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We Can Have Nice Things!

July 10, 2020July 10, 2020 Bryan 0 Comments craigtube, video, youtube

Last week youtube deleted the CraigTube Channel and its 14 years of homebrewing content. This week they reversed this decision – CraigTube is back!

Brewing Science Fact or Fiction?

Fact or Fiction Part VI – Nitrosamines in Beer.

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 Bryan 5 Comments Bacillus coagulans, brewing issues, contamination, Escherichia blattae, Nitrosamines, Obesumbacterium Proteus

In this article I discuss the formation of nitrosamines during fermentation, the risk presented by these compounds, and what we as brewers can do to eliminate them.

Homebrewing Random

CraigTube Is Gone! Why Can’t We Have Nice Things?

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 Bryan 3 Comments craigtube, video, youtube

Today marks a sad moment for the online brewing community, as a longtime stalwart of our youtube community – CraigTube – has been cancelled.

General Homebrewing Homebrewing

Canadian Homebrew Day – Tweetathon!

June 7, 2020June 7, 2020 Bryan 0 Comments homebrewing, tutorial, twitter

Join me for a twitterathon to celebrate Canadian Homebrew Day!
#CanadianHomebrewDay

DIY Homebrewing

Back To The Mead House!

May 7, 2020May 7, 2020 Bryan 0 Comments Candi Sugar, mead, podcast

Last week I returned to the Mead House podcast, joining JD & Ryan for a discussion of homemade Belgian candi sugar/syrup, and the method I use to make my own.

Beer on the Brain Brewing Science

Diastaticus – Beer on the Brain

April 16, 2020April 16, 2020 Bryan 0 Comments diastatic, diastaticus, video, yeast

Curious about diastatic yeast? Not sure what diastaticus is, or why it can be a problem? My latest video covers

DIY Homebrewing

3D Printed Keg Purger

April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 Bryan 8 Comments 3D printing, CO2, kegging, purge

Limiting oxygen exposure once yeast has been pitched is a critical part of producing good beer. This article demonstrates a simply DIY solution that lets you purge a keg with CO2 captured from a ferment.

Brewing Science Sour & Wild Wild Brewing Yeast Wrangling Your Home Yeast Lab Zymurgy

Podcast: Homebrewing DIY

April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 Bryan 0 Comments podcast, wild brewing, wild yeast, yeast lab

Listen in for my interview with the Homebrewing DIY podcast, where Colter and I discuss wild brewing and home yeast labs.

Sour & Wild Wild Brewing

Wild Yeast Lecture!

March 18, 2020March 20, 2020 Bryan 1 Comment CHA, lecture, wild yeast, youtube

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!

Brewing Science

µBrews – Episode 10

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 Bryan 0 Comments microscope, microscopy

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.