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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.

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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,

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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

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Choosing a Microscope for your Yeast Lab

April 21, 2019September 23, 2020 Bryan 20 Comments microscope, microscopy, yeast lab

A deep dive into how to pick the right microscope for your commercial or home yeast lab.

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Lacto Funk – Podcast Style

December 13, 2018December 13, 2018 Bryan 1 Comment lactobacillus, podcast

A podcast on lactobacillus, starring yours truely!

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Podcasts and Lager Yeast

February 1, 2018 Bryan 4 Comments lager, podcast, yeast

Yesterday Experimental Brewing released the latest episode of their podcast (Episode 59). In the podcast Drew interviews yours truly on

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Contamination by PCR
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Using PCR to Identify Contamination in Beer – Part 2

November 24, 2017December 4, 2019 Bryan 4 Comments contamination, diastaticus, PCR, quality control

Note to my readers: This technique does not work as well as hoped. I am, however, completing this series as

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Using PCR to Identify Contamination in Beer – Part 1

November 22, 2017December 4, 2019 Bryan 7 Comments contamination, diastaticus, infection, PCR, quality control

Note to my readers: This technique does not work as well as hoped. I am, however, completing this series as

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To Vrai or Not To Vrai – Another White Labs Controversy?

May 12, 2017September 15, 2017 Bryan 10 Comments contamination, white labs

The Short Version Brewing practices in both home and commercial breweries have undergone somewhat of a revolution over the past

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Serial Feeding

November 17, 2014September 15, 2017 Bryan 10 Comments batch feeding, brewing methods, fermentation

In my review of “Brewing Engineering” by Steven Deeds I mentioned that I had an issue with a recommendation of

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