Sui Generis Brewing

Homebrewing Random 

A Few Small Changes – Rebranding SGB

November 23, 2022November 23, 2022 Bryan 5 Comments logos, sui generis brewing

For those who follow my on the various social media sites, I have done a small amount of re-branding. Nothing

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Homebrewing Recipes 

All The Trends – Thiolized Version

November 12, 2022November 12, 2022 Bryan 0 Comments IPA, recipe, tasting notes

A rebrewing of my “All The Trends” IPA, using a yeast which thiolized the cascade and centennial hops into tropical magic.

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Adventures in Yeast Wrangling Brewing Science Collecting Wild Yeasts Sour & Wild Yeast Wrangling 

Wild Brettanomyces – a Needle in a Haystack

November 6, 2022November 6, 2022 Bryan 0 Comments brettanomyces, brewing science, huntin, hunting wild yeasts, wild yeast

I successfully isolated some wild Brettanomyces, but the experiment wasn’t quite as successful as I had hoped.

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Adventures in Yeast Wrangling Brewing Science Collecting Wild Yeasts Sour & Wild Yeast Wrangling 

These ARE The Yeast You Are Looking For

November 2, 2022November 6, 2022 Bryan 2 Comments brettanomyces, brewing science, hunting wild yeasts, wild yeast

Not all experiments work…but some do! And that includes my second attempt to capture some wild Brettanomyces.

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Cheese Making Fermented Foods Food 

The Methylene Blue Test

October 12, 2022October 12, 2022 Bryan 2 Comments cheese, milk, pasteurization, raw milk

A few months ago I wrote a cheese-focused article on the safety and organoleptic qualities of raw milk. During that

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Adventures in Yeast Wrangling Yeast Wrangling 

These Are Not The Yeast Your Are Looking For

October 6, 2022November 6, 2022 Bryan 0 Comments brettanomyces, brewing science, hunting wild yeasts, wild yeast

Not all experiments work, and that includes my first attempt to capture some wild Brettanomyces.

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Brewing Science Yeast Wrangling Your Home Yeast Lab Zymurgy 

Optimizing Yeast Starters and Large-Scale Yeast Production

September 20, 2022September 20, 2022 Bryan 8 Comments

Optimizing yeast starters is important for the frugal brewer and for producing large batches of beer. But what can you achieve at at home?

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Homebrewing Rapid Sours Recipes Sour & Wild 

Thiolize This! (Fruited Sour)

September 4, 2022September 4, 2022 Bryan 0 Comments quick sours, recipe, tasting notes, thiols

Recipe and tasting notes for Thiolize This! – a peach & mango sour beer fermented with a thiolizing yeast. Did it work? Click to find out!

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Fermented Foods Food 

Botulism & Cheese Making

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 Bryan 1 Comment botulism, cheese, cheese making, fermented food

A quick dive into the risk of botulism during cheese making, and how to manage that risk.

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Cheese Making Fact or Fiction? Fermented Foods Food 

Fact or Fiction – Safety and Health of Raw Milk

July 29, 2022July 29, 2022 Bryan 15 Comments cheese, fact or fiction, milk, raw milk, yoghurt, yogurt

There are a lot of claims regarding the safety and dangers of consuming raw milk. This article takes a critical eye to separate hype from reality.

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