Podcast: Homebrewing DIY
Listen in for my interview with the Homebrewing DIY podcast, where Colter and I discuss wild brewing and home yeast labs.
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Wild Yeast Lecture!
Does social distancing got you down? Bored of sheltering in place? Want something – anything – to take your mind off of the pandemic? Interested in wild yeast, mixed fermentation beers, and brewing microbiology? If you’re a member of the Canadian Homebrewers Association you’re in luck! Tomorrow, Thursday March 19, I am giving a virtual lecture on brewing with wild Canadian yeasts!
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µBrews – Episode 10
In the final episode of µBrews I demonstrate how digital imaging can be used to enhance your brewery records and to improve the rigor of cell counting.
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µBrews – Episode 9
In the penultimate episode of µBrews I cover dry mounts & staining. These are important tools for identifying organisms in your beer, and are the foundation of many advanced microscope-based assays.
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µBrews – Episode 8
This µBrews video shows you how to perform yeast counts using a hemocytometer & how to combine this with viability staining.
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µBrews – Episode 7
This episode covers microscopy-based techniques that let you assess the health of your yeast before you use them. So join me in this episode to learn about viability & vitality staining.
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µBrews – Episode 6
This video provides a step-by-step guide on how to prepare a wet mount, the simplest and quickest way to look at a yeast sample.
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µBrews – Episode 5
Forming an artefact-free, high contrast image with a microscope can be challenging. In Episode 5 of µBrews I demonstrate how to align you microscope to produce the best images possible.
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µBrews – Episode 4
The fourth episode of µBrews demonstrates how to properly and safely use an oil immersion lens, and how to protect both the oil and non-oil lenses to ensure your microscope lasts for years.
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µBrews – Episode 3
The third episode of µBrews walks you through how to focus your microscope how to change objective lenses without loosing the focus or damaging your lenses.
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