Brewtalk with John and Forust

You're recovering from another Valentine's Day and so are the yeast! Our Brewer and Scientist discuss the lifespan of yeast, how yeast change their behavior under new conditions, and the chemistry of converting sugar to alcohol.  We discuss the difference between lager yeast and ale yeast, demystifying the controversy. Yeasts are a variety of amazing organisms worth exploring in greater detail.

Not really, but how else would we get the bugs out and the hops in. The scientist and brewer are swimming in some hot water today with discussion about hops, hot water and getting a bitter wort made.

Sparge (a funny word) after mashing is important, as Forust knows. With so many ways to rinse sugar off grains its gonna take a whole episode, our longest yet.

John and Forust have not malted their own grains but they have made a mash or two from a variety of malts. The Scientist and Brewer jump into techniques used to access sugar locked in the barley seed. The role of the brewer becomes more important.

We last left the brewers discussing the science of turning barley into malt for making a sweet mash.  Today we find our selves in the deep end of some good water for beer, luckily we brought our lifejackets.

Our brewers discuss barley and get into farming, types and how to prepare barley for brewing.