Fermentis BR-8 - first dried Brett

[Northern_Brewer]

Fermentis are very proud of their new baby, BR-8, so much so they even did a fancy Guinness-style video which tells you absolutely nothing about the product but tells you how to feel about the "brewer’s journey, through his thoughts and doubts. It’s about his path towards his most creative self and the uncertainty he faces on the way there."

Nothing on what strain/species is involved, merely that :
BR-8 produces phenolic compounds that create a distinctive finishing touch which evolves over time as the beer is aged, with funkier notes (barnyard, horse, leather…) nicely balanced by refreshing, fruity notes.

https://fermentis.com/en/news/fermentation/beer-brewing/safbrew-br-8-launch/
https://fermentis.com/en/product/safbrew-br-8/

 

[Sadfield]

Interesting. I wonder if it's Brett Naardenensis isolated from fizzy drinks. Given they are describing it as a bottling/cask conditioning strain that prevents over-carbonation, perhaps it is designed to only ferment a controlled amount of priming sugar.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

I guess it's just part of a general move towards non-diastatic yeasts since the big scare of a few years ago when WLP090 was contaminated with a diastaticus strain leading to a recall and a big lawsuit for White Labs. A non-diastatic Brett would be of interest in the same way as White Labs' Non STA1son is a non-diastatic "saison" yeast (but it still goes up to 85% attenuation).