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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.

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.

Brewing Science Fact or Fiction?

Fact or Fiction – Botulism in Beer? Part V

January 29, 2020January 30, 2020 Bryan 9 Comments botulism, brewing issues, contamination, pathogens

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

Homebrewing Recipes

Bourbon Bochet

January 19, 2020January 19, 2020 Bryan 0 Comments bochet, honey, mead, recipe, tasting notes

Recipe, brewing notes and tasting notes for a caramelized honey mead.

Homebrewing Recipes

XMas in Morocco Black Saison

January 2, 2020January 2, 2020 Bryan 3 Comments advent beer, black saison, brettanomyces, brewday, recipe, saccharomyces, saison, tasting notes

A black saison featuring caramelised dates, cardamom and Brettanomyces.

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,

Homebrewing Recipes

Staghorn Mead

November 24, 2019November 24, 2019 Bryan 0 Comments mead, recipe, staghorn sumac, sumac, tasting notes

Its always fun to brew using things you find in your backyard, or in the nearby parks and forests. Last

Homebrewing Recipes

Stale Malt Bitter

November 14, 2019November 14, 2019 Bryan 2 Comments bitter, recipe, tasting notes

In which I, mostly accidentally, brew a bitter almost entirely out of stale malt. Is it good, or is it bad? You’ll have to read the post to find out!

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

Homebrewing Recipes

Beer-Flavoured-Beer (Light Lager)

September 24, 2019September 24, 2019 Bryan 1 Comment lager, recipe, tasting notes

My more regular readers may have noticed that my posting activity is down quite a bit over the summer. This