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Fact or Fiction?

All posts from my “Fact or Fiction” series.

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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Yeast cell diagram, from wikimeida
Brewing Science Fact or Fiction? 

Fact or Fiction – Are Dead Yeasts Yeast Nutrient?

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 Bryan 4 Comments fact or fiction, nutrient, protein, yeast

This post was motivated by a letter read by Cade at the beginning of episode 65 of The Brü Lab.

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Nitrosamines
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.

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botulism toxin
Brewing Science Fact or Fiction? 

Fact or Fiction – Botulism in Beer? Part V

January 29, 2020November 2, 2020 Bryan 14 Comments botulism, brewing issues, contamination, pathogens

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

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histamine
Brewing Science Fact or Fiction? 

Fact or Fiction – Biogenic Amines in Beer

January 22, 2019January 17, 2023 Bryan 3 Comments biogenic amines, fact or fiction, fermentation, mixed fermentation

A recent topic that recently has become of some concern among wild brewers is the potential risk presented by biogenic

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Brewing Science Fact or Fiction? 

Fact of Fiction – Can Pathogens Survive in Beer? The RDWHAHB Edition

January 5, 2017September 15, 2017 Bryan 6 Comments brewing methods, pathogens

Its time for the third instalment of my pseudo-series Can Pathogens Survive in Beer (Part 1 – of course they can,

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Brewing Science Fact or Fiction? 

Fact or Fiction? Can Pathogens Survive in Beer – Mould Edition.

August 12, 2016September 15, 2017 Bryan 20 Comments mold, mould, mycotoxins

The topic of pathogens in beer is a persistent one; two years ago I wrote an extensive post on the

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Brewing Science Fact or Fiction? 

Fact or Fiction? Can Pathogens Survive in Beer?

February 18, 2014September 15, 2017 Bryan 10 Comments brewing issues, contamination, pathogens

My blogging has been not overly great in 2014 – between illness, an unseasonably cold winter and an unusually busy

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