But a growing number are turning to a yeast bank right here in Ontario. A plate with yeast growing in it sits at a table at Escarpment Labs, a Canadian yeast lab in Guelph. Canadian brewers are now using yeast from Escarpment Labs for their beers as wellas getting it from an American source. While Escarpment isn’t the only yeast bank in Canada, it is the only one that provides live, liquid yeast, favoured by most brewers. With two colleges teaching brewing, and a yeast lab, that helps complete the picture,” said Beauchesne, referring to brewing programs at Niagara College and Durham College.

Source: thestar October 17, 2017 21:01 UTC