Fact or Fiction – Are Raw Cheeses Better?
A look at what science has to say about the flavour and aroma differences between pasteurized and raw cheeses.
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Brewing Science
Posts on brewing science
µBrews Bonus Episode – 4 Common Brewery Microscopy Errors & How to Fix Them!
A bonus µBrews video on the 4 most common microscopy errors made by brewers, and how to fix them.
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Spherical Cows & Yeast Starters
A dive into some new misconceptions on yeast starters which were spread by a well known and popular podcast.
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Fact or Fiction – Contamination in Non-Alcoholic and Low-Alcohol Beers
Time for another entry in my Fact or Fiction Series. There is an increasing interest in non-alcoholic and low-alcohol beers.
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Fact or Fiction: Beer and Moulds – More There Than You Think
Are moulds present in beer? Are they a risk? And how do we manage them?
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Animalcules in Winter (& a bad poem)
My next Animalcules video is up. This episode shows some of the microorganisms which survive – frozen – in the harsh Canadian winter.
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Animalcules: A New Video Series
Welcome to Animalcules, my new video series featuring short videos of interesting microorganisms and animals.
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Wild Brettanomyces – a Needle in a Haystack
I successfully isolated some wild Brettanomyces, but the experiment wasn’t quite as successful as I had hoped.
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These ARE The Yeast You Are Looking For
Not all experiments work…but some do! And that includes my second attempt to capture some wild Brettanomyces.
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Optimizing Yeast Starters and Large-Scale Yeast Production
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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