]] || Årset Kveik Blend || Contains multiple inter-related strains; see [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2593762590651939/?comment_id=2593908627304002&reply_comment_id=2594146987280166&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D this explanation from Richard Preiss].  Sold as sourced by Jakob Årset, on the farm Årset in Eidsdal, Norway. The overall flavour profile is similar to the Hornindal Kveik Blend, but this blend exhibits a broad temperature range (we have heard of sub-15ºC) and tolerates acidic wort quite well.
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| Årset || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv13 13] || [[Jasper Yeast]] || JY224 - Arset Kveik Blend || A blend of of strains from the original Årset. Characterized as, "low ester and fast fermenting, light notes of pear and apple in low hopped beers." <ref name="jasper_kveik" />
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| Årset || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv13 13] || [[Jasper Yeast]] || JY252 Arset Kveik Single || Single isolate; characterized as "pear ester flavor". <ref name="jasper_kveik" />
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| Eitrheim || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv14 14] || [[Kveik Yeastery]] || K.14 Eitrheim || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed other than bacteria) culture. Dried format.
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| Nornes || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv15 15] || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || Dried Kveik - Nornes || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture.  Limited availability.
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| Nornes || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv15 15] || [[Propagate Lab]] || MIP-345 Kveik Nornes ||
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| Midtbust, Stordal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv17 17] || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || Dried Kveik - Midtbust || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture.  Limited availability.
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| Midtbust, Stordal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv17 17] || [[The Yeast Bay]] || Midtbust Kveik ||  Single isolate; characterized as "restrained ester profile".
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| Midtbust, Stordal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv17 17] || [[Propagate Lab]] || MIP-347 Kveik Midtbust || 
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| Midtbust, Stordal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv17 17] || [[Kveikshop]]  (DEFUNCT)|| #17 Midtbust || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format; ships international.
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| Midtbust, Stordal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv17 17] || [[Escarpment Laboratories]] || Nov 2020: Midtbust Kveik || A blend of 5 isolated strains from the original.  Potentially a one-time release under the lab's monthly "Kveik Ring" kveik release <ref name="escarpment_kveik_special" /> 
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| Nystein || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv19 19] || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || Dried Kveik - Nystein || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture.  Limited availability.
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| Espe || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv20 20] || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || Dried Kveik - Espe|| The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture.  Contains ''Lactobacillus'' reportedly tolerant of up to 9 IBU.  Described as spice rum/cognac character along with apricot and peach notes.  Recommended fermented on the cooler side between 60-85°F.  Limited availability.
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| Espe || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv20 20] || [[Omega Yeast Labs]] || OYL-090 Espe Kveik || Single strain isolate.
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| Epse || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv20 20] || [[Kveikshop]]  (DEFUNCT)|| #20 Epse || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format; ships international.
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| Tomasgard || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv21 21] || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || Dried Kveik - Tomasgard || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture, including a hop tolerant ''Lactobacillus''.  Limited availability.
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| Stalljen || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv22 22] || LevTeck (Brazil) || Seljeset Kveik || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture <ref>[https://www.levteck.com.br/produto/seljeset-kveik LevTeck website.  Retrieved 10/18/2019.]</ref>.
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| Stalljen || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv22 22] || [[Escarpment Laboratories]] || Seljeset Kveik || Four isolates from the original culture.  Reportedly one of the fastest fermenting kviek.  Potentially a one-time release under the lab's monthly "Kveik Ring" kveik release <ref name="escarpment_kveik_special" />.
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| Stalljen || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv22 22] || [[Propagate Lab]] || MIP-348 Kveik Stalljen ||
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| Stalljen || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv22 22] || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || Dried Kveik - Stalljen || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. The culture presents citrus forward with floral notes in the back round. It also can have a caramel or toffee like character to it as well. Dried format. Limited availability.
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| Stalljen || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv22 22] || [[Kveik Yeastery]] || K.22 Stalljen || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed other than bacteria) culture. Dried format.
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| Otterdal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv23 23] || [[Kveikshop]]  (DEFUNCT)|| #23 Otterdal, Grodås || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format; ships international.
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| Otterdal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv23 23] || [[Kveik Yeastery]] || K.23 Otterdal|| The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed other than bacteria) culture. Dried format.
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| Halvorsgard || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv28 28] || [[Escarpment Laboratories]] || Halvorsgard || Two isolates from the original kveik.  Contains POF+ trains, strong fruity aromas with a light "baking spice".  Potentially a one-time release under the lab's monthly "Kveik Ring" kveik release <ref name="escarpment_kveik_special" />.
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|-
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| Ner-Saure || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv31 31] || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || Dried Kveik - Ner-Saure || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format. Characterized as having a burnt citrus character and fresh baked bread notes. This culture also has a ''Lactobacillus'' in that that is a bit more tolerant around 12 IBU <ref>[https://www.mainiacalyeast.com/online-shop/dried-kveik-ner-saure "Dried Kveik - Ner-Saure".  Mainiacal Yeast website.  Retrieved 10/25/2020.]</ref>.
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|-
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| Wollsæter || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv35 35] || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture.  Limited availability.
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|-
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| Wollsæter || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv35 35] || [[Kveikshop]]  (DEFUNCT)|| #35 Wollsaeter || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format; ships international.
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|-
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| Aurland || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv38 38] || [[Propagate Lab]] || MIP-341 Kveik Auland || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture.  May contain bacteria.
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|-
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| Aurland || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv38 38] || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT)  || Dried Farmhouse - Auland || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture.  Potentially POF+, and contains a species of ''Candida''.
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|-
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| Skare || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv41 41] || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || Dried Kveik - Skare || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture.  Limited availability.
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|-
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| Skare || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv41 41] || [[Escarpment Laboratories]]  || Skare kveik || Pronounced "scar-uh".  Blend of 3 isolated strains from skare kveik. Potentially a one-time release under the lab's monthly "Kveik Ring" kveik release <ref name="escarpment_kveik_special" />
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|-
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| Skare || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv41 41] || [[Escarpment Laboratories]]  || KRISPY || Pronounced "scar-uh". Single isolate. KRISPY can be used to make clean, lager-like beers in a fraction of the time since fermentations can be performed in the 20-30ºC range. Note: Attenuation tends to be slightly lower than some lager strains, so aim to make a highly fermentable wort if you are targeting a dry finish <ref>[https://escarpmentlabs.com/products/krispy Escarpment Labs website. Krispy. Retrieved 08/07/2021.]</ref>.
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|-
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| Skare || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv41 41] || [[Kveikshop]]  (DEFUNCT)|| #41 Skare || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format; ships international.
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|-
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| Opshaug || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv43 43] || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || Dried Kveik - Opshaug || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture.  Limited availability.
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|-
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| Opshaug || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv43 43] || [[White Labs|White Labs]] || WLP518 || Single strain isolate <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2252054921723605&set=p.2252054921723605&type=3&permPage=1 Allen Stone.  Image of a White Labs poster.  04/14/2019.]</ref>.
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|-
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| Opshaug || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv43 43] || [[Propagate Lab]] || MIP-352 Osphaug ||
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|-
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| Opshaug  || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv43 43] || [[Kveikshop]]  (DEFUNCT)|| #43 Opshaug || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format; ships international.
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|-
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| Jordal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#k44 44] || [[Escarpment Laboratories]] || Jordal Kveik || Blend of 4 isolates from the original Jordal.  Potentially a one-time release under the lab's monthly "Kveik Ring" kveik release <ref name="escarpment_kveik_special" />.
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|-
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| Jordal || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv44 44] || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || Farmhouse - Jordal || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture.  Limited availability.  It contains a mix of 3 ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' strains and 2 hop intolerant (tolerates 9-10 IBU) ''Lactobacillus'' strains.
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|-
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| Hovden || [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv48 48] || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || Dried Kveik - Hovden || The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture.  Limited availability.
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|-
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| Ebbegarden, Framgarden, Lida, Raftevold gård, and Wollsæter (blend) || || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || Kveik the World Blend || Kveik blend dedicated to the late William Holden who created the Kornolfetsival to showcase kveik and helped trade kveik with brewrs outside of Norway.  Each selected kveik was collected by William Holden.  A portion of the proceeds from each sale will go to William's family.  Contains hop intolerant strains of ''Lactobacillus'' (5-10 IBU will inhibit sour flavor).
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|-
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| Hornindal, Voss, Ebbegarden, and Årset (blend) || || [[Escarpment Laboratories]] || Kveik The World Blend || Different than the Mainiacal culture of the same name.  This was a promotional blend that was handed out for free at HomebrewCon 2019, but the company might hand it out again at future events <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2860514460643416/?comment_id=2860552537306275&reply_comment_id=2860698297291699&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Richard Preiss.  Milk The Funk Facebook thread on Escparment Labs "Kveik the World blend".  08/20/2019.]</ref>.
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|-
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| Unknown || || [[Bootleg Biology]] || OSLO || Single strain isolate.  Isolated from [https://www.instagram.com/eikogtid/ Eld & Tid's] house culture which is a mix of three kveik cultures from Hornindal (thus the exact original kveik that this isolate comes from is not known) <ref name="Mello_Kveik">Jeff Mello.  Personal correspondence with Dan Pixley.  03/07/2019.</ref>.  See [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2638723966155801/?comment_id=2641061075922090&reply_comment_id=2641833972511467&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D this MTF thread] on speculating which kveik this isolate could be from.  It has been confirmed via ITS sequencing that this strain is within the kveik family but not which kveik culture it comes from <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2823938030967726/?comment_id=2823943070967222&reply_comment_id=2824364994258363&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Richard Preiss.  Milk The Funk post on ITS sequencing OSLO.  08/-02/2019.]</ref>.
  
From Odd H Midtbust at a third farm in Stordal, collected by Lars Marius Garshol. Jens Aage Øvrebust says this yeast is pitched at 33C, and that it should be kept at this temperature during fermentation. Usually ferments about 3 days. Midtbust harvests the yeast from the top.
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See also:
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/3261798840514974/ Levi Fried's fermentation data for OSLO.]
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|-
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| Unknown || || [[Bootleg Biology]] || AURORA || Single strain isolate.  Isolated from one of the kveik cultures from Hornindal (the specific kveik culture from Hornindal, of which there are a few, is unknown to Bootleg Biology) <ref name="Mello_Kveik" />.
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|-
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| Unknown || || [[Imperial Yeast|Imperial Yeast]] || A44 Kveiking || A blend of three isolated strains.  The origin of the three strains is proprietary <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/Imperialyeast/photos/a.683712355073022/2158076584303251/?type=3&comment_id=2158478724263037&reply_comment_id=2159161367528106&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Imperial Yeast Facebook post.  06/27/2019.]</ref>.
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|-
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| Unknown (blend) || || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || Dried Kveik Blend - Juggernaut || A blend of 6 different ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' strains isolated from 6 different kveik.  Limited availability.
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|-
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| Unknown (blend) || || [[Mainiacal Yeast]] (DEFUNCT) || Dried Kveik Blend - Berserker || A blend of 3 different ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' strains isolated from 3 different kveik.  Limited availability.
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|-
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| Unknown || || [[Mogwai Labs]] (Australia) || MOG-401 Sunshine || A single isolate that produces clean "lager-like" beers.
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|-
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| Unknown || || [[Propagate Lab]] || MIP-354 Oslo || Most likely the same as the [[Bootleg Biology]] OSLO.
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|-
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| Unknown || || WHC Lab (Ireland) || Ubbe || Clean "lager-like" taste and aroma.  Single strain isolated from the Hornindal region in Norway <ref name="whc_kveik">[https://www.whclab.com.  WHC website.  Retrieved 08/02/2019.]</ref>.  This is reported to be the same strain as Bootleg Biology's OSLO product <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/3208323079195884/ Correspondance with Philip Nutt.  Milk The Funk Facebook group post on WHC Labs' Ebbe kveik strain.  01/14/2020.]</ref>.
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|-
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| Unknown || || WHC Lab (Ireland) || Bjorn || Single strain isolate from the Hornindal region in Norway.  Characterized as fruity <ref name="whc_kveik" />.
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|-
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| Unknown || || WHC Lab (Ireland) || Lagertha || Single strain isolate from the Stranda region in Norway <ref name="whc_kveik" />.  Editor's note: this is likely the same strain as Omega HotHead.
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|-
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| Unknown || || WHC Lab (Ireland) || Odin || Lightly fruity; ferments in the lower 20's °C <ref name="whc_kveik" />.  Most likely a single strain isolate. 
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|-
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| Unknown || || WHC Lab (Ireland) || Ragnar || Single strain isolate from the Voss region in Norway <ref name="whc_kveik" />. Editor's note: this is likely the same strain as Omega Voss. 
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|-
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| Unknown || || WHC Lab (Ireland) || Valkryie || A yeast strain isolated from a kviek isolate from Ebbegarden region in Norway (most likely [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html#kv9 #9 on the registry] <ref name="whc_kveik" />.
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|-
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| Unknown || || [[White Labs]] || WLP631 || A blend of several unnamed strains of kveik and an unnamed ''Lactobacillus'' species.
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|-
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|}
  
Commercially available from [[Saccharomyces#Mainiacal_Yeast|Mainiacal Yeast]].
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===Landrace Yeast In Other Countries===
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There are farmhouse yeasts in other countries and Norway that have survived for generations, similar to kveik, but are genetically distinct from kveik.  Since the term "kveik" refers to just Norwegian farmhouse yeast, the term "landrace yeast" has been proposed to refer to farmhouse yeasts as a category of yeast.  Non-kveik landrace yeast includes yeasts from Lithuania and Russia such as Simonaitis, Rima, and Jovaru Alus, as well as the Norwegian farmhouse yeast Muri which is not genetically related to any kveik strains.
  
===Jarle Nupen, Eidsdal===
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'''See [[Landrace Yeast]] for more information and commercially available cultures.'''
  
Jarle brought this kveik to the Kornøl Festival, where he gave it to Lars Marius Garshol. Jarle originally got the yeast from Tore Hjelle in Eidsdal in 1979-1980, so the yeast comes from Eidsdal. Jarle has kept the yeast ever since, and he says "I've watched it like gold." Jarle pitches at 31 degrees, and doesn't want the fermentation to go above 36 degrees. He ferments roughly 30 hours.
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===Hybrid Strains===
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* [https://escarpmentlabs.com/en-us/blogs/resources/yeast-fusion-the-story-of-jotunn "Yeast fusion: the story of JÖTUNN" Escarpment Labs blog.]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJYk0LjlxFo "Hybrid Exploration in Kveik Yeast" Chop & Brew YouTube channel.]
  
