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Wrangling Yeast at Duke Gardens with Fullsteam Brewery

Fullsteam Brewery searches for a "uniquely Durham" yeast strain

Rachel Simpson, "yeast wrangler" at Durham's Fullsteam Brewery, explains the process she used to capture wild yeasts from plants at Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Simpson propagated the yeast as a way to create a strain for Fullsteam's beer that is "uniquely Durham."