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Yeast propagation and management are essential for a successful and stable fermentation. The resources in this section will help you care for, harvest and store yeast in your brewery.
This seminar includes a brief history of Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. diastaticus, followed by an exploration of the impact on the modern brewing industry and an overview of detection methods from plating to PCR. Read More
Methods have been developed for potentially storing yeast for longer periods, which have been investigated by the team at Lazarus Brewing Company. Results of these investigations are shared and discussed in this presentation, as well as the theory behind storage …Read More
Brewers are fully cognizant of the importance of providing sufficient nutrients to the brewing yeast to carry out fermentation. However brewers are not in the business of making yeast; they are in the business of making beer, cider and seltzer. …Read More
In an excerpt from Historical Brewing Techniques: The Lost Art of Farmhouse Brewing, the author takes a closer look at the proper care and handling of kveik yeast.
The modern brewing industry has barely scratched the surface of what is possible in the realm of fermenting organisms, as there is still much to be explored.
Lars Marius Garshol has been central to understanding that the kveik yeast may ultimately be more disruptive to brewing than something like brut IPA.
The best employee you will ever hire is yeast. However, keeping yeast content, happy, and working at its peak is a challenge for small brewers who usually utilize multiple yeast strains over intermittent periods. Matt Couch from Lazarus Brewing Company …Read More
This joint project between the Brewers Association and the American Society of Brewing Chemists (ASBC) is designed to deliver basic quality methodology to attendees. Fermentation control is fundamental to brewing at any scale. Yeast health and concentration have a profound …Read More
A healthy yeast cell is much more than a bioreactor that converts sugars to ethanol and CO2. If treated well, this critical organism will produce tasty beer with great qualities.
For the November/December 2018 The New Brewer, we present our annual Raw Materials issue, focusing on the 2018 barley and hop harvests in the U.S. and beyond. The U.S. is once again the world’s top producer of hops, and the U.S. barley crop bounced back from a disappointing 2017. Read More
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