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Brewing Science 

µBrews – Episode 6

February 21, 2020February 21, 2020 Bryan 0 Comments microscope, microscopy

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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Brewing Science 

µBrews – Episode 5

February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 Bryan 0 Comments microscope, microscopy

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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Brewing Science 

µBrews – Episode 4

February 17, 2020February 19, 2020 Bryan 0 Comments microscope, microscopy, oil immersion

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

February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 Bryan 0 Comments microscope, microscopy

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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Brewing Science 

µBrews – Episode 2

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 Bryan 0 Comments microscope, microscopy

In the second episode of µBrews I’ll walk you through your microscopes optics & how they form an image.

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µBrews
Brewing Science 

µBrews – Episode 1

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Bryan 0 Comments microscope, microscopy

In the first episode of µBrews I take you on a guided tour of your microscope, its parts, and describe how it forms an image.

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Brewing Science 

Announcing μBrews – A new Video Series on Microscopy in the Home & Craft Brewery

February 4, 2020February 4, 2020 Bryan 0 Comments microscope, microscopy

I am excited to announce the release schedule for my upcoming video series μBrews, a 10-part series on using microscopy in your home or craft brewery.

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Brewing Science Fact or Fiction? 

Fact or Fiction – Botulism in Beer? Part V

January 29, 2020November 2, 2020 Bryan 13 Comments botulism, brewing issues, contamination, pathogens

An in-depth discussion of the risk of introducing botulism during brewing.

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Brewing Science Zymurgy 

Using PCR to Identify Contamination in Beer – Part 3

December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 Bryan 2 Comments contamination, diastaticus, PCR, quality control

Note to my readers: This technique does not work as well as hoped, for reasons discussed below. I am, however,

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Brewing Science Zymurgy 

Basic Yeast Morphology

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 Bryan 0 Comments microscope, microscopy, morphology, yeast, yeast identification

Questions about identifying yeast, by their morphology as seen through a microscope, come up frequently in brewing forums. I also

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