===Jakob Torp Årset, Geiranger===
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==Specific Kveik Culture Information==
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See the [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html Farmhouse Yeast Registry maintained by Lars Garshol] for more complete and updated information on individual kveik cultures.
  
Jakob brought this kveik to the Kornøl Festival, where he gave it to Lars Marius Garshol. More information needed.
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===Sigmund Gjernes's Voss Kveik===
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The [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk NCYC] found that a sample of Sigmund Gjernes's kveik was made up of three strains of ''S. cerevisiae''.  No bacterial contamination was found. DNA fingerprinting found the strains to be closely related <ref>[http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/materials/ncyc-3995-report.pdf Analysis of Sigmund Gjernes Voss yeast sample for Lars Marius Garshol, RÆLINGEN NORWAY.  September 2014.  Retrieved 01/20/2016.]</ref>.  See [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/301.html Larsblog Kveik analysis report] for more information.
  
===Eitrheim-kveiken, Hardanger===
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* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-3995 NCYC 3995 - original sample of kveik containing three strains of ''S. cerevisiae''.]
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* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-3996 NCYC 3996 - 1st isolate in the 3995 blend.]
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* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-3997 NCYC 3997 - 2nd isolate in the 3995 blend.]
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* [https://catalogue.ncyc.co.uk/saccharomyces-cerevisiae-3998 NCYC 3998 - 3rd isolate in the 3995 blend.]
  
Jakob Eitrheim, born 1920, has been using this kveik in Bleie since the 1950s. He says he got it from his grandfather, who lived at Eitrheim (now part of the town of Odda), but he doesn't know where it came from before that. So he claims to know the history of the yeast back to the late 19th century. Jacob ran out of yeast in the late 1950s, and got new yeast from his brother, who had the same kveik.
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====Tips For Use====
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1230684866959725/?comment_id=1237755416252670&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Tips from Andrew Rathband and Lars Garshol on MTF.]
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* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1I4-xrQlr3bdBOcgfuCS92pg_3acNSvlraIxY_DiYZOM/edit#gid=0 Community spreadsheet tracking fermentation characteristics of many kveik cultures.]
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* [http://ryanbrews.blogspot.com/2016/10/norwegian-table-beer-review.html Ryan Brews Blog; Norwegian Table Beer review using The Yeast Bay's Voss Kveik.]
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* See also the [[Saccharomyces]] page for vendor tips.
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* Richard Preiss recommends that Voss Kveik can go as high as 13% ABV, but also needs high nitrogen nutrients (especially for a wine fermentation) <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1779931092035097/?comment_id=1780016285359911&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R1%22%7D Lars Marius Garshol and Richard Preiss on Voss alcohol tolerance.  Milk The Funk Facebook group.  08/04/2017.]</ref>.
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2279294785432056/ Experiences with high ABV/braggots.]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2323341917694009/ Tips for using kveik in hoppy beers.]
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* Practical Guide to Kveik and Other Farmhouse Yeast by author Mika Laitinen:
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** [https://www.brewingnordic.com/farmhouse-ales/practical-guide-to-kveik-farmhouse-yeast-introduction/ "Introduction"]
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** [https://www.brewingnordic.com/farmhouse-ales/practical-guide-to-kveik-farmhouse-yeast-fermentation/ "Fermentation"]
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** [https://www.brewingnordic.com/farmhouse-ales/farmhouse-yeast-descriptions/ "Farmhouse Yeast Descriptions"]
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** [https://www.brewingnordic.com/farmhouse-ales/practical-guide-to-kveik-and-other-farmhouse-yeast-reusing-and-maintaining-yeast Practical Guide to Kveik and Other Farmhouse Yeast: Reusing and Maintaining Yeast]
  
The yeast is pitched at 37C, and harvested from the bottom. The Eitrheim family dry it and keep it in glasses. They usually ferment 3-4 days.
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===Ebbegarden, Stordal===
  
===Wollsæter===
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This kveik comes from Jens Aage Øvrebust, and was collected by William Holden. Jens originally brewed raw ale, but started boiling the wort because his beer became sour now and then. Pitch at 28C, harvest yeast from the top after a couple of days. Prefers not to let the yeast go over 30. Usually ferments 4-6 days. Sent to NCYC and NTNU, but no results yet. Jens usually ferments down to an SG of 1010, because he doesn't want the beer sweet. He says the yeast has always been in the valley as far as he knows.
  
Jørgen Wollsæter's kveik culture.   
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Appears to have an unusual relationship with hops, so beware that this yeast may accentuate the hop bitterness in your beers. Jens says he only dry-hops himself.  Richard Preiss from [[Escarpment Laboratories]] reported that sensory data on how bitter beer tastes with Ebbegarden kveik versus other yeast strains (Hornindal kveik and Conan strain) is that it produces a slightly more bitter beer, but the effect is not big <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2397563676938499/?comment_id=2399642916730575&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Richard PreissMilk The Funk Facebook group thread on the bitterness produced by Ebbegarden kveik.  12/04/2018.]</ref>.
  
Commrecially available from [https://www.mainiacalyeast.com/online-shop/kveik-wollster Mainiacal Yeast Labs].
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==Farmhouse Brewing Resources==  
 
 
==In Other Countries==
 
 
 
Until the introduction of Emil Chr. Hansen's pure-yeast system in 1883, all yeast was treated in effectively the same way as kveik. However, pure lab yeast generally replaced the ancient cultures all over the world. In farmhouse brewing, the old practices continued until quite recently in several Nordic and Baltic countries. Farmhouse brewing still continues in Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. As far as is known, Lithuania is the only country other than Norway in which the old yeast cultures are still alive, and used in the same way as they were in the past. See [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/lithuanian-beer-guide/ Lithuanian beer - a rough guide] for more information.
 
 
 
===Julius Simonaitis's yeast===
 
 
 
One yeast has been collected from farmhouse brewer Julius Simonaitis in Joniškelis, Lithuania. It's a communal yeast that's been shared with the neighbors since time immemorial. NCYC says the yeast consists of 5 different strains. Four of these are closely related, while the fifth is quite different, and is probably a completely different strain. All seem to be ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae''.  Technically, this culture is not considered to be "kveik" because it genetically falls outside of the kveik families and because it is POF+ (phenolic producing) <ref name="garshol_not_kveik">Lars Marius Garshol.  Private correspondence with Dan Pixley.  07/11/2018.</ref><ref name="preiss_diagram">[http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/images/kveik-family-tree.png Richard Preiss.  Family tree diagram of kveik cultures (Simonaitis is called "Joniskelis" in the diagram).  Retrieved 07/11/2018.]</ref>.
 
 
 
Julius pitches the yeast at 35C and top-harvests it. He ferments 12-16 hours, depending on activity.
 
 
 
People trading this culture have reported that there are lactic acid bacteria present in the culture.  It is not known if this lactic acid bacteria was present from the source, or if it was introduced during trading.  Julius Simonaitis's beers are reported to not be sour, but he uses a lot of hops in his beer and his beer is reportedly fairly bitter.  DeWayne Schaaf reported that the lactic acid bacteria present in the culture he was given produced a favorable acidity.  Lars Garshol is waiting on lab results to see if the lactic acid bacteria were present in the original culture <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1677055218989352/?comment_id=1729414253753448&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R1%22%7D Lars Garshol, James Thor, and DeWayne Schaaf.  Milk The Funk facebook group.  06/22/2017.]</ref>.
 
 
 
Commercially available from [https://www.mainiacalyeast.com/online-shop/kveik-simonatis Mainiacal Yeast Labs] (contains lactic acid bacteria).
 
 
 
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1677055218989352/ See this MTF thread by DeWayne Schaaf] for tips and experiences with brewing with this culture, as well as links to more information about Lithuanian farmhouse brewing.
 
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2102441623117374/ Simonaitis "Data Collection" thread by Zach Taggart, gathering experiences with this blend from MTF'ers.]
 
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1896745093687029/ See this MTF thread] for culturing and trading project.
 
 
 
==Relevant Larsblog Posts==  
 
  
 
===MTF "The Podcast"===
 
===MTF "The Podcast"===
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===Kveik===
 
===Kveik===
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* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/380.html "Kveik" - what does it mean?]
 
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/393.html How To Use Kveik.]
 
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/393.html How To Use Kveik.]
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html Kveik Registry.]
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* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html Farmhouse Yeast Registry.]
 
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/378.html A family tree of kveik] - Summary of Richard Preiss and Carolina Tyrawa's genetic research on kveik strains.
 
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/378.html A family tree of kveik] - Summary of Richard Preiss and Carolina Tyrawa's genetic research on kveik strains.
 
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/349.html Analysis of farmhouse yeast (kveik)] - overview of master thesis by Truls C. Rasmussen that characterizes several kveik yeast species/strains.
 
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/349.html Analysis of farmhouse yeast (kveik)] - overview of master thesis by Truls C. Rasmussen that characterizes several kveik yeast species/strains.
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* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/343.html Hornindal: interviews and collecting kveik] - An attempt by Lars to collect three more samples of kveik which would not grow in the lab.
 
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/343.html Hornindal: interviews and collecting kveik] - An attempt by Lars to collect three more samples of kveik which would not grow in the lab.
 
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/329.html Kveik testing] - Lars brews using 5 different samples of kveik he's collected, and compares tasting notes.
 
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/329.html Kveik testing] - Lars brews using 5 different samples of kveik he's collected, and compares tasting notes.
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* [https://brulosophy.com/podcasts/the-bru-lab/episodes-001-to-100/ The Brü Lab Episode 033 - Kveik History & Genetics w/ Lars Marius Garshol.]
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* [https://brulosophy.com/podcasts/the-bru-lab/episodes-001-to-100/ The Brü Lab Episode 031 - Kveik Fermentation Temperatures w/ Dr. Richard Preiss.]
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* [http://thebrulab.libsyn.com/episode-086-fermentation-times-in-traditional-farmhouse-brewing-w-lars-marius-garshol The Brü Lab Episode 086 - Kveik Fermentation Times w/ Lars Marius Garshol.]
  
 
===Raw Ale===
 
===Raw Ale===
 
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/331.html Raw ale] - Definition of "raw ale", and the methods used to brew it in historical and traditional farmhouse brewing.
 
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/331.html Raw ale] - Definition of "raw ale", and the methods used to brew it in historical and traditional farmhouse brewing.
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* [https://www.brewingnordic.com/new-nordic-beer/raw-ale/ "Brewing Modern Raw Ales," Brewing Nordic blog.]
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===Norwegian Farmhouse Ale (Maltøl)===
 
===Norwegian Farmhouse Ale (Maltøl)===
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/356.html My book on Norwegian farmhouse ale] - Garshol's book on kveik and Norwegian farmhouse ale (currently available in Norwegian only).
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* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/402.html Garshol's English book, "Historical Brewing Techniques" in English, 2020.]
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* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/356.html Garshol's book on Norwegian farmhouse ale, "Gårdsøl", 2016] - Garshol's book on kveik and Norwegian farmhouse ale (currently available in Norwegian only).
 
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/366.html Norwegian farmhouse ale styles] - An overview of the different styles of Norwegian farmhouse ale.
 
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/366.html Norwegian farmhouse ale styles] - An overview of the different styles of Norwegian farmhouse ale.
 
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/259.html Norwegian farmhouse ale] - A brief history of traditional Norwegian farmhouse brewing (Lars refers to it as "homebrewing"), and what it is like today.
 
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/259.html Norwegian farmhouse ale] - A brief history of traditional Norwegian farmhouse brewing (Lars refers to it as "homebrewing"), and what it is like today.
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/303.html Maltøl, or Norwegian farmhouse ale] - An updated description of Norwegian farmhouse ale (broadly called "Maltøl"), substyles (Vossaøl/Hardangerøl, Råøl, Stjørdalsøl, and others), where they are being brewed today, and to what extent they preserve traditional processes,
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* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/303.html Maltøl, or Norwegian farmhouse ale] - An updated description of Norwegian farmhouse ale (broadly called "Maltøl"), substyles (Vossaøl/Hardangerøl, Råøl, Stjørdalsøl, and others), where they are being brewed today, and to what extent they preserve traditional processes.
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* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/403.html A guide for visitors to finding farmhouse ale in Norway.]
 
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/300.html Norwegian Ethnological Research] - Garshol's own research of the data that formed the basis for the definitive book on Norwegian farmhouse ale, Odd Nordland's "Brewing and beer traditions in Norway," published in 1969.
 
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/300.html Norwegian Ethnological Research] - Garshol's own research of the data that formed the basis for the definitive book on Norwegian farmhouse ale, Odd Nordland's "Brewing and beer traditions in Norway," published in 1969.
 
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/324.html Herbs in Norwegian farmhouse ale] - Survey analysis of herbs used in traditional Norwegian farmhouse ale.
 
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/324.html Herbs in Norwegian farmhouse ale] - Survey analysis of herbs used in traditional Norwegian farmhouse ale.
 
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/330.html Norway: climate and ingredients] - Survey analysis of the distribution of brewing malts in traditional Norwegian farmhouse ale.
 
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/330.html Norway: climate and ingredients] - Survey analysis of the distribution of brewing malts in traditional Norwegian farmhouse ale.
 
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1900931633268375/ MTF thread on species of juniper to use for farmhouse styles beers, and which are poisonous.]
 
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1900931633268375/ MTF thread on species of juniper to use for farmhouse styles beers, and which are poisonous.]
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* [https://www.brewingnordic.com/farmhouse-ales/heimabrygg-vossaol-farmhouse-homebrews-western-norway/ "Heimabrygg, Vossaøl, Hardangerøl and Sognøl – The Farmhouse Homebrews of Western Norway," by Mika Laitinen.]
  
