Grøvnes/Tverå

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Traditional Norwegian farmhouse yeast (Kveik) from Vefsn. 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 strain. Produces tropical and citrus fruit esters. Fast, heat-tolerant fermentation.

Best For

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

Provenance

"Svein Grøvnes got this yeast from Ragnvald Tverå in Mosjøen in 1997. It has been used to brew an extract beer ever since. Tverå is said to have gotten the yeast from somewhere in western Norway in the 1950s, but the details are not known yet."

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