Cade welcomes New Belgium Brewing Company's R&D Manager, Ross Koenigs, to the lab to discuss his work on bitterness in Hazy IPA. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | New England IPA: The Bitterness Challenge Low vs. High IBU In A Blonde Ale xBmt...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 11 min
Credited as introducing the world to kveik, Lars Marius Garshol joins Cade in the lab to discuss the history and genetics of this unique yeast. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Traditional Norwegian Kveik Are a Genetically Distinct Group of Domesticated Saccharomyces cerevisiae Brewing Yeasts Imperial Yeast A44 Kveiking...
Oct 06, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Cade welcomes Andy Mitchell from New Belgium Brewing Company to the lab to discuss his work on oxidation in beer. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Beer Oxidation: Chemistry, Sensory Evaluation, and Prevention Continuously Purging Fermenter & Keg At Packaging xBmt Impact Of Cold-Side Oxidation On NEIPA xBmt...
Sep 29, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Cade welcomes Richard Preiss from Escarpment Labs into the lab this week to discuss his work on the impact different fermentations temperatures have when using various strains of kveik. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Kveik brewing yeasts demonstrate wide flexibility in beer fermentation temperature and flavour metabol...
Sep 22, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Dr. Mike Lentz, associate professor in the Department of Biology at the University of North Florida, joins Cade in the lab to discuss his work looking at the impact phenolic compounds have on beer character. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | The Impact of Simple Phenolic Compounds on Beer Aroma and Flavor Ferulic Acid Re...
Sep 15, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Joining Cade in the lab this week is Dr. Peter Bircham to discuss the work his team has done on using CRISPR to edit yeast genes. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Reducing phenolic off-flavors through CRISPR-based gene editing of the FDC1 gene in Saccharomyces cerevisiae x Saccharomyces eubayanus hybrid lager beer yeast...
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr 6 min
This week, Cade welcomes Dr. Mangethe Zwane from FlavorActiv into the lab to discuss his work using electron spin resonance (ESR) to study beer freshness. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Measuring the Shelf Life of Beer Using MicroESR Technology and the Beer Freshness Program Cold-Side Oxidation: Impact Of Age And Stor...
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr 17 min
Dr. Federico Tondini from AEB joins Cade in the lab to discuss the various methods he's experimented with for making non-alcoholic beer. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today.
Aug 25, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Katie Nasiatka, lab technician at Odell Brewing Company in Fort Collins, CO, joins Cade in the lab to discuss the fascinating work she's done on using DART mass spectrometry to measure hop volatiles. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Metabolite Fingerprinting of Hops to Track Variation in Chemistry...
Aug 18, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Dr. Alex Speers from the Canadian Institute of Fermentation Technology joins Cade in the lab to discuss his work on the impact boil length and trub levels have on beer. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Wort Boil Time and Trub Effects on Fermentability 30 vs. 90 Minute Boil In A Pale Lager xBmt Low vs. High Kettle Trub I...
Aug 11, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Dr. Felipe Reinoso Carvalho from Universidad de los Andes School of Management joins Cade in the lab to discuss an experiment he performed looking at how the color of beer influences consumer preferences and perceptions. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Dark vs. light drinks: The influence of visual appearance on the co...
Aug 04, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Cade welcomes Dr. Euan Thompson of Raft Brew Labs to the Brü Lab to discuss the Maillard reaction in brewing and how the concentration of magnesium ions may accelerate color and flavor development. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Magnesium-Accelerated Maillard Reactions Drive Differences in Adjunct and All-Malt Brewing...
Jul 28, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Joining Cade in the lab today is Dr. Simon Whittock, Manager Of Agronomic Services at Hop Products Australia, to discuss his work on the way certain storage conditions effect volatile hop compounds. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Hop Volatiles Variation During Storage Impact Of Age On Willamette Hops xBmt Impact Of Ag...
Jul 21, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Dr. Laura Burns, Director of Research & Development at Omega Yeast, joins Cade in the Brü Lab to discuss her work on detecting and assessing the risk of diastatic yeast strains. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Improved Functional Assays and Risk Assessment for STA1+ Strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae...
Jul 14, 2021•1 hr 10 min
This week, Dr. Nick Harris from Berkeley Yeast joins Cade in the Brü Lab to discuss the new world of genetically modified, or what they refer to as engineered, yeast. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Berkeley Yeast...
Jul 07, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Cade welcomes Blue Moon creator and CERIA Co-Founder/Brewmaster, Dr. Keith Villa, into the Brü Lab this week to discuss his work on using copper to prevent skunky lightstruck character from beer. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Prevention and reversal of the formation of light-struck (3-Methyl-2-butene-1-thiol) aroma i...
