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====Terminology====
* "Kveik" is not a beer style. Its translated meaning is "yeast". For more information, see Lars Marius Garshol's blog post [http://www.garshol.priv.no/blog/380.html "What Does 'Kveik' Mean?"].
* If you do use kveik in a commercial beer, please consider giving the name of the original owner of the kveik on the label. This gives credit to the brewers who have donated their family heritage to the brewers of the world, and it is also helpful for those who want to know exactly which yeast was used in the beer. If you are uncertain about the name of the owner, consult the [http://www.garshol.priv.no/download/farmhouse/kveik.html kveik registry] <ref name="garshol_preiss_mbaa" /><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/592560317438853?view=permalink&id=2484869138207952
Varying opinions from MTF members, including Norwegians. Milk The Funk Facebook group chat about putting 'kveik' and where it is from on beer labels for mixed fermentation sour beers. 01/28/2019.]</ref>.
* Since the word 'kveik" refers only to Norwegian yeasts, and there are farmhouse yeasts in other countries, the term "landrace yeast" has been proposed to refer to all farmhouse-domesticated yeast. See also [[Landrace Yeast]] and [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/2389386811089519/ this MTF thread discussing the usage of the word "landrace" for these farmhouse yeasts].