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BlogUnderstanding Bacteria and Biogenic Amine Production for Brewing Sour BeerBoth WildBrew Helveticus Pitch™ and WildBrew Sour Pitch™ were carefully selected for their high quality of lactic acid production as well as their ability to be used safely in a brewery environment (for example, their low level of hop tolerance), […]
Apr 26, 2023
BlogIntroducing the New Siebel Institute Sour Sensory Training KitThe use of bacteria in the brewing of sour beers throughout history is well documented. This natural biological acidification contributes to both quality and sensory perception, but pH and total acidity are not the only parameters to be taken into […]
Apr 26, 2023
BlogSour Beer Q&A With the Lallemand Brewing Technical TeamWith every new product, we inevitably get many questions about how the strain works and how to optimize its performance. This is especially true for our sour strains from the WildBrew® Series and the Sourvisiae®* from Mascoma. We love hearing […]
Apr 26, 2023
Technical PaperGenetically Engineered in the Brewing Space – A review of Terminology, Science and RegulationGenetic Engineering has been a tool used in many different areas of commercial agriculture from corn to papaya, since the early 1980s. Although this gene-editing tool has been near ubiquitous in agriculture (at least in the United States), there is […]
Apr 11, 2023
BlogBrewing-Distilling inter-relationships (of the yeasty kind) by Prof. Graeme WalkerBrewing and distilling are sister industries After all, as a Scottish distiller once told me: Beer is just whisky waiting to be made! There are many similarities, and of course some salient differences, between beer and spirits production processes. Nevertheless, […]
Feb 10, 2023
BlogHop biotransformation & Yeast by Richard W. Molitor & Dr. Thomas H. ShellhammerA Focus on Releasing Polyfunctional Thiols During Fermentation While historically hops (Humulus lupulus) were added for their preservative properties and aroma and flavor was a side benefit, consumers’ current interest in hop-forward styles like the IPA has placed aroma front […]
Jan 26, 2023
BlogFocus on the leading American market with Mitch SteeleMitch Steele of New Realm Brewing Co. and chairman of the Board of Directors for the Georgia Brewers Guild shares his vision of the American market. What beers styles did your customers gravitate to this year? You have been through many […]
Jan 26, 2023