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The Brü Lab

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Welcome to The Brü Lab where Brülosophy's Cade Jobe takes you into the lab with brewing scientists to discuss research they've completed on our favorite beverage!
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Episodes

Episode 124 | Understanding A Malt Certificate Of Analysis w/ Dr. Harmonie Bettenhausen

Dr. Harmonie Bettenhausen, Director of the Center for Craft Food and Beverage at Hartwick College, returns to the lab to chat with Cade about the importance of a malt certificate of analysis. 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.

Sep 13, 20231 hr 14 min

Episode 123 | Applying The Science: INCOGNITO And Shelf Stability

Brülosophy contributor Jordan Folks joins Cade in the lab to chat about the information discussed in last week's episode, particularly as it regards to shelf stability of beers made with Haas' INCOGNITO flowable hop product . 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 30, 20231 hr 1 min

Episode 122 | How Whirlpool Hopping With Liquid Hop Extracts Affects Shelf Stability w/ Dr. Michael Féchir

Dr. Michael Féchir is back in the lab this week to chat with Cade his research on shelf stability of beer that's whirlpool hopped with liquid hop extracts. 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 Whirlpool Hop Addition on the Wort Metal Ion Composition and on the Flavor Stability of American Style Pale Ales Using...

Aug 23, 20231 hr 9 min

Episode 121 | Applying The Science: Tasting Non-Alcoholic Beers

This week, Jordan joins Cade in the lab to apply the science from last week's episode by sampling a variety of commercial non-alcoholic 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.

Aug 16, 20231 hr 8 min

Episode 120 | Maltose and Crabtree Negative Yeast in Non-Alcoholic Beers w/ Dr. Simon Carlsen

Dr. Simon Carlsen, R&D Scientist from Chr. Hansen, joins Cade in the lab to discuss the use of non-saccharomyces maltose and crabtree negative yeasts when making non-alcoholic 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.

Aug 09, 20231 hr 16 min

Episode 119 | Applying The Science: Using Data To Make Brewing Decisions

Jordan joins Cade in the lab to chat about the information from last week's episode on combining chemistry and sensory data to guide decisions in the brewery. 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 02, 20231 hr 6 min

Episode 118 | Combining Sensory And Chemistry Data w/ Dr. Julia Jennings & Jeff Dailey

Dr. Julia Jennings, R&D Scientist at Haas, and Jeff Dailey, Sensory Program Manager at Haas, join Cade in the lab this week to talk about combining sensory and chemistry data when it comes to novel hop products. 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.

Jul 26, 20231 hr 22 min

Episode 117 | Applying The Science: Kettle Souring

Jordan is back in the lab with Cade to chat about the information from last week's episode on kettle souring. 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.

Jul 19, 20231 hr 14 min

Episode 116 | Kettle Souring w/ Daniel LePage from Creature Comforts

Daniel LePage, Director of Quality at Creature Comforts in Athens, Georgia, joins Cade in the lab this week to chat about kettle souring. 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 | Creature Comforts website...

Jul 12, 20231 hr 4 min

Episode 115 | Applying The Science: Yeast Foraging, Harvesting, Isolating, and Selection

Jordan is back in the lab with Cade to chat about the information discussed in episode 114 on foraging, harvesting, isolating, and selecting 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.

Jul 05, 20231 hr 11 min

Episode 114 | Yeast Foraging, Harvesting, Isolating, and Selection w/ Tim Faith & Alex Nham

Cade welcomes Tim Faith, Brewing Manager & Brewmaster at Octopi, and Alex Nham, Quality Assurance Manager at Goose Island Beer Company, to the lab to discuss the conventional method for discovering new yeasts - foraging! 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 | Methods for Harvest, Isolation, Selection, and Utilization of S...

Jun 21, 202359 min

Episode 113 | Applying The Science: GMO Yeasts

Cade and Jordan are together again in the lab to chat about the information covered in episode 111 on GMO yeasts. 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.

Jun 14, 20231 hr 6 min

Episode 112 | Defining GMO w/ Molly Browning, Laura Burns, and Avi Shayevitz

Joining Cade in the lab this week are Molly Browning, Laura Burns, and Avi Shayevitz to discuss the terminology, science, and regulation of genetically 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 | Genetically Engineered Yeast - A Review of Terminology, Science, and Regulation​​...

Jun 07, 20231 hr 16 min

Episode 111 | Applying The Science: Malting Barley Blues

This week, Jordan joins Cade in the lab to discuss the information from last week's episode on the unique occurrence of a blue coloring in the aleurone layer of barley grain. 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.

May 31, 20231 hr 1 min

Episode 110 | The Malting Barley Blues w/ Dr. Pat Hayes & Dr. Chris Massman

Cade welcomes Dr. Pat Hayes and Dr. Chris Massman from Oregon State University to the lab to discuss the impact barley aleurone has on malt quality. 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 Malting Barley Blues...

