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Latest Issues
The Know How
I Just Can’t Get Enough
The science of dry hop extraction rates and dry hop saturation points explored.
A Flame-Side Chat
The Sweet Taste of Malt and Revealing its Pathogen’s secret
A Flame-Side chat about how international travel, collaboration and interaction led to new insights in pathogen biology inside (malted) grains
A Flame-Side Chat
Nobody At The Vault But Yeast
A Flame-Side chat with Dr Anna Fijarczyk about her research on old yeast strains.
Latest Beer Science
Your Spent Hops and Grains, a Valuable Resource For Our Food Chain?
Spent grains and hops contain significant levels of nutrients that are of significant benefit to human health
Latest Beer Science
Fun-guys: The Problem With Mycotoxins in Malted Grains
Fungi in a nutshell (or grain husk) Dear brew enthusiasts, In this weeks episode, we will step into the world
Latest Beer Science
Genomics Can Teach Us About The History Of Beer Making
The use of Yeast in Brewing beer has a long history. Here, we will delve into the history of beer
A Flame-Side Chat
Smashing It on the Bench By Going Micro
A flame-side chat with Ben Schulz, leading author of a paper entitled: “Benchtop micro-mashing: high-throughput, robust, experimental beer brewing”.
A Flame-Side Chat
Barking Up the Yeast Tree
A Flame-Side Chat with Prof Matt Bochman about sours, wild yeasts, adoption and commercialisation.
Latest Beer Science
Primary Souring to Brew Sour Beers
The isolation and characterisation of lactic acid producing yeast isolates now means that you can sour your beer in the
A Flame-Side Chat
No Ifs or Bots. How Alcohol, 48,000 plates, and Stressed Forks Served Up Increased Mutation Rates
A Flame-Side Chat, with Dr Karin Voordeckers Recently, I described an article published by the group of
Latest Beer Science
Brewing Beer In the Age of Infertility
It’s time to move past yeast’s fertility problems. Last week, an article by teams at the&
Latest Beer Science
Forking out for Alcohol
How Alcohol exposure can lead to higher mutation rates in yeast. Edgar Huitema is a Scientist, Brewer & Scientific Consultant
A Flame-Side Chat
Repeated Yeast Domestication Ups Beer Brewing Another Level
A Flame-Side Chat, with Dr Francisco Cubillos Riffo Last week, I wrote about an article by
Latest Beer Science
Yeast Domestication 2.0
Repeated growth and selection of genetically diverse populations re-domesticates brew yeast Growth, selection, growth and more selection. This virtuous cycle
Latest Beer Science
Craft Brewers’ Commercial Yeast Choice May Affect Beer Diversity
Pushing past yeast convention could boost craft beer flavour and adoption In this instalment of The Beerologist, I will describe
Latest Beer Science
Genetics of malting quality: The end of the road for crop improvement?
‘Au contraire’ my friends! In this instalment of the Beerologist, we will look into some of the latest research on
The Know How
Let’s do Some Microbiology Work: 101 Style
In previous articles, I argued about the isolation and use of wild yeasts. Based on the responses received from all
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