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Originally Posted by Uber-fanatic
That is one of the most curious statements I've read today. 'Beer' isn't the first thing that pops to mind when the phrase 'yeast ranching' get bandied about.
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Ha!
It's a casual term for storing and propagating the various yeasts that you'll use for beer.
(worst case) If you get a lower gravity/lower alcohol kit for an ale, like a british mild and choose one of the fancy Wyeast or White Labs liquid yeasts the yeast will be ~25% the total cost.
Funny thing is that, unlike the malt/grain and the hops, you finish each batch with far more yeast than you started. Just wash that yeast from the trub/hops/other crap with some sterile water and you're in business!
[reality isn't quite _so_ easy but it isn't rocket science]