May 24, 20231 hr 1 min

Episode 109 | Applying The Science: Enzymatic Release Of Bound Thiols In Hops

Cade and Jordan are back in the lab to discuss the information covered in episode 108 on the way enzymes impact the release of bound thiols in 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.

May 17, 20231 hr 2 min

Episode 108 | Enzymatic Release Of Bound Thiols In Hops w/ Dr. Cécile Chenot & Guillaume Willemart

Joining Cade in the lab this week are Dr. Cécile Chenot and Guillaume Willemart from Universite Catholique in Louvan, Beligum to discuss their fascinating work on the role enzymes play in bound thiol release. 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 | Ability of Exogenous or Wort Endogenous Enzymes to Release Free Thiols from Hop...

May 10, 20231 hr 16 min

Episode 107 | Applying The Science: Brewing With Enzymes

Cade and Jordan go over the fascinating information covered in episode 106 about the role enzymes play in the brewing process. 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.

May 03, 20231 hr 19 min

Episode 106 | Brewing With Enzymes w/ Shilpi Halemane

Joining Cade in the lab this week is Head Brewer at Newberg, Oregon's Wolves & People Farmhouse Brewery (formerly Logsdon Farmhouse Ales), Shilpi Halemane, to chat about his work on brewing with enzymes. 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 | Wolves & People Farmhouse Brewery...

Apr 26, 20231 hr 4 min

Episode 104 | Beta-Glucans And Beta-Glucanase Under Different Mash Regimes w/ Sophie Held

Joining Cade in the lab this week is former Master's student at UC Davis, Sophie Held, to talk about her work on the impact different mash regimes have on beta-glucans and beta-glucanase. 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 | Simultaneous Evaluation of β-Glucan and β-Glucanase Relationship during Different Mash Temperature P...

Apr 05, 20231 hr 10 min

Episode 103 | Applying The Science: Liquid Hop Products

Cade and Jordan are back in the lab to discuss the information covered in episode 102 on the innovative new flowable liquid hop products from John I. Haas . 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.

Mar 29, 20231 hr 6 min

Episode 102 | Liquid Hop Products w/ Shaelyn Maloney & Jeff Dailey

This week, Cade is joined in the lab by Shaelyn Maloney and Jeff Dailey from John I. Haas to discuss the various innovative liquid hop products they've recently released. 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 | Haas website...

Mar 22, 20231 hr 14 min

Episode 101 | Applying The Science: Who Drinks Non-Alcoholic Beer, And Why?

Cade and Jordan are back in the lab to discuss the findings covered in episode 099 on who is drinking non-alcoholic 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.

Mar 15, 20231 hr 12 min

Episode 100 | Breakside Brewery w/ Ben Edmunds

To celebrate hitting the 100 episode mark, Ben Edmunds, Brewmaster at Portland, Oregon's Breakside Brewery, knocks a few cold ones back with Cade and Jordan while discussing his approach to brewing world class 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 | Breakside Brewery...

Mar 08, 20231 hr 35 min

Episode 099 | Who Drinks Non-Alcoholic Beer and Why w/ Dr. Matthew McSweeney

Dr. Matthew McSweeney, Assistant Professor and Director of the Centre for Sensory Research of Food at Acadia University in Nova Scotia, Canada, sits down with Cade to discuss his work focusing on who drinks non-alcoholic beer, and why they drink it. 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 | An analysis of the sensory properties,...

Mar 01, 20231 hr 8 min

Episode 098 | Applying The Science: Re-Using Spent Hops

Cade welcomes co-host, Jordan Folks, to the lab to break down information discussed in last week's episode about re-using spent 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.

Feb 22, 20231 hr 2 min

Episode 097 | Re-using Spent Hops In The Brew Kettle w/ Dean Hauser

This week, Cornell University Ph.D. student and former student of Oregon State University, Dean Hauser joins Cade in the lab to discuss his work on re-using spent hops for bitterness in the brew kettle. 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 Efficiency of Dry-hopping and Strategies for the Better Utilization of Dry-hops I...

Feb 15, 20231 hr 15 min

Episode 096 | How Isomerized Hop Extracts Improve Microbial Stability w/ Dr. Grzegorz Rachon

This week, Cade welcomes Dr. Grzegorz Rachon, Brewing Microbiology Research Section Lead at Campden BRI, back to the lab to discuss his work on improving microbial stability in beer with isomerized hop extracts. 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 isomerised hop extract on the heat resistance of yeast ascospo...

Feb 01, 20231 hr 6 min

Episode 095 | Using Koji To Malt Barley w/ Tom Williams and Dr. Brett Taubman

This week, Appalachian State University master's student, Tom Williams, and Director of Fermentation Sciences, Dr. Brett Taubman, join Cade in the lab to discuss their work on using koji to malt barley for brewing 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 | Characterization of Unmalted Barley Treated with Aspergillus oryzae...

Jan 25, 20231 hr 16 min
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