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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Metabisulfite and Long-Aged Beers
This is a short summary of a 7-year experiment looking at whether metabisulfite can be used to increase the lifespan of long-aged beers.
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New Video Series Coming This Summer!
Keep an eye out this summer for a new video series on home microbiology for the home brewer, focusing on better tools & techniques.
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Maillard Bochet – An Experimental Mead
Recipe, tasting notes and a video about an experimental bochet using Maillard reactions in place of traditional honey carmelization.
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We Can Have Nice Things!
Last week youtube deleted the CraigTube Channel and its 14 years of homebrewing content. This week they reversed this decision – CraigTube is back!
Read moreCraigTube Is Gone! Why Can’t We Have Nice Things?
Today marks a sad moment for the online brewing community, as a longtime stalwart of our youtube community – CraigTube – has been cancelled.
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Diastaticus – Beer on the Brain
Curious about diastatic yeast? Not sure what diastaticus is, or why it can be a problem? My latest video covers
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New Video – Starters from Slants or Plates
A short video on making a yeast starter using yeast from a plate or slant.
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Beer on the Brain – Sugar in Starters
A short video on why we shouldn’t use simple sugars in yeast starters.
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