 
===Farmhouse Ale in Other Countries===
 
===Farmhouse Ale in Other Countries===
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/358.html Traditional farmhouse brewer], [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/362.html maltster], and [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/363.html Gotlandsdricke] from Gotland.
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* See [[Landrace Yeast]].
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* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/358.html Traditional farmhouse brewer], [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/362.html maltster], and [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/363.html Gotlandsdricke] from Gotland.
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* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/394.html "How to Brew Keptinis", a Lithuanian style of farmhouse ale using baked bread our of mash grains.] 
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** See also this [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2319796291381905/ MTF thread] on experiences of MTF members brewing this style of beer.
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* Mika Laitinen's talk "Taari, Karelian Farmhouse Ale" at Kornølfestival 2022:
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: <youtube>Z-G5v6FM380</youtube>
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===General Farmhouse Brewing===
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* [https://www.brewingnordic.com/new-nordic-beer/brewing-with-juniper-spruce-fir-pine "Brewing With Juniper, Spruce, Fir and Pine," by author Mika Laitinen Part 1] and [https://www.brewingnordic.com/new-nordic-beer/brewing-techniques-juniper-spruce-fir-and-pine/ Part 2].
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/posts/5245843675443804 MTF post from farmhouse brewer Jørund Geving on how to build a temporary såinn  house (smoke house) for making traditional smoked Stjørdalsmalt.]
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===Kornølfestival===
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There is an annual festival created by the late William Holden celebrating the cultural traditions of European farmhouse brewing called the [https://www.norskkornolfestival.no/english/ Kornølfestival].  The festival is held in Hornindal, Norway in October with bus and hotel accommodations for visiting attendees.   
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* [https://www.crowdcast.io/e/norsk-kornlfestival-2020/1 Watch the 2020 Kornølfestival Session 1] and [https://www.crowdcast.io/e/norsk-kornlfestival-2020/2 Session 2].
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** Youtube version: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTDX6fds7EU Session 1] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNIbYj_J2QI Session 2].
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** [https://medievalmeadandbeer.wordpress.com/2020/10/26/stig-seljeset-and-friends-brew-a-traditional-hornindal-kornol-as-part-of-the-norsk-kornolfestival-2020 Susan Verberg's informational highlights for the festival Part 1], [https://medievalmeadandbeer.wordpress.com/2020/10/27/roar-sandodden-and-friends-brew-a-stjordalsol-as-part-of-the-norsk-kornolfestival-2020/ Part 2], and [https://medievalmeadandbeer.wordpress.com/2020/10/30/kjetil-dale-and-friends-brew-vossaol-as-part-of-the-norsk-kornolfestival-2020/ Part 3].
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* Chop n Brew interview with Lars Marius Garshol and Stig Jarle Seljeset about the festival:
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: <youtube>1hwIJYvTnII</youtube>
  
==Kveik Ring/Kveikstokk==
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT4V-f9dklw&list=PLl9aD1C8MmGEPPi25mtWiD3YGsq_b__vb 2021 Kornølfestival clips on Bård Romar Hoveid's YouTube channel.]
[[File:Kveikstokk.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Kveikstokk with yeast slurry on it.  Images provided by [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2237938229567712/ Antonio Golia ("Homebrew Condor").]]]
 
  
These are wooden carvings used to store dried kveik.  Their use is simple: drag the kveik ring/kveikstokk through the krausen of a fermenting beer, and then hang the ring/kveikstokk to dry.  On the next batch, the ring/kveikstokk is dunked into wort to reactivate the yeast <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1505143962847146/?comment_id=1505145579513651&reply_comment_id=1505163232845219&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Lars Marius garshol.  Milk The Funk Facebook group post about using a kveik ring.  2017.]</ref>.  Note that not all yeast reacts well to drying.  Kveik has this exceptional ability.  For example, ''Brettanomyces'' is known to not be tolerant of drying/desiccation <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2237938229567712/?comment_id=2237959286232273&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Justin Amaral.  Milk The Funk Facebook group post on kveikstokk and drying ''Brettanomyces''.  08/16/2018.]</ref>
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* Updates to Kveik research by Lars Marius Garshol at Kornølfestival 2022:
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: <youtube>g_Qnkh6c1cU</youtube>
  
See also:
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* 2023 Kornølfestival presentations in English:
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2236226959738839/ MTF thread on building a kveik ring.]
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: <youtube>AuaGT2wYxNw</youtube> <youtube>uLhHGAlWyQI</youtube> <youtube>GWkPvOwQmMc</youtube>
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2237938229567712/?hc_location=ufi MTF thread with images of using a kveikstokk.]
 
* [https://poppylandbrewer.blogspot.com/2016/01/making-yeast-ring.html?m=1 Poppyland Brewer instructions on how to build a kveik ring.]
 
* [http://www.georgehart.com/rp/torzle/torzle.html Instructions on building a kveik ring and history information by George Hart.]
 
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/291.html "Brewing with kveik" by Lars Garshol, with an example of using a yeast ring.]
 
* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/264.html "Kveik: Norwegian farmhouse yeast" by Lars Garshol, with images of ancient kveikstokk.]
 
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1505381572823385/ MTF thread on an old kveik ring from Vågå that was sent to hopefully revive the old dried kveik on the ring.]
 
* [http://mutedog.beer/blog/kveikstokk-beer/ Matt Spaanem's blog post on using a smaller kveikstokk for a wild caught yeast culture.]
 
* [https://homebrewingcondor.blogspot.com/2018/08/conservare-il-kveik-su-legno-kveikstokk.html Antonio Golia's write up on making and using a kveikstokk (in Italian; use an online translator).]
 
* [https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2013305902258162&id=1521916121397145 Tim Oelke of Suds n' Sawdust offers kveik rings in the US for sale.]
 
  
==Videos==
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==General Videos==
* [https://www.facebook.com/notes/kveik/filmer-med-tradisjons-inspirasjonar/1554720841250054/ List of videos maintained by William Holden in the Kveik Facebook group.]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/notes/kveik/filmer-med-tradisjons-inspirasjonar/1554720841250054/ List of videos formerly maintained by the late William Holden in the Kveik Facebook group.]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/pg/Vasstronde/videos/?ref=page_internal Ivar A. Geithung's historic family farmhouse (Vasstrond'e Småbryggjarlaug).]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B1tc5PZ9vo&list=PLZK8QLGRuS_WYc2kN4-976CzWm-QNHtbj Chop And Brew playlist of videos on kveik, including information and farmhouse brewing demonstrations from Ivar A. Geithung.]
 
* [https://vimeo.com/156659003 Terje Raftevold in Hornindal brewing raw farmhouse ale with kveik.]
 
* [https://vimeo.com/156659003 Terje Raftevold in Hornindal brewing raw farmhouse ale with kveik.]
 
* [https://tv.nrk.no/program/fola00000273/-drik-venner-kjaere-mitt-oel-velunt-skal-vaere-drikk-venner-kjaere "Drink friends old and dear, my ale shall bring good cheer". (video is about brewing traditional Norwegian Farmhouse beer in Hardanger, audio is in Norwegian)]
 
* [https://tv.nrk.no/program/fola00000273/-drik-venner-kjaere-mitt-oel-velunt-skal-vaere-drikk-venner-kjaere "Drink friends old and dear, my ale shall bring good cheer". (video is about brewing traditional Norwegian Farmhouse beer in Hardanger, audio is in Norwegian)]
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* [https://www.crowdcast.io/e/demystifying-kveik-yeast Richard Preiss's presentation and Q&A on kveik on the Doug Piper Crowdcast; 03/04/2020.]
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* [https://www.crowdcast.io/e/kveik-lars-garshol Lars Marius Garshol's presentation and Q&A on kveik and farmhouse brewing on the Doug Piper Crowdcast; 04/15/2020.]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eTl2uK-eV8 Interview with Lars Marius Garshol on the Escarpment Labs youtube channel with Richard Preiss; 04/20/2020.]
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* [https://www.crowdcast.io/e/n2kbq0af Lars Marius Garshol presentation on farmhouse brewing for the Brewers Association; May 2020.]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ifwdvsgi3qw&list=PL5OhY6FaSPwfVVyV1cfU4eDJCYi_vNjs4 Homebrewing Condor playlist on how to use kveik (in Italian).]
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* Steps to making a Kornøl (Norwegian farmhouse ale) with Terje Raftevold (English subs):
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: <youtube>Cl9NZ7gV9so</youtube>
 
* Traditional farmhouse malting and brewing, from Aurland, Sogn (audio is in Norwegian, but the imagery is still worthwhile if you do not understand Norwegian):
 
* Traditional farmhouse malting and brewing, from Aurland, Sogn (audio is in Norwegian, but the imagery is still worthwhile if you do not understand Norwegian):
<youtube height="200" width="300">vvV6657b2NY</youtube>
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: <youtube>vvV6657b2NY</youtube>
 
* Brewing with the elusive Hornindal-strain, done old school, no boiling, 2 days fermenting:
 
* Brewing with the elusive Hornindal-strain, done old school, no boiling, 2 days fermenting:
<youtube height="200" width="300">6InOfER2mic</youtube>
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: <youtube>6InOfER2mic</youtube>
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* Ivar A. Geithung making farmhouse ale at Vasstrond'e Småbryggjarlaug in Voss, Norway:
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: <youtube>jQdPR0oF-HI</youtube>
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* Traditional Latgalian STONE BEER With Brewer Jānis Maļkevičs, Dagda/Kraslava Municipality ([https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/5369164439778393/ associated MTF thread]):
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: <youtube>XHlfKD5umnQ</youtube>
 
* RåØl (Raw Beer) Brewday with John Palmer at [https://www.facebook.com/eiktid/ EIK og TID]:
 
* RåØl (Raw Beer) Brewday with John Palmer at [https://www.facebook.com/eiktid/ EIK og TID]:
<youtube height="200" width="300">ww0QAtCrirc</youtube>
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: <youtube>ww0QAtCrirc</youtube>
 
* Presentation by Lars Marius Garshol (in Norwegian):
 
* Presentation by Lars Marius Garshol (in Norwegian):
<youtube height="200" width="300">cJXPxvm0UZc</youtube>
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: <youtube>cJXPxvm0UZc</youtube>
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* Omega Yeast Labs presentation on farmhouse brewing and using kveik:
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: <youtube>7HVms3HSc9I</youtube>
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* Presentation on kveik with Lance Shaner from Omega Yeast Labs, Damian Fagan, co-founder of Almanac Beer Co, and Chris Cohen:
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: <youtube>dkrHJlHT3cM</youtube>
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* First ever North America presentation on kveik and farmhouse ales by Lars Marius Garshol at Burnt City Brewing in Chicago, 2019:
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: <youtube>D2NXyUOhQhA</youtube>
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* Norwegian farmhouse brewer Ivar Geithung documents the brewing and fermentation of a traditional farmhouse brew that takes inspiration from other areas (Chop and Brew video; part 1 and 2):
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: <youtube>oY2NpSTh0ic</youtube> <youtube>fjlkCMY2Bn8</youtube>
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* Author Susan Verberg demonstrating farmhouse brewing with hot rocks:
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: <youtube>sRZnc-h0p5o</youtube>
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* The Ale Apothecary owner Paul Arney's documentary on Norwegian farmhouse brewing:
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: <youtube>7PRz0Sy3XmM</youtube>
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* Traditional Nordic Beer Drinking Vessels by author Mika Laitinen:
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: <youtube>l-8C_J4zU8s</youtube>
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* Jeff Alworth films Kjetil Dale, farmhouse brewer in Voss, Norway (click [https://www.beervanablog.com/beervana/2022/5/18/farmhouse-brewing-in-vos here] for main article). Dale also offers farmhouse [https://eldhuset-dale.no/en brewing demonstrations to the public] at his farmhouse in Voss:
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: <youtube>785Ys6_rb80</youtube>
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* Lars Marius Garshol on Doug Piper podcast: "The Art & Science of Brewing: Norwegian Kveik and Farmhouse Traditions"
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: <youtube>bREPI2p-d8g</youtube>
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* Norwegian farmhouse brewers Ivar Geithung and Johnny Pedersen visit Northern Brewer and Chop n Brew to brew four different traditional farmhouse brews:
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: <youtube>AgCkR6hG2uI</youtube> <youtube>Jf2sxucyXsM</youtube>
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* Lars Marius Garshol farmhouse ale presentation at EBCU:
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: <youtube>011OksAkGsM</youtube>
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* Lars Marius Garshol interview on Beer Ladies Podcast:
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: <youtube>bloKZdukwbs</youtube>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
===Additional Articles on MTF Wiki===
 
===Additional Articles on MTF Wiki===
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* [[Landrace Yeast]]
 
* [[Raw Ale]]
 
* [[Raw Ale]]
 
* [[Saccharomyces]]
 
* [[Saccharomyces]]
 
* [[MTF Thread Highlights]] (search for 'kveik')
 
* [[MTF Thread Highlights]] (search for 'kveik')
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* [[Mead]]
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* [[Regional Styles]]
  
 
===External Resources===
 
===External Resources===
* [http://wiki.xn--l-4ga.co/index.php/Kveik Norwegian wiki on kveik.]
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* [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/historical-tech/ "Historical Brewing Techniques" by Lars Marius Garshol.]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kveik "Kveik" page on Wikipedia.]
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* [https://www.escarpmentlabs.com/single-post/2019/07/16/Using-Norwegian-Kveik-Old-Yeast-New-Tricks Escarpment Labs blog post giving an overview of kveik and farmhouse beer styles.]
 
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1336954522999425/ MTF thread on Lars Garshol sending Richard Preiss several strains of kveik for isolation and analysis.]
 
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1336954522999425/ MTF thread on Lars Garshol sending Richard Preiss several strains of kveik for isolation and analysis.]
 
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1853815401313332/?comment_id=1854137767947762&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R0%22%7D MTF thread on Alcolyzer readings (original gravity, final gravity, and ABV) of various farmhouse ales taken at Norsk Kornølfestival 2017.]  See also [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1I4-xrQlr3bdBOcgfuCS92pg_3acNSvlraIxY_DiYZOM/edit#gid=0 this spreadsheet].
 
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1853815401313332/?comment_id=1854137767947762&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R0%22%7D MTF thread on Alcolyzer readings (original gravity, final gravity, and ABV) of various farmhouse ales taken at Norsk Kornølfestival 2017.]  See also [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1I4-xrQlr3bdBOcgfuCS92pg_3acNSvlraIxY_DiYZOM/edit#gid=0 this spreadsheet].
 
* ''Beer and Brewing Traditions in Norway'' by Odd Nordland, Universitetsforlaget, 1969.
 
* ''Beer and Brewing Traditions in Norway'' by Odd Nordland, Universitetsforlaget, 1969.
 
* ''Gårdsøl - det norske ølet'' by Lars Marius Garshol, Cappelen Damm, 2016. [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/gardsol/ More info].
 
