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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Brewing Science
Posts on brewing science
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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µBrews – Episode 2
In the second episode of µBrews I’ll walk you through your microscopes optics & how they form an image.
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µBrews – Episode 1
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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Announcing μBrews – A new Video Series on Microscopy in the Home & Craft Brewery
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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Fact or Fiction – Botulism in Beer? Part V
An in-depth discussion of the risk of introducing botulism during brewing.
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Using PCR to Identify Contamination in Beer – Part 3
Note to my readers: This technique does not work as well as hoped, for reasons discussed below. I am, however,
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Basic Yeast Morphology
Questions about identifying yeast, by their morphology as seen through a microscope, come up frequently in brewing forums. I also
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