“Off-centered” has always been the the name of the game for the Milton-based Dogfish Head Brewery, known for its unconventional concoctions and rather interesting business expansions — the company opened its own seafood restaurant Chesapeake & Maine in downtown Rehoboth Beach last year.
Science and tech has also been a key part of the beer-making operations at the microbrewery and now, it looks like the team has a new toy to play with to do that.
A recent tweet from Dogfish Head shows off a new cryogenic freezer that microbiologist Aimee Garlit has been using to freeze yeast strains “for future incubation and propagation.”
Our microbiologist has been working w/ our new cryogenic freezer, freezing yeast strains for future incubation & propagation! #beergeekery 🔬 pic.twitter.com/lNqJuHTh0w
— Dogfish Head Brewery (@dogfishbeer) January 23, 2017
Pretty cool (sorry) but what will this new tech do for Dogfish, you ask? An Instagram post from the company explains further:
“With the ability to keep the yeast cells dormant, we’re able to maintain a library of our yeast strains in-house, and ultimately become self-sufficient!#beergeekery”
#beergeekery indeed.
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