* ''Gårdsøl - det norske ølet'' by Lars Marius Garshol, Cappelen Damm, 2016. [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/gardsol/ More info].
* [http://poppylandbrewer.blogspot.no/2016/01/making-yeast-ring.html "Making a yeast ring", Poppyland Brewer blog.]  See also [http://www.georgehart.com/rp/torzle/torzle.html these instructions].
 
 
* [http://tikrasalus.lt/2012/05/01/lithuanian-countryside-yeast-tales/ "Lithuanian Countryside Yeast Tales," by ramtyns, 2012.]
 
* [http://tikrasalus.lt/2012/05/01/lithuanian-countryside-yeast-tales/ "Lithuanian Countryside Yeast Tales," by ramtyns, 2012.]
 
* [http://alastairphilipwiper.com/blog/short-history-beer-lithuanian/ Short History of Beer in Lithuanian, by Alastair Philip Wiper].
 
* [http://alastairphilipwiper.com/blog/short-history-beer-lithuanian/ Short History of Beer in Lithuanian, by Alastair Philip Wiper].
 
* [https://brage.bibsys.no/xmlui/bitstream/handle/11250/2390204/12730_FULLTEXT.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y "Characterization of genotype and beer fermentation properties of Norwegian Farmhouse Ale Yeasts," masters thesis by Truls C. Rasmussen.]
 
* [https://brage.bibsys.no/xmlui/bitstream/handle/11250/2390204/12730_FULLTEXT.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y "Characterization of genotype and beer fermentation properties of Norwegian Farmhouse Ale Yeasts," masters thesis by Truls C. Rasmussen.]
 
* [http://wiki.xn--l-4ga.co/index.php/Kjedebrev_for_Kveik "Chain letters for Kveik"] and [http://wiki.xn--l-4ga.co/index.php/Kveik Kveik flavor profiles.]
 
* [http://wiki.xn--l-4ga.co/index.php/Kjedebrev_for_Kveik "Chain letters for Kveik"] and [http://wiki.xn--l-4ga.co/index.php/Kveik Kveik flavor profiles.]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1406508709377339/ Kveik yeast pitching rates discussion on MTF.]
 
 
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1686507141377493/ Norwegian brewer Ivar A. Geithung discusses his brewing process with kveik yeast on MTF.]
 
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1686507141377493/ Norwegian brewer Ivar A. Geithung discusses his brewing process with kveik yeast on MTF.]
 
* [http://suigenerisbrewing.blogspot.com/2016/11/black-adder.html Sui Generis Blog on using Kveik for a black IPA recipe.]
 
* [http://suigenerisbrewing.blogspot.com/2016/11/black-adder.html Sui Generis Blog on using Kveik for a black IPA recipe.]
 
* [https://kveikworldorder.wordpress.com/blog/ "Kveik World Order" blog, by DeWayne Schaaf.]
 
* [https://kveikworldorder.wordpress.com/blog/ "Kveik World Order" blog, by DeWayne Schaaf.]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rujBTTJDBWc&list=PLIAaxDY5ZCdeJ_cmt_7N7IisQF6nv68Fl Tony Yates video playlist on YouTube on brewing traditional Norwegian farmhouse ale with various Kveik yeast strains.]
 
 
* [https://edsbeer.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-talk-on-farmhouse-brewing-by-lars.html Presentation notes and slides from a Lars Garshol presentation, by Ed Wray, 2018.]
 
* [https://edsbeer.blogspot.com/2018/06/a-talk-on-farmhouse-brewing-by-lars.html Presentation notes and slides from a Lars Garshol presentation, by Ed Wray, 2018.]
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/174036689779170/about/ Kveik Buy/Sell Group on Facebook.]
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* [http://masterbrewerspodcast.com/102-kveik MBAA podcast interview with Richard Preiss of Escarpment Labs on Kveik.]
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* [https://www.mbaa.com/publications/tq/tqPastIssues/2018/Pages/TQ-55-4-1211-01.aspx "How to Brew with Kveik" by Lars Marius Garshol and Richard Preiss; MBAA TQ Quarterly (MBAA member access only).]
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* [https://www.kveiktraining.com "Kveik Training" by Sigurd Johan Saure in Sykkylven Norway; in person training on how to brew traditional Norwegian farmhouse ale at a traditional farmhouse brewery.] See also [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKFFa1NcT0w this interview] with Sigurd.
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* [https://eldhuset-dale.no/en/ "The Kveik Experience"; in person smokehouse and farmhouse brewing sessions by Kjetil Dale in Voss, Norway.]
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* [https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/blog/2019/7/22/a-fire-being-kindled-the-revolutionary-story-of-kveik-norways-extraordinary-farmhouse-yeast "A Fire Being Kindled — The Revolutionary Story of Kveik, Norway’s Extraordinary Farmhouse Yeast," by Claire Bullen; an in depth introductory article on kveik.]
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* [https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/gbh-podcast/2020/7/21/ol-010-claire-bullen-reads-a-fire-being-kindledthe-revolutionary-story-of-kveik-norways-extraordinary-farmhouse-yeast GBH Podcast: OL-011 Claire Bullen Reads "A Fire Being Kindled—The Revolutionary Story of Kveik, Norway’s Extraordinary Farmhouse Yeast".]
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* [https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/gbh-podcast/2020/10/20/ol-013-claire-bullen-reads-the-land-of-fire-and-kveik-farmhouse-brewing-at-the-crossroads-in-voss-norway GBH Podcast: OL-013 Claire Bullen Reads, "The Land of Fire and Kveik — Farmhouse Brewing at the Crossroads in Voss, Norway".]
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 23:26, 16 February 2024

Kveik is a dialect word for "yeast" in Norwegian ("gjær" is the common word for "yeast" in Norwegian [1]), and today specifically refers to non-purified yeast that contains multiple domesticated (not wild) strains of S. cerevisiae and has been reused for generations in traditional Norwegian farmhouse brewing. Originally the word was used as a verb to mean "to start" or to "begin life" [2][3] (~1 hour in).

Pronunciation:
  1. Sounds close to "kvike" to English speakers [4].
  2. Norwegian Andreas Misund Berntsen pronounces it for the wiki.
  3. Lars Marius Garshol pronounces it three times and explains that there is no 'w' sound (~1:10:30 mins in).
  4. Lars Marius Garshol pronounces it at around 2 minutes into episode two of the MTF podcast.
  5. Norwegian farmhouse brewer, Terge Raftevold, pronounces it in this YouTube video at around 1:45.
  6. Norwegian farmhouse brewer, Ivar A. Geithung, pronounces it at around 5 mins in this YouTube Video.
  7. Geithung demonstrates two pronunciations depending on the region of Norway.
  8. Farmhouse brewer Jørund Geving gives an example of the "quake" sounding pronounciation (~30 minutes in).
  9. Norwegian farmhouse brewer, Kjetil Dale, pronounces it at 13:10.
  10. Google Translate (click the "Listen" button).

The words "kveiken", "kveika", and "kveikja" are the dialectic definite articles for the word "kveik", which all translate to English as "the kveik" [5]. The term "kveik" does not refer to a style of beer, but only the yeast used in traditional Norwegian farmhouse brewing (Garshol has encouraged brewers brewing non-farmhouse styles with kveik to call them "X Style Beer Brewed with Kveik" or something similar; see Terminology for more information on suggested approaches to naming classic styles fermented with kveik [6]). The word "kveik" is specifically used in the western part of Norway for family-owned, non-purified yeast, while other words such as "gjester" are used by central Norwegians, "gong" is used by locals in eastern Norway, "family yeast" is used by some Lithuanian brewers, and "hemjäst" is used by locals in Gotland. The term "landrace yeast" has been proposed to refer to kveik as well as other non-kveik farmhouse yeast cultures (for example, Simonaitis) [7][8][6].

Kveik yeast are extremely diverse genetically, presenting characteristics that are not typical in other brewing yeasts [9]. Most farmhouse brewers have started buying their yeast, but some kveik cultures have been passed down from generations and inherited by modern farmhouse brewers in Norway who still use this yeast today and brew with traditional farmhouse methods. Much of the knowledge about kveik and historical farmhouse brewing in Norway has been researched and publicized by Lars Marius Garshol on his blog, Larsblog, and in the book Beer and Brewing Traditions in Norway by Odd Nordland (1969). In recent years kveik cultures have been sent to yeast labs for propagation and distribution to brewers around the world [10]. The use of kveik is one of the many traditional methods still used by a few farmhouse brewers and homebrewers in Norway, along with other historical methods such as infusing the mash or boil with juniper (Juniperus communis [11]), not filtering, using short fermentations to achieve low carbonation, the use of wood-fired copper or iron kettles, and sometimes not boiling the wort (Raw Ale) [12]. Kveik can also be used effectively to ferment a wide range of non-farmhouse styles, such as New England IPA and English beer styles, as well as cider, mead, and mash/wash for distillation.

Farmhouse yeasts from other countries such as Lithuania and Russia have been found to be both genetically different and express different fermentation profiles than the kveik yeasts of Norway, and are therefore not referred to as "kveik". See the Farmhouse Yeasts in Other Countries page and "Farmhouse yeast: what do we know?" by Lars Marius Garshol.

For a comprehensive list of kveik and other landrace farmhouse yeasts, see the Farmhouse Yeast Registry maintained by Lars Garshol.

"I see this is about to become a myth, so just to clear things up: kveik is not a style of beer. It's farmhouse yeast." ~ Lars Marius Garshol, December 29, 2016 [6]

Brief History and Description of Kveik

Brief History

Kveik was passed down from generation to generation within the family, and also shared among fellow brewers in the region. In this way, kveik evolved differently than the two major beer yeast genetic groups that are used in industrialized brewing. While mostly POF-, a trait that is selected for in many beer yeast strains that prevents the yeast from producing 4-vinylguaiacol phenol, other traits are reflective of how this yeast was used by traditional farmhouse brewers of the region. For example, as far back as 1621 (and probably prior), kveik was often stored dry on wooden logs called "kveikstokker" for up to a year or longer before being re-used in a new batch of beer (the process of re-using yeast from batch to batch is known as "backslopping" in brewing[13]). Kveik was typically inoculated directly into the wort by submerging the kveikstokker into the wort at 30-40°C. The wort was often high gravity of around 1.080 SG, and the beer was served just after 1-3 days of fermentation beginning at this hot inoculation temperature (this was also the case for most farmhouse brewers throughout Europe even though kveik was limited to Norway, indicating that most landrace/farmhouse yeast was fermented this way) [14]. The kveik was then taken from the fermenter and dried until its next use. If the kveik went sour or died, brewers would borrow kveik from their neighbors, which was another way of preserving kveik through the centuries. Kveik was sometimes also used to ferment bread. It has been proposed by Preiss et al. (2018) that this treatment has produced yeast strains that are genetically distinct phenotypically from other domesticated yeast strains used in industrial brewing in Europe [15].

Farmers seemed to have different preferences for top or bottom collecting their kveik for storage [10]. Kveik was stored in many ways. It was often stored in bottles with water or in a well. It was also dried on straw rings, on linen, or pieces of wood with holes drilled through them called "yeast logs". Often ashes were used to help dry the kveik quickly, or in the case of yeast logs, were lowered into the fermentation vessel to collect the yeast and then rolled in flour and allowed to dry for a few minutes, then dipped again to repeat the process. The log was then hung to dry. Although dried kveik was said to last for months or maybe longer, fresh kveik was always preferred and often given away to those who needed new kveik (moldy kveik was thrown away) [10].

At one time kveik was the only available form of yeast in Norway (and, of course, similar methods for reusing yeast were used all over the world prior to Emil Chr. Hansen's introduction of the pure-yeast system in 1883). However, the existence of kveik has mostly disappeared in recent times. Today kveik remains in the districts of Hardanger, Voss, Sogn, Nordfjord, and Sunnmøre, at least. Kveik is only used by homebrewers who still brew in the traditional methods of Norwegian farmhouse brewing, although the recent spreading of kveik throughout the world has led to a resurgence in its usage to make various types of beer, including non-farmhouse style beers [16].

Thanks to efforts by Lars Marius Garshol and Håken Hveem, and Norwegian farmhouse brewers Svein Rivenes, Sigmund Gjernes, Bjarne Muri, Terje Raftevold, and others, kveik has been made commercially available to brewers around the world. Much of the analysis has been performed by the National Collection of Yeast Cultures (NCYC) and Escarpment Laboratories. See also the Farmhouse Yeast Registry being maintained by Lars Marius Garshol.

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Terminology

Yeast Lab Analysis

Diagram of types of yeast versus traditional farmhouse styles by Richard Preiss [8].
The dried kveik samples (Stordal) showed much better viability/cell health (less granulated/wrinkly appearance) than the liquid samples (eg Hornidal). However, some of the liquid samples were pretty healthy too (Voss). Source Richard Preiss of Escarpment Labs.

Species and Phylogeny

Analysis has also been performed at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) by Truls C Rasmussen, as well as Escarpment Laboratories.

In general, most of the cultures of kveik that have been analyzed contain more than one strain of S. cerevisiae. The exact number of strains that is present in a given kveik culture is difficult to analyze; generally labs with better equipment and more time can identify more strains than others. Some kveik cultures contain multiple strains of closely related strains of S. cerevisiae, while others contain a more diverse group of strains [17]. The kveik cultures with closely related strains defy what a "strain" isolate is; Richard Preiss describes these kveik cultures as being "heterogenous but related communities", meaning that there can be a lot of genetic overlap between subpopulations in a kveik culture and where one strain begins and another ends is not possible to define [20]. Strains within cultures probably arose due to mutations during cell division, as well as sporulation which kveik is more capable of than other domesticated yeast strains [21]. S. cerevisiae was the only species in all of the kveik cultures analyzed by Preiss et al. (2018). Of the 9 kveik cultures analyzed by Preiss et al. (2018), only Muri (which has since been found to be commercially available Bavarian Weizen yeast and not a landrace farmhouse yeast at all; see Landrace Yeast), Simonaitis, and Stranda contained only one strain of S. cerevisiae, while all of the others contained more than one strain of S. cerevisiae up to 9 strains in the case of Granvin (see this table from the paper). A Master's Thesis by Nadia Marlen Aasen from Norwegian University of Life Sciences isolated 4-10 strains from 4 different kveik cultures: Ørjasæter, Otterdal, Gausemel and Gamlegrua. As with Preiss (2018), the only species of yeast found was S. cerevisiae. While only yeast was found in Otterdal and Ørjasæter, the Gausemel also had two bacteria species, Acetobacter malorum and Lactobacillus plantarum, and the Gamlegrua also had L. plantarum [22].

