Fusel Alcohols – Beer on the Brain
A short video comparing the same wort brewed with conventional versus a fusel alcohol producing yeast – with some discussion of the differences between them.
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Phenolic Off-Flavours – Beer on the Brain
A short video comparing the same wort brewed with conventional versus phenolic off-flavour positive yeasts – with some discussion of the differences between them.
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Ale Versus Lager Yeasts – Beer on the Brain
A short video comparing the same wort brewed with ale versus lager yeast – with some discussion of the differences between them.
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Wild Brettanomyces Project – 2024 Update
My longtime readers will know about my Wild Brettanomyces Project – my multi-year quest to try and identify the environmental
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Wild Brettanomyces – The 2023 Search
An update on my work over the summer of 2023 to isolate and characterize wild Brettanomyces from the rhizosphere.
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Wild Brettanomyces – Fermentation Tests
The final post in the 2022/2023 hunt for wild Brettanomyces. Here, I look at the fermentation characteristics of the two species of Brettanomyces I successfully isolated this fall.
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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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These Are Not The Yeast Your Are Looking For
Not all experiments work, and that includes my first attempt to capture some wild Brettanomyces.
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How Not To Test A Sanitizer
A post in which I grumble about the tendency of home and pro brewers to “test” sanitizers stupidly, leading to a lot of bad information.
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