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===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.
==Kveik Ring/Kveikstokk==
[[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>.
See also:
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2236226959738839/ MTF thread on building a kveik ring.]
* [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).]
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