Genetically, kveik yeast strains form their own group of closely related domesticated ale strains that are a subgroup of the "Beer 1" yeasts (Belgian/Germany/UK/US yeast strains) from the Gillons/White Labs (2016) study that sequenced previously known ale strains and found them to make up two genetically related groups called "Beer 1" and "Beer 2" (see Saccharomyces History of Domestication and "A family tree for brewer's yeast" by Lars Marius Garshol). The closest related domesticated strains were 3 German hefeweizen strains; however, this relation is likely just due to both groups being hybrids rather than having any historic relation [15]. None of the kveik strains sequenced by Preiss et al. (2018) contained the STA1 gene for diastatic activity, which is expected since all of the diastatic yeasts belong to the "Beer 2" group [23].

Although whole genome sequencing of more kveik strains is needed in order to fully flesh out a family tree of kveik [24], based on the 6 strains that were analyzed, kveik strains seem to be divided into two related genetic groups, with the Simonatis Lithuanian strain and a Norwegian bread yeast falling outside of these two groups completely, which arguably categorizes them to not actually be considered "kveik". The two groups of kveik probably originated from two ancestors that were hybrids between a "Beer 1" yeast and wild yeast. Interestingly, the kveik cultures that have multiple strains have strains from both genetic groups of kveik. For example, Hornindal, Granvin, Laerdal, and Stordal Ebbergarden all contained strains from both genetic groups of kveik. Overall, their genetic diversity is wider than the genetic diversity of other "Beer 1" subgroups [15]. See this updated family diagram of yeast.

Preiss et al. (2018) also measured the fermentation characteristics of individual kveik strains in their study, the first published data in this regard for kveik. At 86°F (30°C) they found that 11 of the 24 pure strains of kveik outperformed the best control strain (WLP002) in fermentation rate. There was still a very wide range of attenuation rates between the kveik strains (60-90%). Of the 6 strains that had their DNA sequenced, all but one of the Granvin strains fermented maltotriose. All of the strains tested were POF- (meaning they did not produce significant 4-vinylguaiacol phenol). One of these Stordal Ebbegarden strains also contained a unique mutation on the FDC1 gene that results in the inability to produce phenols and has not been reported before in science. They also found that kveik strains tend to produce fatty acid esters at levels that are typical for other domesticated yeast strains, such as ethyl caproate (pineapple, tropical; threshold 0.21 ppm), ethyl caprylate (tropical, apple, cognac; threshold 0.9 ppm), and ethyl decanoate (apple; threshold 0.2 ppm). The kveik strains studied did not produce high levels of the isoamyl acetate ester (banana) and generally lower levels of the fusel alcohol isobutanol compared WLP001 and WLP002. Strangely, 5 of the 6 strains that were analyzed could form spores, which is not typical for brewers yeast [15].

The kveik strains studied by Preiss et al. (2018) displayed unique abilities as far as withstanding stress in their environment. Most of the strains at least doubled their growth at 43°C and grew to their maximum potential at 40°C, while the control strains WLP001, WLP002, and WLP029 showed limited growth at those temperatures. This demonstrates kveik's ability to withstand high-temperature fermentations. All strains tested died at 45°C [15].

Kveik strains were also demonstrated by Preiss et al. (2018) to have a higher tolerance to alcohol than some of the domesticated strains tested (WLP001, WLP002, and WLP029), as well as unique flocculation characteristics. Most of the kveik strains doubled in growth in media with 14% ABV ethanol, and about half of them doubled in growth in 16% ABV ethanol media. Half of the strains of kveik were highly flocculant, but some other strains were very poor flocculators. It is possible that since kveik is a mixed culture of several strains of yeast that the highly flocculant strains assist the others in flocculation thus diminishing for the other strains to evolve flocculation properties [15].

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Sensory and Fermentation Profile

The general flavor profile of kveik yeast is ester-driven and non-phenolic, although a wide range of subtle differences can exist between strains. Kveik in its traditional form is usually a blend of closely related strains. The "Stranda" kveik was described as "lemon, nuts, grain, and straw" by Lars Marius Garshol. The "Hornindal kveik" with bacteria was described as "fruity, milky caramel, honey, and mushroom with a very unique aroma" [15].

Kveik has adapted to being fermented at relatively warm temperatures without producing off-flavors (fusel alcohols, diacetyl, or acetaldehyde), usually in the range of 30-40°C (86-104°F), but also as high as 43°C (109°F). The beer is finished fermenting within a day or two at these warmer temperatures. Årset kveik has been fermented as low as 4°C (39°F), which produced a clean and drinkable beer with a fruity aroma. They have a high alcohol tolerance of around 13-16% ABV [17]. Omega Yeast Labs describes their two isolates (Voss and HotHead) as being non-phenolic, fruity, and complimenting American citrus hops. They also note that the yeast has a very high temperature range (~68-98°F or ~20-37°C), attenuates high, tends to flocculate well, and also tends to ferment faster at the mid to high temperature ranges, while producing similar ester profiles throughout the entire temperature range. Other kveik cultures generally produce subdued aromas below 20°C (68°F); different kveik cultures react differently at different fermentation temperatures [17]. Despite the fast fermentation timeframe that traditional farmhouse brewers employ and the high flocculation that some kveik have, some kveik and some beer styles/brewing conditions may still require or benefit from a more traditional brewing schedule. For example, some kveik may need more time to clean up diacetyl or hydrogen sulfide, to flocculate or settle out completely, or to completely finish attenuation. Keep mind that the farmhouse beers, brewing techniques, and drinking culture differ quite a bit from modern beers, modern brewing techniques, and modern beer packaging/consumption. For example, shelf stability is generally not a concern for farmhouse brewers. Fermenting beer with kveik on the same fast time schedule and in the same ways as the traditional farmhouse beers and without making adjustments such as increased nutrients or increased conditioning time might result in less than stellar beer for modern styles [25].

Kveik mixed cultures tend to be very flocculant, even though only about 48% of the individual strains are highly flocculant (it is thought that high flocculating strains help the lower flocculating strains to flocculate). Top-harvested kveik form a thick krausen and tends to float on top of liquid even when stored in the fridge, while bottom-harvested kveik tends to form a thin layer of krausen (see the Farmhouse yeast registry to see which kveik cultures are top vs bottom harvested; the listed harvesting method should be continued so as to continue to select for the correct strains). Harvested kveik can be stored in the refrigerator as a slurry, and survive 1-2 years (a starter should be made after about 6 months of cold storage). Attenuation ranges from 60-90% for single strains, but for mixed cultures, the attenuation is usually on the higher side [17].

Kveik cultures make identifying individual strains within them difficult because the strains are closely related and there is often not a clear distinction between "strains", nor is there a clear definition of what makes a strain truly unique within the total population of strains that are found in a single kveik culture. Richard Preiss describes kveik cultures as being "heterogenous but related communities", meaning that there can be a lot of genetic overlap between subpopulations in a kveik culture. What exactly is meant by "strain" within the context of kveik cultures has not been defined, and so discussing individual strains of kveik is an inadequate way of discussing kveik [20].

Kveik cultures have a wide range of fruity aromas, which is a result of above-threshold production of fatty acid esters, such as ethyl decanoate and ethyl caprylate [17]. Richard Preiss from Escarpment Laboratories shared his sensory notes after doing trial fermentations with various kveik strains/cultures. Fermentations were at 30°C in standard wort (1.050, 20IBU) with single strains, not the mixed cultures. 2/3 tasters were blind to the beers and order prior to tasting. This is a single data point on sensory information [26]:

  • Sykkylven 1 - clean, fruity, malty, rum-like. big, round, malty, slightly hot
  • Sykkylven 2 - subtle fruit, malt accented, slightly lagery-sulfury, lightly floral. medium body
  • Laerdal 2 (Laerdal 1 - data not available) - Lightly fruity, slight rubber, floral, sweet taste
  • Stranda 1 - citrus, red apple, very clean and dry, balanced
  • Stordal (framgarden) 1 - big citrus ester, slightly hot, red apple, floral, malty
  • Stordal (framgarden) 2 - red apple, slight crisp/sulfury (pleasant) lagery character, floral, slight tropical fruit, slight tartness
  • Stordal (ebbegarden) 1 - rum-like, slightly hot, medium mixed esters, round and malty
  • Stordal (ebbegarden) 2 - Christmasy, citrus, red apple, floral, clean and balanced flavour
  • Muri 1 (not related to kveik genetically; later found to be Bavarian Weizen yeast) - Earthy, herbal, sulfury, apple, pear, very slight clove, not super dry despite ridiculous attenuation (~95%)
  • Voss (Gjernes) 1 - Orange, floral, balanced flavour, good body
  • Voss (Gjernes) 2 - Cidery, floral, slight earthiness, slight orange, clean, dry
  • Hornidal 1 - Tropical, pineapple, rum-like, caramel, citrus, balanced malt/hop
  • Hornidal 2 - Floral, rose-like, sulfury, orange, rum-like, very malt accented
  • Hornidal 3 - Orange, red apple, rum-like, caramel, balanced
  • Granvin 1 - Lower intensity orange, red apple, slight pineapple, textbook “Kveiky”, balanced
  • Granvin 2 - Balanced esters, not as intense - citrus, slight (pleasant) sulfur, dry and thin
  • Granvin 3 - very muted aroma, clean flavour
  • Granvin 4 - floral (rose), honey, slight diacetyl, medium-low esters, complex but not necessarily good
  • Granvin 5 - light fruit, light floral, rubber, sweet taste.
  • Granvin 6 - fruity, floral, rum-like, citrus, slight diacetyl, balanced flavour
  • Granvin 7 - Slight fruity, very thin and astringent
  • WLP001 (control) - very fusely/hot, subtle floral note.

Note regarding Granvin strains: Preiss is still trying to sort out which Granvin yeasts are duplicates and which are unique.

Unpurified/Mixed Cultures vs Single Isolates

While brewers have made many claims about the difference of unpurified kveik cultures compared to single isolates offered by yeast labs, little work has been done so far to differentiate the effects of pitching original unpurified cultures of kveik versus lab isolates. This is mostly due to the complexity of these mixed cultures, which makes it difficult to study in a laboratory setting. Dr. Maitreya Dunhman noted during a laboratory study on yeast repitching that repitching unpurified or mixed strains of kveik led to at least one observable effect, which is that the strains do not appear to out-compete each other. Normally, when two strains are combined and repitched, one strain tends to rise to dominate the population over the other strains in the population. This was not the case with kveik, which indicates some sort of mutual benefit between strains within the original kveik mixed cultures [27](~44:30 mins in).

Final Beer pH

Kveik also tend to finish beers at a slightly low pH than conventional ale yeast and lager yeast. In a survey of data from around 60 strains of yeast total, Escarpment Labs showed that kveik strains on average finished around 4.25 final beer pH while conventional ale/lager yeast strains finished on average around 4.50 final beer pH for the same wort. This can have an impact on the overall sensory nature of kveik. For example, a lower pH is sometimes associated with the perception of a thinner body as well as a harsher and more astringent hop character. The use of buffering minerals in the mash such as baking soda, lime, or chalk, can help adjust the pH back up if desired [28][29].

This tendency to producer slightly lower pH beers than normal brewing yeast is not universal, however. Fermentation conducted with unpurified original kveik cultures may have different results than single isolate strains. For example, Nadia Marlen Aasen's Master's thesis from Norwegian University of Life Sciences found that the same wort (Weyermann Pilsner malt, 60 minute Magnum hops at 18 IBU, and the wort soaked in 1 kg of juniper twigs per 10 liters of wort) fermented with US-05 finished between 3.8-4.0 pH, Ørjasæter kveik finished at 4.1-4.2 pH, Gamlegrua kveik finished at 4.1-4.3, and Gausemel kveik finished at 3.8-4.0 pH [22].

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Propagation Characteristics

Carriglio et al. (2022) compared propagation characteristics between WLP001 (California Ale Yeast), WLP830 (German Lager Yeast), and WLP518 (Opshaug kveik), using modern yeast propagation methods (12.5°P wort, 25°C temperature, 14.7 grams of yeast nutrient, constant aeration, recirculated with a pump, and with a total propagation time of 26 hours). The study measured attenuation, FAN consumption, final cell density, and final biomass production. They found that Opshaug did not uptake FAD any differently than the ale and lager yeasts. Opshaug had slightly less attenuation. They found that Opshaug kveik had a higher cell density than the ale and lager strain (~803 million cells per mL, versus ~461 million cells per mL for WLP001 and ~593 million cells per mL for WLP830). Aasen's Master's thesis showed similarly higher levels of cell density for kveik strains versus US-05 during fermentation (Temperature and Growth Rate below). The Opshaug kveik also nearly doubled the biomass production of ale and lager yeast [30]. These characteristics may or may not extend to other kveik strains, and different propagation temperatures may produce different results for all characteristics measured. See also Temperature and Growth Rate below.

Pitching Rate

Pitching rates for kveik are also one of the unique things about these cultures. Kveik cultures are traditionally pitched at a very low rate, perhaps somewhere around the 1-2 million cells/mL for 15-20°P wort. However, pitching at normal ale pitching rates should not produce negative results, and brewers should experiment with the pitching rates for a given kveik strain of mixed culture and determine which pitching rates produce the most desirable results. Escarpment Labs recommends pitching 70% of normal pitching rates, but Richard Preiss reported no issues so far pitching at 25% of normal pitching rates [31]. Omega Yeast Labs recommends normal pitching rates for kveik, but reported no significant difference between under-pitching and normal pitching rates; however, reports of off-flavors might be related to extreme under-pitching and/or lack of nutrients [32][33] (~1:03:20 mins in). Oxygen should be at least in the 5-8 ppm range, although 10-12 ppm might be beneficial. Dried kveik cultures have a cell density of around 9-18 billion cells per gram of dried yeast (Fermentis has around 31 billion cells per gram by comparison), and so pitching as little as 10 grams of dried kveik into 100L of wort is fine. Dried kveik is generally rehydrated in first runnings for about 2-4 hours before pitching into the main batch (lautering in traditional farmhouse brewing can take a long time), with a yeast scream being traditional to ward off evil spirits. Kveik cultures are heavily dependent on nutrients, and wort that is lower than 1.050 can benefit from doubling nutrient additions [17]. Richard Preiss recommends 180+ ppm of free amino nitrogen (FAN), along with vitamins (yeast nutrient blends offered by many yeast labs should be able to satisfy these requirements; contact the vendor to find out the specified FAN dosage and vitamin content) [34][35].

