Late Blowing in Cheese Making
A look at the cause and prevention of a common and dangerous form of contamination in cheese making – late blowing.
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Early Blowing in Cheese Making
A look at the cause and prevention of one of the more common forms of contamination in cheese making – early blowing.
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Czech(ish) Sunset
Recipe and tasting notes for a Czech-inspired dark lager. Not 100% on-style, but a delicious lager with hints of toffee and coffee.
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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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Redvine Red IPA
Growing and brewing with a unique historical hop.
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A Few Small Changes – Rebranding SGB
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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All The Trends – Thiolized Version
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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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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The Methylene Blue Test
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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