Jun 30, 2021•1 hr 13 min
Joining Cade in The Brü Lab this week is Director Of Brewery Operations at Creature Comforts West, James Bruner, to discuss his work looking at whether yeast characteristics and strains impact the ability for dry hopping to cause secondary fermentation in beer. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Dry-Hop Creep Potential of...
Jun 23, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Joining Cade in the Brü Lab this week is Dr. Raimon Parés Viader to discuss his work on monitoring amylase enzyme activity during the mash to improve overall efficiency. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Optimization of Beer Brewing by Monitoring α-Amylase and β-Amylase Activities during Mashing Protein Rest vs. Single ...
Jun 16, 2021•1 hr 15 min
This week, Cade welcomes engineer Ronja Eerikäinen into the Brü Lab to discuss her work on wild yeast contaminations. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Assessing Contamination Risk of Non-Conventional Yeast in Breweries...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 10 min
This week, Cade as Dr. Avi Shayevitz, R&D Research Associate from Lallemand, in The Brü Lab to discuss his study cataloging the bacteria and fungi that exist in barrel fermented and barrel-aged beer. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Barrel-Induced Variation in the Microbiome and Mycobiome of Aged Sour Ale and Imperi...
May 26, 2021•1 hr 19 min
Dr. Laura Allred, who serves as Regulatory and Standards Manager at Gluten Intolerance Group, joins Cade in The Brü Lab to her research into the effect gluten has on celiac patients and the extent to which that impact occurs in beer. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | The Celiac Patient Antibody Response to Conventional a...
May 19, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Dr. Maria Moutsoglou, who serves as the senior process innovation specialist for Molson-Coors, joins Cade in The Brü Lab to discuss her work on helping brewers expand their yeast libraries using a unique method for yeast strain screening. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Expanding your yeast library: bench-scale yeast s...
May 12, 2021•1 hr 6 min
Dr. Luke Chadwick, senior scientist at Bell's Brewery, joins Cade in The Brü Lab to discuss his fascinating work on carbonating beer with hops. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Influence of hop harvest date of the ‘Mandarina Bavaria’ hop variety on the sensory evaluation of dry‐hopped top‐fermented beer...
May 05, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Cade welcomes Dr. Marshall Ligare, hop researcher at John I. Haas, into the lab this week to discuss his research on using Haas' unique new CO2 hop extract called Incognito in the whirlpool. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Oil Transfer During Whirlpool Hop Addition: Pellets vs. Extract Bittering With T-90 Pellets vs. C...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Dr. Brian Gibson, VLB Endowed Professor Of Brewing and Technology at the Technical University Of Berlin, joins Cade in The Brü Lab this week to discuss his work on brewing with unconventional yeast strains. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Bioprospecting for brewers: Exploiting natural diversity for naturally diverse be...
Apr 21, 2021•1 hr 24 min
Dr. Luis Castro from Cal Poly's Food Science and Nutrition program joins Cade in The Brü Lab to discuss his research on the impact oxygenation has when brewing high gravity styles. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | The Impact of Oxygenation Scenarios on Fermentation Performance and Flavor Compound Formation During High G...
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Hop scientist from Kalsec Inc., Jake Kirkendall, joins Cade in The Brü Lab to discuss his research on the freshening power of hops, also known as "dry hop creep," which occurs when dry hopping beers. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | The Freshening Power Of Centennial Hops Dry Hopping An American IPA At Yeast Pitch xBmt ...
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Cade welcomes experienced brewer and New Mexico State University lab manager, Cameron Selna, into the lab to talk about his research on using hop extracts to reduce bacteria biofouling in beer lines. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Pre-Treatment of Industrial Tubing with Aqueous Hop Derived Metabolites Reduces Lactobac...
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 10 min
This week, Dr. Matt Winans from Imperial Yeast joins Cade in The Brü Lab to discuss the yeast family tree and how creating yeast hybrids could provide new character to beer. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | The Next Generation of Yeast: Exploring Saccharomyces arboricola through Hybridization Fleischmasnn's Active Dry Y...
Mar 24, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Carlos Silva Ferreira from Belgium’s Université Catholique de Louvain joins Cade in The Brü Lab this week to talk about his research on the degradation of hops as a function of extended storage. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Fate of Bitter Compounds through Dry-Hopped Beer Aging. Why cis-Humulinones Should be as Fear...
Mar 17, 2021•1 hr 4 min