Escarpment Laboratories presented the first controlled experiment and data set for how pitching rates might affect kveik. The lab fermented their Årset blend (a selection of several strains from Årset; see this explanation from Richard Preiss), Ebbegarden (contains two strains from the original Ebbegarden), the Escarpment Labs Voss single isolate, the Escarpment Labs Raftevold's Hornindal (contains two strains from the original Raftevold Hornindal), and the Vermont ale strain which was used as the control. The strains were fermented at 20ºC (the lab would have preferred to ferment at a warmer temperature, but this was a part of a much larger fermentation experiment with many other brewing strains and they were limited due to limited temperature control equipment). The pitch tested rates were:

  1. 1 M/mL (1 million cells per mL, 10% of a typical pitch rate)
  2. 7 M/mL (7 million cells per mL, 70% of a typical pitch rate)
  3. 10 M/mL (10 million cells per mL, a typical pitch rate)

They monitored specific gravity, FAN consumption, pH change, alcohol/glycerol production, and aroma compound production (using GC-MS). All ferments were performed in triplicate. Their major findings are listed as follows:

  • A low pitching rate of 1 million cells/mL attenuated the sample slightly slower than the higher pitching rates, but all pitching rates resulted in a similar finishing gravity, including the Vermont Ale yeast. The kveik fermented faster than other brewer's yeast even at the lower fermentation temperature.
  • There were no clear trends as far as how much FAN was consumed by the kveik based on pitching rate, although Årset and Vermont Ale yeast consumed less FAN for the lowest pitching rate. They concluded that high FAN levels are recommended, especially for lower gravity wort.
  • Terminal pH was lower for Årset and Ebbegarden, and a little higher for the other strains (~4.15 versus ~4.4); however, pitching rate did not correlate to any patterns.
  • No discernible trend in over all ester production depending on pitch rate, although there were some differences depending on ester type and kveik.
  • Kveik produce more organic acids than Vermont Ale yeast, duplicating results from the previous Escarpment Labs study on kveik.
  • Årset and Ebbegarden produced citronellol at levels similar to Vermont Ale yeast, which indicates that these cultures might be capable of biotransformation similar to the Vermont Ale strain.
  • There was a trend for increased aroma intensity for some of the kveiks (Voss and Hornindal) as the pitch rate decreases. However, this is not true for Årset and Ebbegarden, where the trends were less clear.
  • For the full details of this study, including the full data results, see the Escarpment Labs blog page and the associated MTF post.

White Labs also published data on their website regarding pitch rate and temperature differences for four of their kveik isolates: WLP518 (Opshaug from Stranda), WLP519 (Langlo from Stranda), WLP520 (Gjernes from Voss), and WLP521 (Raftevold from Hornindal). Four trials were conducted total, with two trials at 0.25 mil cells/mL/°P (low pitch rate) at 20°C and 32°C, and two trials at 0.75 mil cells/mL/°P (high pitch rate) at 20°C and 32°C (see pitch rate/temperature and attenuation differences below). They measured diacetyl and acetaldehyde differences between the four fermentations. Of the significant results, they found the following: [36]

  • WLP518 produced higher acetaldehyde at a high pitch rate at 32°C, but not at 20°C.
  • WLP519 produced higher acetaldehyde at a high pitch rate at 20°C, but the opposite was true at 32°C.
  • WLP520 produced slightly more diacetyl and acetaldehyde at a high pitch rate at 20°C and 32°C.
  • WLP521 produced more diacetyl at a low pitch rate at 20°C, and sightly higher at 32°C. It also produced significantly more acetaldehyde at a high pitch rate, especially at 32°C (less so at 20°C).
  • White Labs reported that their sensory panel preferred the beers fermented at the warmer temperature of 32°C vs 20°C (data not published).

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Temperature and Growth Rate

While very warm fermentation temperatures have an impact on the speed of potentially attenuation of kveik, temperatures on the higher end of the scale can have a slightly negative impact on the growth rate of some kveik cultures. Aasen's Master's thesis reported that for all three kveik cultures tested (Ørjasæter, Gamlegrua, and Gausemel) the growth rate was slightly higher when incubated at 22°C and/or 30°C compared to being incubated at 37°C. They were also higher than the optimal growth of US-05. The cultures tended to reach peak cell growth at around day 2 or 3, and then experienced a slight decline until day 7, with this decline after day 2 or 3 being slightly steeper at the hotter incubation temperature of 37°C. The warmer incubation temperature of 37°C did not result in faster growth than the cooler temperatures of 22°C and/or 30°C. Therefore, for optimal growth of kveik for starters or yeast labs, a temperature of 22°C or 30°C might be optimal for some kveik cultures [22].

Foster et al. (2021) found that not only do kveik strains grow faster at higher temperatures, but they generally also survive better than typical brewing yeasts at 35-42°C. It was first postulated by the researchers that this could be due to higher glycerol production in kveik strains versus regular brewing strains, but the researchers found the kveik strains produced generally the same amount of glycerol as regular brewing strains. The researchers then discovered that the tested kveik strains produced much higher levels of trehalose, which is a carbohydrate used by yeast (and other organisms like frogs) to protect cells from freezing/thawing and higher temperatures. Unlike other brewing strains which break down trehalose at the end of fermentation, kveik keeps it. This might be at least one reason why kveik strains are able to tolerate higher temperatures (there may be other currently unknown qualities of kveik that also assist with temperature tolerance), as well as why they can tolerate drying. It might also explain why kveik begins to ferment so quickly in fresh wort. Trehalose stores also cause yeast to not take up maltotriose, and this might explain why kveik strains tend not to consume maltotriose [37] (see also this MTF thread by Richard Preiss).

Temperature and Attenuation

Higher fermentation temperature seems to not have a large impact on final gravity and attenuation. Aasen's Master's thesis reported statistically insignificant or minimal differences in finishing gravities at different fermentation temperatures for the three kveik cultures tested (Ørjasæter, Gamlegrua, and Gausemel):

Yeast/Kveik [22] Temp (°C) Original Gravity Final Gravity
Gamlegrua 30 1.076 1.017
37 1.076 1.018
Gausemel 30 1.076 1.015
37 1.076 1.017
Ørjasæter 30 1.076 1.015
37 1.076 1.019
US-05 22 1.076 1.011
30 1.074 1.013

White Labs also reported only minor differences in final apparent attenuation and ABV for four of their kveik isolates:

Yeast/Kveik [36] Temp (°C) Apparent Attenuation at 0.25 mil cells/mL/°P Apparent Attenuation at 0.75 mil cells/mL/°P
WLP518 (Opshaug from Stranda ) 20 77.9 78.7
32 81.1 82
Yeast/Kveik [38] Temp (°C) Apparent Attenuation at 0.25 mil cells/mL/°P Apparent Attenuation at 0.75 mil cells/mL/°P
WLP519 (Langlo from Stranda) 20 87.5 89.8
32 90.6 91
Yeast/Kveik [38] Temp (°C) Apparent Attenuation at 0.25 mil cells/mL/°P Apparent Attenuation at 0.75 mil cells/mL/°P
WLP520 (Gjernes from Voss) 20 79.9 80.33
32 82 82.8
Yeast/Kveik [38] Temp (°C) Apparent Attenuation at 0.25 mil cells/mL/°P Apparent Attenuation at 0.75 mil cells/mL/°P
WLP521 (Raftevold from Hornindal) 20 89.1 89.8
32 89.8 89.8

Microbiologist and blogger Dmitri Kits reported a preference for some strains of kveik for higher fermentation temperatures (35°C or 37°C) versus cooler fermentation temperatures (22°C). Both Lallemand Voss and Omega Hornindal blend fermented faster and achieved a higher attenuation at 35°C or 37°C. The Omega Lutra, however, although fermenting only slightly faster at the higher fermentation temperature versus a lower fermentation temperature of 22°C, finished at a slightly higher gravity at the warmer temperature, indicating that it might have experienced heat stress. Kits hypothesized that based on this data, some strains or kveik are thermophilic, meaning they actually prefer a warmer temperature rather than just being tolerant of it, while Lutra could be thermotolerant (tolerates higher temperatures, but prefers to ferment at a lower temperature) [39]. Kits later reported that the optimal fermentation temperature for Omega Labs Lutra kveik is 33-34ºC, but can still efficiently attenuate wort at temperatures as high as 40-42ºC (although the final gravity was a couple of points higher than at cooler fermentation temperatures). He reported more more acidity and astringent flavors at 40-42ºC and more body and a cleaner tasting beer at 20-28ºC with Lutra [40].

Comparing fermentation of the three kveik strains to other brewing strains (Mangrove Jack's M15 - Empire Ale, Lallemand Nottingham, Fermentis w-34/70, Lallemand Munich Classic, Mangrove Jack's M44 - West Coast, Mangrove Jack's M31 Belgian Tripel, Fermentis K97 German Ale, and Mangrove Jack's M36 Liberty Bell), Kits reported that at 18-22ºC, the three kveik cultures performed about the same as other ale yeasts, with M15 Empire Ale from Mangrove Jack's and some other ale strains completing fermentation faster than the kveik strains tested. Comparing all of the trials, Lallemand Voss was the fastest fermenting yeast when fermented at 37°C (but much slower at 22°C), followed by M15 Empire Ale from Mangrove Jack's at 22°C, and the third fastest fermentation was Omega Hornindal blend at 35°C [41].

Kits reported that the optimal fermentation temperature for Escarpment Labs Laerdal kveik is 30°C, which is also the temperature that Dagfinn Wendelbo (the original owner) traditionally pitches this yeast at [42].

Foster et al. (2021) published similar findings for 6 strains of kveik. All 6 strains tested (two Hornindal strains, one Laerdal strain, one Ebbegarden strain, one Granvin strain, and one Sigmund Voss strain) attenuated efficiently between 22 and 40°C. With the exception of Hornindal2, Ebbegarden, and Leardal strains, the other three kveik strains also performed well at 42°C. In comparison, none of the control strains (Cal ale, Vermont, Kolsch, and "St. Lucifer" from Escarpment Labs) attenuated well at 42°C. Out of the control strains, only the "St. Lucifer" from Escarpment Labs was able to attenuate at 40°C. This demonstrates kveiks' unique properties of being thermotolerant. The kveik strains were also generally able to ferment at lower temperatures. While most kveik strains attenuated similar to the Vermont and "St. Lucifer" controls at 15°C, Hornindal1 and Laerdal completed fermentations similar to the Kölsch and Cali strains. In addition, Hornindal1 completed a 12°C fermentation within 10 days. Overall, the kveik strains had a shorter lag phase and faster fermentation rates over a wide range of temperatures between 15-42°C, and they generally consumed glucose and maltose faster than the control strains at each of their optimal fermentation temperatures. With the exception of one of the Hornindal strains, maltotriose consumption slowed at the cooler temperatures (12°C) and was fastest with the Hornindal strains between 30-42°C. The Laerdal strain was inefficient at fermenting maltotriose (~50%) at all fermentation temperatures. In contrast, while the control strains could efficiently ferment maltotriose at their optimal fermentation temperatures (22-30°C), they were less efficient than the kveik strains outside of their optimal fermentation temperatures, once again demonstrating that some kveik strains can attenuate wort at a wider range of fermentation temperatures (both warmer and cooler) than some traditional ale strains [37].

Foster et al. (2021) also discovered that the tested kveik strains produced much higher levels of trehalose, which is a carbohydrate used by yeast (and other organisms like frogs) to protect cells from freezing/thawing and higher temperatures. Unlike other brewing strains which break down trehalose at the end of fermentation, kveik keeps it. This might explain how kveik strains are able to tolerate higher temperatures, as well as why they can tolerate drying. It might also explain why kveik begins to ferment so quickly in fresh wort. Trehalose stores also cause yeast to not take up maltotriose, and this might explain why kveik strains tend not to consume maltotriose [37].

Temperature and Aromatic and Sensory Compounds

Just as with other strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae used in fermentation, the fermentation temperature can have a significant effect on the different aromatic and flavor compounds produced by kveik. Aasen's Master's thesis looked at fermenting three different full culture kveiks, Gamlegrua, Gausemel and Ørjasæter, and US-05 as a control. She tested three different fermentation temperatures, 22°C, 30°C, and 37°C. In general, after 7 days of incubation time, all of the yeasts had higher levels of the esters ethyl acetate, isoamyl acetate,and ethyl hexanoate at the 22°C or 30°C, and nearly half the amounts of esters at 37°C. These were esters were also measured at day 2, and at that time they were much higher in the 37°C fermentation, suggesting that prolonged exposure to the warmer temperature may have dissipated these esters. Ethyl octanoate tended to have slightly higher amounts at 22°C or 30°C, but the differences between the different fermentation temperatures were smaller, and in the case of the Gausemel kveik there was no significant different at all for this ester [22].

It has been anecdotally reported by brewers that high levels of off-flavors from higher alcohols are not produced at fermentation temperatures up to 35-40°C with kveik. In general, Aasen's Master's thesis reflected these anecdotal reports. The amount of the higher alcohol 2-methyl-1-propanol was nearly double at 30°C and 37°C versus 22°C for the control yeast strain, US-05. For the three kveik cultures that were tested, Gamlegrua, Gausemel, and Ørjasæter, the amount of this higher alcohol was only slightly elevated at the higher fermentation temperatures, but still remained under the lowest levels that US-05 produced when fermented at 22°C. The higher alcohol 1-propanol had a similar trend. At 30°C and 37°C, US-05 produced significantly more of this higher alcohol, while the three kveik cultures produced only slightly elevated or the same levels regardless of fermentation temperature. The levels of 1-propanol that were produced by the three kveik cultures at all three fermentation temperatures were, in general, around the same amount that US-05 produced at 22°C. Two other higher alcohols that were measured, 2-methyl-1-butanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol, were roughly the same for all three fermentation temperatures for all three of the kveik cultures and US-05, with 2-methyl-1-butanol tending to be slightly higher in the warmer fermentation temperatures for all of the kveik cultures and US-05. One of the higher alcohols tested, 2-hexanol, had nearly double or triple the levels when fermented at the cooler temperature of 22°C versus 30°C and 37°C, indicating that this particular higher alcohol follows an opposite trend than most higher alcohols produced by yeast. The levels were the same for all three of the kveik cultures and US-05 [22].

