Djønno

About

Traditional Norwegian farmhouse yeast (Kveik) from Djønno. Collected as part of efforts to preserve Norway's unique farmhouse brewing heritage. Like other Kveik, it tolerates high fermentation temperatures and completes fermentation quickly while producing distinctive farmhouse character.

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Traditional Norwegian Kveik from Djønno. Orange and tropical esters with fast fermentation.

Best For

Norwegian farmhouse ale, quick-turn ales, pseudo-lagers, hop-forward beers

Provenance

"Rolf Tore has the kveik from his father, Knut Djønne, who started using it on the farm Djønno in the mid-1980s. He got the kveik from the farm of Grimo (in the county of Ullensvang, Hardanger). Where the kveik came from before that is unknown."

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