Whether you call it Kavik or Kavik, there's no denying that this unique Norwegian yeast

has had a remarkable impact on the brewing scene, and Imperial Yeasts A43 Loki is one

of the best versions out there.

With the ability to produce a clean beer when fermented as warm as 104 degrees Fahrenheit

or 40 degrees Celsius, you heard that right, while also performing well at more standard

ale temperatures, Imperial Yeasts A43 Loki is as versatile as it gets, meaning you have

zero excuses for failing to brew throughout the year.

Learn more about A43 Loki at Imperial Yeasts.com and grab a patch for your next batch to see

what all the fuss is about.

Vice beer, which translates to white beer in German, is a highly refreshing style known just

as much for its hazy appearance as it is for its unique fermentation character.

While it's well understood that the banana and spice common in vice beer stems largely

from the type of yeast used for a minute, it's been claimed that the pungency of those

characteristics can be modulated by the amount of yeast pitched.

This is the Bruloscopy podcast, I'm your host, Marshall Schott, and on this episode I'm

joined by contributor K. Job to discuss the impact yeast pitrate has on vice beer.

Yeah, this one actually came up out of a conversation I was having at one of the virtual

home brew club meetings during the pandemic, and the person who I was talking to was

we were talking about yeast pitch rate and how that was important to beer flavor.

And they said, hey, why haven't y'all done that in a vice beer?

Why haven't y'all done that in a beer that's got these like heavy, estory, and phenolic

flavors?

...