For the kveik cultures Gamlegrua and Gausemel, Aasen reported elevated levels of acetaldehyde were found at the warmer fermentation temperatures of 37°C, but not for Ørjasæter or US-05. The aldehyde 2-methyl-propanal was elevated at 37°C for all four of the cultures tested (Gamlegrua, Gausemel, Ørjasæter , and US-05). The aldehydes 2-methyl-butanal and 3-methyl-butanal, and the ketone diacetyl, were not significant for any of the cultures tested nor at any of the different fermentation temperatures (22°C, 30°C, 37°C) [22].

Foster et al. (2021) found similar findings in 5 out of 6 strains of kveik (two Hornindal strains, one Laerdal strain, one Ebbegarden strain, one Granvin strain, and one Sigmund Voss strain). Using HS-SPME-GC-MS and PCA biplot analyses to measure and plot fatty acids, ethyl esters, alcohols, and acetate esters, the researchers found that, with the exception of the Ebbegarden strain, the kveik strains grouped together while the control strains (Cal ale, Vermont, and Kolsch) grouped together (the Belgian strain "St. Lucifer" from Escarpment Labs was another control strain and formed its own flavor profile grouping). For example, octanoic acid, ethyl hexanoate (pineapple, tropical), ethyl octanoate (tropical, apple, cognac), and ethyl decanoate (apple) were all produced above threshold for all (except Ebbegarden) of the kveik strains and one control strain, the Belgian strain "St. Lucifer" from Escarpment Labs, but not the Cal ale, Vermont, and Kolsch control strains. This demonstrates that the flavor profile of many but not all kveik strains is unique from at least some typical brewing strains. The flavor profile plotting also determined that temperature played a roll in flavor with all but the Ebbegarden kveik strains clustering together at 5-42°C versus 15-22°C. For example, ethyl octanoate and ethyl decanoate were produced at the higher temperature range in the kveik strains (except Ebbegarden). The higher alcohol 1-octanol, which has a pleasant citrus character, was only produced above threshold by Cal ale and Kolsch at 15°C and Vermont at 22°C, it was produced above threshold by the kveiks and St. Lucifer strains at a much wider temperature range. Similar results were found for isoamyl acetate. Phenethyl acetate, on the other hand, was only produced above threshold by Hornindal1, Hornindal2, Laerdal and St. Lucifer regardless of temperature [37]. For more details on the Foster et al. (2021) study, see also Lars Garshol's blog post, study co-author Richard Preiss's summary on MTF, and Bru Lab Podcast Episode 031 - Kveik Fermentation Temperatures w/ Richard Preiss.

Other Sensory Data

Various Interesting MTF Threads

Lactic Acid Bacteria and Wild Yeast Contaminations

Some of the kveik cultures that are not isolated cultures have reportedly been contaminated with lactic acid bacteria. These contaminations probably occurred during handling of the yeast at some point. See Justin Amaral's statements regarding this issue. The lactic acid bacteria found in contaminated kveik cultures can be inhibited by ~10 IBU [43]. Traditionally, if contaminating microorganisms start having an impact on the flavor of the beer, the brewer would throw away their kveik and borrow a fresh culture from a neighbor [17].

See also:

Juniper Antimicrobial Effect

Juniper twigs partially inhibit Lactobacillus growth. Juniper needles, ripe berries, and unripe berries have little to no significant impact. Juniper is often used in farmhouse brewing. Sometimes it is used as a mash filter, and sometimes it is used to make a juniper infusion called "einerlog" which is sometimes used for the mash water [22]. See Lactobacillus "Other Plant Type Tolerance" for more information.

Kveik Ring/Kveikstokk and Drying

Kveikstokk with yeast slurry on it. Images provided by Antonio Golia ("Homebrew Condor").

As Norwegian farmhouse brewers only brew 2-3 times per year, kveik has adapted to being dried and stored for long periods of time in-between usage, which is unique among most domesticated yeast [17]. Storing the kveik in a dried form allows the yeast to survive longer than if it is kept as a wet slurry, and might help prevent contaminants from surviving. Kveik was often dried on parchment paper and kept in bags in the freezer. Wooden carvings known as a "kveik ring" or a "kveikstokk" were also sometimes used to store dried kveik, although this might be an older practice compared to drying kveik on parchment paper. Using a kveik ring or kveikstokk is simple: drag the kveik ring (more broadly known as a "twisted torus" [44], or more specifically called a "gjærkrans" or "yeast wreath" in Norwegian when used for yeast [45]) or kveikstokk through the krausen of a fermenting beer, and then hang the ring/kveikstokk to dry. On the next batch, the ring/kveikstokk is dunked into wort to reactivate the yeast [46]. Note that not all yeast reacts well to drying. Kveik has this exceptional ability. For example, Brettanomyces is known to not be tolerant of drying/desiccation [47].

See Temperature and Growth Rate above for a scientific explanation of why kveik can survive drying while other typical brewing yeast strains cannot.

Drying Instructions

Using Dried Kveik and Viability Over Time

Dried kveik should be stored in the freezer, and has been known to be recoverable after 20 years when stored in this way. While recovery of very old dried kveik may be possible using microbiological techniques, very old dried kveik might not be viable enough for brewers to revive using simple starter techniques. Microbiologist Dr. Bryan Heit measured the viability of kveik that was dried using a dehydrator and stored in a home freezer and found that viability decreased by about 6-8% per month. Dr. Heit estimated (and then later confirmed via cell counts) that at 6 months, the kveik would be at about 50% viability, which is good enough to pitch directly into wort without a starter. Therefore, if the kveik has been frozen for 6 months or less, dried kveik can be thawed and simply added to a liter or so of ~30°C (86°F) wort for 2-4 hours before adding that to the main batch of wort. If the dried kveik is older than 6 months, a starter is recommended. Dr. Heit used Voss kveik for his experiment, and included some limitations such as sample size, using kveik from a yeast cake instead of using fresher yeast from top cropping or a starter, using a yeast cake with a high hop content (while hops are not toxic to yeast, a high content of hops could further stress the yeast), using a dehydrator that had high and fluctuating temperatures instead of a better quality dehydrator (Dr. Heit recommends drying at 35-40°C), and probable under-estimates of viability due to using trypan blue dye, which is known to stain both dead cells and cells that are alive but are undergoing cell division [17][48].

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History and Crafting How To's

Kveik Rings for Sale

Commercial Availability

This is a summary of commercially available kveik cultures. See the above descriptions, the Farmhouse Yeast Registry, and the vendor's website for more information about the cultures. Most are single strain isolates, while some contain multiple strains or the native "unpurified" mixed cultures (this is of interest to some brewers, especially Norwegian brewers, because single isolates potentially perform differently than original cultures with multiple strains and as such will be denoted in the Notes column). Note that strain information can be misleading because the nature of kveik cultures make talking about individual strains difficult due to the strains being closely related yet diverse. Richard Preiss describes kveik cultures as being "heterogenous but related communities", meaning that there can be a lot of genetic overlap between subpopulations in a kveik culture and where one strain begins and another ends has yet to be defined (see Recent Lab Analysis above) [20]. Additionally, it is legal and quite common for yeast labs to culture strains from another yeast lab and brand them as their own, thus many single isolates are likely to be duplicates of whichever lab initially isolated them (this is unverifiable unless the yeast lab in question shares how they obtained their isolate or independent DNA sequencing is done; we include such information when it is available to us). Commercially available non-kveik landrace farmhouse yeast are listed on the Landrace Yeast page.

Kveik Registry Num Yeast Lab Package Notes
Sigmund Gjernes's Voss 1 Omega Yeast Labs Voss Kveik OYL-061 Single strain isolate. Omega Yeast Labs and The Yeast Bay independently isolated one of the strains from the Voss Kveik. It is not known if these are the same strains, or which NCYC strain they correspond to. However, they are thought to be similar in their flavor profile [49].
Sigmund Gjernes's Voss 1 The Yeast Bay Sigmund's Voss Kveik (WLP4045 from White Labs) Single strain isolate. Potentially the same as the Omega Yeast Labs Voss strain; see the Sigmund Gjernes's Voss entry for Omega Yeast Labs Voss Kveik OYL-061 above [49].
Sigmund Gjernes's Voss 1 Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Limited availability.
Sigmund Gjernes's Voss 1 Escarpment Laboratories Voss Kveik Single strain isolate.
Sigmund Gjernes's Voss 1 Sleight Beer Lab Gebo Nordic Yeast Pitch Single strain isolate; sold dried.
Sigmund Gjernes's Voss 1 Imperial Yeast Loki A single strain isolate; likely to be the same isolate as the Omega Voss Kveik OYL-061 isolate [50].
Sigmund Gjernes's Voss 1 East Coast Yeast ECY43 Nordic Farmhouse Single strain isolate.
Sigmund Gjernes's Voss 1 Fermentum Mobile (Poland) FM53 Voss kveik Single strain isolate.
Sigmund Gjernes's Voss [51] 1 Inland Island Yeast Laboratories INIS-441 Norwegian Farmhouse Single strain isolate
Sigmund Gjernes's Voss 1 Community Cultures Yeast Lab The Fruity Norwegian (formerly called "Kveik", and "The Fruity Norwegian" was formerly the brand name for a different unknown kveik culture that the company removed from market [52]) Single strain isolate
Sigmund Gjernes's Voss 1 Propagate Lab MIP-340 Voss Kveik Isolate Single strain isolate.
Sigmund Gjernes's Voss 1 Yeastlab (Brazil) YLB1010 - Kveik 01 Single strain isolate [53].
Sigmund Gjernes's Voss 1 Lallemand Brewing Voss Kveik Ale Yeast Single strain isolate [54]. See this MTF comment from a Lallemand representative regarding cell counts in this product. See "Voss kveik optimum fermentation temperature," for a data point on attenuation rate at different temperatures with this strain (note that this data may not be reproducable with other strains isolated from Sigmund Gjernes kveik by other yeast labs).
Sigmund Gjernes's Voss 1 Kveikshop (DEFUNCT) #1 Sigmund Gjernes The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format; ships international.
Sigmund Gjernes's Voss 1 Jasper Yeast JY247 - Voss Kveik Single isolate. [55]
Sigmund Gjernes's Voss 1 Kveik Yeastery K.1 Voss The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed other than bacteria) culture. Dried format.
Rivenes 2 Escarpment Laboratories Rivenes Kveik Potentially a one-time release under the lab's monthly "Kveik Ring" kveik release [56].
Rivenes 2 Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) Dried Kveik - Rivenes Dried format. Rivenes has the classic orange character that many Kveik has. It does have one Lactobacillus strain in the mix, but is intolerant of 10 IBU. This Lactobacillus complements the orange notes [57].
Stein Langlo's Stranda 3 Omega Yeast Labs HotHead Ale OYL-057 Single strain isolate (only one strain was revived by NCYC).
Stein Langlo's Stranda 3 Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) Dried Kveik - Stranda The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Limited availability.
Stein Langlo's Stranda 3 Propagate Lab Stranda Single Isolate Single strain isolate (only one strain was revived by NCYC).
Stein Langlo's Stranda 3 Kveikshop (DEFUNCT) #3 Stranda, Langlo The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format; ships international.
Terje Raftevold's Hornindal 5 Escarpment Laboratories Hornindal Kveik Blend Two strains isolated from the original culture.
Terje Raftevold's Hornindal 5 Escarpment Laboratories July 2020: Hornindal Farm Kveik The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture; contains lactic acid bacteria. Potentially a one-time release under the lab's monthly "Kveik Ring" kveik release [56]
Terje Raftevold's Hornindal 5 Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture; contains lactic acid bacteria. Limited availability.
Terje Raftevold's Hornindal 5 Omega Yeast Labs Hornindal Kveik Original culture, but "purified" to remove the lactic acid bacteria.
Terje Raftevold's Hornindal 5 Omega Yeast Labs OYL-071 Lutra™ Kveik Single isolate from the original Hornindal kveik; characterized as being a "shockingly clean" strain [58][59]. Available in dried format.
Terje Raftevold's Hornindal 5 Propagate Lab MIP-342 Kveik Hornindal The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture.
Terje Raftevold's Hornindal [60] 5 Bio4 (Brazil) SY081 Norwegian Kveik Single strain isolate [61].
Terje Raftevold's Hornindal 5 The Yeast Bay Hornindal Kveik Single isolate; characterized as "stone fruit and tropical esters".
Terje Raftevold's Hornindal 5 Imperial Yeast A46 Bartleby Single isolate; characterized as "pineapple, apricot and peach aromas".
Terje Raftevold's Hornindal 5 Kveikshop (DEFUNCT) #5 Hornindal, Raftevold The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format; ships international.
Terje Raftevold's Hornindal 5 Jasper Yeast JY246 - Hornindal Single isolate; characterized as "tropical ester flavor". [55]
Lærdal 6 Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) Dried Kveik - Laerdal The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture; contains lactic acid bacteria. Sold dried. Limited availability.
Lærdal 6 Escarpment Laboratories Lærdal Kveik Single strain isolate. Potentially a one-time release under the lab's monthly "Kveik Ring" kveik release [56].
Hans Haugse's Granvin 7 Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Limited availability.
Sigurd Johan Saure's Tormodgarden 8 kveiktraining.com Dried kveik #8 Tormodgarden / Saure Sold by the farmhouse directly by Saure. 1 plastic bag containing approximately 15 grams of dried kveik #8 ("#8" refers to the Farmhouse Yeast Registry number). There might be some residue of the brown paper used for drying, but Saure says that it will not affect the fermentation, its all been sanitized before drying the kveik [62].
Sigurd Johan Saure's Tormodgarden 8 Escarpment Laboratories Tormodgarden Kveik Potentially a one-time release under the lab's monthly "Kveik Ring" kveik release [56].
Sigurd Johan Saure's Tormodgarden 8 Kveikshop (DEFUNCT) #8 Tormodgarden, Saure The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format; ships international.
Ebbegarden, Stordal 9 Sleight Beer Lab Ehwaz Nordic Single strain isolate; sold dried.
Ebbegarden, Stordal 9 Escarpment Laboratories Ebbegarden Kveik Blend Two strains isolated from Ebbegarden [63].
Ebbegarden, Stordal 9 Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) Dried Kveik - Ebbegarden The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Limited availability.
Ebbegarden, Stordal 9 Propagate Lab MIP-343 Kveik Ebbegarden
Ebbegarden, Stordal 9 Kveikshop (DEFUNCT) #9 Ebbegarden, Øvrebust The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format; ships international.
Ebbegarden, Stordal 9 Kveik Yeastery K.9 Ebbegarden The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed other than bacteria) culture. Dried format.
Framgarden, Stordal 10 Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Limited availability.
Framgarden, Stordal 10 Sleight Beer Lab Fehu Nordic Single strain isolate.
Framgarden, Stordal 10 Propagate Lab MIP-344 Kveik Framgarden
Framgarden, Stordal 10 The Yeast Bay Framgarden Kveik Single isolate; described as "melon and cantaloupe esters".
Framgarden, Stordal 10 Escarpment Laboratories Framgarden Kveik Blend of multiple isolates from the original Framgarden [64]. Potentially a one-time release under the lab's monthly "Kveik Ring" kveik release [56].
Framgarden, Stordal 10 Imperial Yeast A36 POG Single isolate; described as "tropical fruit aromas".
Framgarden, Stordal 10 Kveikshop (DEFUNCT) #10 Framgarden, Øvrebust The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format; ships international.
Framgarden, Stordal 10 Mogwai Labs MOG-402 Framgarden
Lida 11 Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) Dried Kveik - Lida The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture with a strain of Lactobacillus. Limited availability.
Lida 11 The Yeast Bay Lida Kveik Single isolate; characterized as "apricot, stone fruit, and white grape esters".
Lida 11 Propagate Lab MIP-355 Kveik Lida
Årset 13 Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) Dried Kveik - Årset The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Limited availability.
Årset 13 Escarpment Laboratories Årset Kveik Blend Contains multiple inter-related strains; see this explanation from Richard Preiss. Sold as sourced by Jakob Årset, on the farm Årset in Eidsdal, Norway. The overall flavour profile is similar to the Hornindal Kveik Blend, but this blend exhibits a broad temperature range (we have heard of sub-15ºC) and tolerates acidic wort quite well.
Årset 13 Jasper Yeast JY224 - Arset Kveik Blend A blend of of strains from the original Årset. Characterized as, "low ester and fast fermenting, light notes of pear and apple in low hopped beers." [55]
Årset 13 Jasper Yeast JY252 Arset Kveik Single Single isolate; characterized as "pear ester flavor". [55]
Eitrheim 14 Kveik Yeastery K.14 Eitrheim The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed other than bacteria) culture. Dried format.
Nornes 15 Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) Dried Kveik - Nornes The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Limited availability.
Nornes 15 Propagate Lab MIP-345 Kveik Nornes
Midtbust, Stordal 17 Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) Dried Kveik - Midtbust The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Limited availability.
Midtbust, Stordal 17 The Yeast Bay Midtbust Kveik Single isolate; characterized as "restrained ester profile".
Midtbust, Stordal 17 Propagate Lab MIP-347 Kveik Midtbust
Midtbust, Stordal 17 Kveikshop (DEFUNCT) #17 Midtbust The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format; ships international.
Midtbust, Stordal 17 Escarpment Laboratories Nov 2020: Midtbust Kveik A blend of 5 isolated strains from the original. Potentially a one-time release under the lab's monthly "Kveik Ring" kveik release [56]
Nystein 19 Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) Dried Kveik - Nystein The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Limited availability.
Espe 20 Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) Dried Kveik - Espe The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Contains Lactobacillus reportedly tolerant of up to 9 IBU. Described as spice rum/cognac character along with apricot and peach notes. Recommended fermented on the cooler side between 60-85°F. Limited availability.
Espe 20 Omega Yeast Labs OYL-090 Espe Kveik Single strain isolate.
Epse 20 Kveikshop (DEFUNCT) #20 Epse The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format; ships international.
Tomasgard 21 Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) Dried Kveik - Tomasgard The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture, including a hop tolerant Lactobacillus. Limited availability.
Stalljen 22 LevTeck (Brazil) Seljeset Kveik The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture [65].
Stalljen 22 Escarpment Laboratories Seljeset Kveik Four isolates from the original culture. Reportedly one of the fastest fermenting kviek. Potentially a one-time release under the lab's monthly "Kveik Ring" kveik release [56].
Stalljen 22 Propagate Lab MIP-348 Kveik Stalljen
Stalljen 22 Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) Dried Kveik - Stalljen The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. The culture presents citrus forward with floral notes in the back round. It also can have a caramel or toffee like character to it as well. Dried format. Limited availability.
Stalljen 22 Kveik Yeastery K.22 Stalljen The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed other than bacteria) culture. Dried format.
Otterdal 23 Kveikshop (DEFUNCT) #23 Otterdal, Grodås The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format; ships international.
Otterdal 23 Kveik Yeastery K.23 Otterdal The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed other than bacteria) culture. Dried format.
Halvorsgard 28 Escarpment Laboratories Halvorsgard Two isolates from the original kveik. Contains POF+ trains, strong fruity aromas with a light "baking spice". Potentially a one-time release under the lab's monthly "Kveik Ring" kveik release [56].
Ner-Saure 31 Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) Dried Kveik - Ner-Saure The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format. Characterized as having a burnt citrus character and fresh baked bread notes. This culture also has a Lactobacillus in that that is a bit more tolerant around 12 IBU [66].
Wollsæter 35 Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Limited availability.
Wollsæter 35 Kveikshop (DEFUNCT) #35 Wollsaeter The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format; ships international.
Aurland 38 Propagate Lab MIP-341 Kveik Auland The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. May contain bacteria.
Aurland 38 Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) Dried Farmhouse - Auland The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Potentially POF+, and contains a species of Candida.
Skare 41 Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) Dried Kveik - Skare The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Limited availability.
Skare 41 Escarpment Laboratories Skare kveik Pronounced "scar-uh". Blend of 3 isolated strains from skare kveik. Potentially a one-time release under the lab's monthly "Kveik Ring" kveik release [56]
Skare 41 Escarpment Laboratories KRISPY Pronounced "scar-uh". Single isolate. KRISPY can be used to make clean, lager-like beers in a fraction of the time since fermentations can be performed in the 20-30ºC range. Note: Attenuation tends to be slightly lower than some lager strains, so aim to make a highly fermentable wort if you are targeting a dry finish [67].
Skare 41 Kveikshop (DEFUNCT) #41 Skare The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format; ships international.
Opshaug 43 Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) Dried Kveik - Opshaug The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Limited availability.
Opshaug 43 White Labs WLP518 Single strain isolate [68].
Opshaug 43 Propagate Lab MIP-352 Osphaug
Opshaug 43 Kveikshop (DEFUNCT) #43 Opshaug The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Dried format; ships international.
Jordal 44 Escarpment Laboratories Jordal Kveik Blend of 4 isolates from the original Jordal. Potentially a one-time release under the lab's monthly "Kveik Ring" kveik release [56].
Jordal 44 Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) Farmhouse - Jordal The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Limited availability. It contains a mix of 3 Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains and 2 hop intolerant (tolerates 9-10 IBU) Lactobacillus strains.
Hovden 48 Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) Dried Kveik - Hovden The full, unpurified (no microbes isolated or removed) culture. Limited availability.
Ebbegarden, Framgarden, Lida, Raftevold gård, and Wollsæter (blend) Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) Kveik the World Blend Kveik blend dedicated to the late William Holden who created the Kornolfetsival to showcase kveik and helped trade kveik with brewrs outside of Norway. Each selected kveik was collected by William Holden. A portion of the proceeds from each sale will go to William's family. Contains hop intolerant strains of Lactobacillus (5-10 IBU will inhibit sour flavor).
Hornindal, Voss, Ebbegarden, and Årset (blend) Escarpment Laboratories Kveik The World Blend Different than the Mainiacal culture of the same name. This was a promotional blend that was handed out for free at HomebrewCon 2019, but the company might hand it out again at future events [69].
Unknown Bootleg Biology OSLO Single strain isolate. Isolated from Eld & Tid's house culture which is a mix of three kveik cultures from Hornindal (thus the exact original kveik that this isolate comes from is not known) [70]. See this MTF thread on speculating which kveik this isolate could be from. It has been confirmed via ITS sequencing that this strain is within the kveik family but not which kveik culture it comes from [71].

See also:

Unknown Bootleg Biology AURORA Single strain isolate. Isolated from one of the kveik cultures from Hornindal (the specific kveik culture from Hornindal, of which there are a few, is unknown to Bootleg Biology) [70].
Unknown Imperial Yeast A44 Kveiking A blend of three isolated strains. The origin of the three strains is proprietary [72].
Unknown (blend) Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) Dried Kveik Blend - Juggernaut A blend of 6 different Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains isolated from 6 different kveik. Limited availability.
Unknown (blend) Mainiacal Yeast (DEFUNCT) Dried Kveik Blend - Berserker A blend of 3 different Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains isolated from 3 different kveik. Limited availability.
Unknown Mogwai Labs (Australia) MOG-401 Sunshine A single isolate that produces clean "lager-like" beers.
Unknown Propagate Lab MIP-354 Oslo Most likely the same as the Bootleg Biology OSLO.
Unknown WHC Lab (Ireland) Ubbe Clean "lager-like" taste and aroma. Single strain isolated from the Hornindal region in Norway [73]. This is reported to be the same strain as Bootleg Biology's OSLO product [74].
Unknown WHC Lab (Ireland) Bjorn Single strain isolate from the Hornindal region in Norway. Characterized as fruity [73].
Unknown WHC Lab (Ireland) Lagertha Single strain isolate from the Stranda region in Norway [73]. Editor's note: this is likely the same strain as Omega HotHead.
Unknown WHC Lab (Ireland) Odin Lightly fruity; ferments in the lower 20's °C [73]. Most likely a single strain isolate.
Unknown WHC Lab (Ireland) Ragnar Single strain isolate from the Voss region in Norway [73]. Editor's note: this is likely the same strain as Omega Voss.
Unknown WHC Lab (Ireland) Valkryie A yeast strain isolated from a kviek isolate from Ebbegarden region in Norway (most likely #9 on the registry [73].
Unknown White Labs WLP631 A blend of several unnamed strains of kveik and an unnamed Lactobacillus species.

Landrace Yeast In Other Countries

There are farmhouse yeasts in other countries and Norway that have survived for generations, similar to kveik, but are genetically distinct from kveik. Since the term "kveik" refers to just Norwegian farmhouse yeast, the term "landrace yeast" has been proposed to refer to farmhouse yeasts as a category of yeast. Non-kveik landrace yeast includes yeasts from Lithuania and Russia such as Simonaitis, Rima, and Jovaru Alus, as well as the Norwegian farmhouse yeast Muri which is not genetically related to any kveik strains.

See Landrace Yeast for more information and commercially available cultures.

Hybrid Strains

Specific Kveik Culture Information

See the Farmhouse Yeast Registry maintained by Lars Garshol for more complete and updated information on individual kveik cultures.

Sigmund Gjernes's Voss Kveik

The NCYC found that a sample of Sigmund Gjernes's kveik was made up of three strains of S. cerevisiae. No bacterial contamination was found. DNA fingerprinting found the strains to be closely related [75]. See Larsblog Kveik analysis report for more information.

Tips For Use

Ebbegarden, Stordal

This kveik comes from Jens Aage Øvrebust, and was collected by William Holden. Jens originally brewed raw ale, but started boiling the wort because his beer became sour now and then. Pitch at 28C, harvest yeast from the top after a couple of days. Prefers not to let the yeast go over 30. Usually ferments 4-6 days. Sent to NCYC and NTNU, but no results yet. Jens usually ferments down to an SG of 1010, because he doesn't want the beer sweet. He says the yeast has always been in the valley as far as he knows.

Appears to have an unusual relationship with hops, so beware that this yeast may accentuate the hop bitterness in your beers. Jens says he only dry-hops himself. Richard Preiss from Escarpment Laboratories reported that sensory data on how bitter beer tastes with Ebbegarden kveik versus other yeast strains (Hornindal kveik and Conan strain) is that it produces a slightly more bitter beer, but the effect is not big [77].

Farmhouse Brewing Resources

MTF "The Podcast"

Kveik

Raw Ale

Norwegian Farmhouse Ale (Maltøl)

Farmhouse Ale in Other Countries

General Farmhouse Brewing

Kornølfestival

There is an annual festival created by the late William Holden celebrating the cultural traditions of European farmhouse brewing called the Kornølfestival. The festival is held in Hornindal, Norway in October with bus and hotel accommodations for visiting attendees.

  • Chop n Brew interview with Lars Marius Garshol and Stig Jarle Seljeset about the festival:
  • Updates to Kveik research by Lars Marius Garshol at Kornølfestival 2022:
  • 2023 Kornølfestival presentations in English:

General Videos

  • Traditional farmhouse malting and brewing, from Aurland, Sogn (audio is in Norwegian, but the imagery is still worthwhile if you do not understand Norwegian):
  • Brewing with the elusive Hornindal-strain, done old school, no boiling, 2 days fermenting:
  • Ivar A. Geithung making farmhouse ale at Vasstrond'e Småbryggjarlaug in Voss, Norway:
  • Traditional Latgalian STONE BEER With Brewer Jānis Maļkevičs, Dagda/Kraslava Municipality (associated MTF thread):
  • RåØl (Raw Beer) Brewday with John Palmer at EIK og TID:
  • Presentation by Lars Marius Garshol (in Norwegian):
  • Omega Yeast Labs presentation on farmhouse brewing and using kveik:
  • Presentation on kveik with Lance Shaner from Omega Yeast Labs, Damian Fagan, co-founder of Almanac Beer Co, and Chris Cohen:
  • First ever North America presentation on kveik and farmhouse ales by Lars Marius Garshol at Burnt City Brewing in Chicago, 2019:
  • Norwegian farmhouse brewer Ivar Geithung documents the brewing and fermentation of a traditional farmhouse brew that takes inspiration from other areas (Chop and Brew video; part 1 and 2):
  • Author Susan Verberg demonstrating farmhouse brewing with hot rocks:
  • The Ale Apothecary owner Paul Arney's documentary on Norwegian farmhouse brewing:
  • Traditional Nordic Beer Drinking Vessels by author Mika Laitinen:
  • Lars Marius Garshol on Doug Piper podcast: "The Art & Science of Brewing: Norwegian Kveik and Farmhouse Traditions"
  • Norwegian farmhouse brewers Ivar Geithung and Johnny Pedersen visit Northern Brewer and Chop n Brew to brew four different traditional farmhouse brews:
  • Lars Marius Garshol farmhouse ale presentation at EBCU:
  • Lars Marius Garshol interview on Beer Ladies Podcast:

See Also

Additional Articles on MTF Wiki

External Resources

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