The Locksmith: Utilizing Bioengineered Yeast and High Bound Thiol Precersour Hops and Phantasm Powder to Thiol Drive Beer
Researching, experimenting, and writing about biotransformation has been one of the most exciting and frustrating topics to cover over the past few years. I have brewed batch after batch of beer, attempting to piece together research from the wine and beer worlds to...
Exploration of Post-Fermentation Hop Oil Extracts
Exploration of Post-Fermentation Hop Oils Overview and Results of the Different Hop-variety Specific Oils When new hop products hit the market, they are usually viewed with equal amount of excitement and confusion. Post-fermentation hop oils fall into this...
Dry Hop Best Practices: Using Science as a Guide
for Process and Recipe Development
MBAA Technical Quarterlyvol. 58, no. 1, 2021, pp. 59-65 I was honored when John Palmer, Technical Quarterly Editor-in-Chief and Publications Director, reached out to me asking if I would be willing to write a peer-reviewed best practices guide for an upcoming MBAA...
Genetically Modified (GM) Yeast Strains: Unlocking Bound Hop Thiols and Engineering Targeted Fermentation Characteristics
Genetically Modified (GM) Yeast Strains: Unlocking Bound Hop Thiols and Engineering Targeted Fermentation Characteristics led Image Courtesy of Omega Yeast S ettle in this one is dense, but I promise (or at least hope) approachable and engaging! Often, when I get...
M. Reukaufii, a Nectar-inhabiting Wild Yeast with Biotransformation Potential in Hoppy Beer
M. Reukaufii, a Nectar-inhabiting Wild Yeast with Biotransformation Potential in Hoppy Beer Nectar specialist yeast like M. Reukaufii has been found to alter the composition of nectar to create fruity compounds to potentially increase the chances of...
Survivables: Unpacking Hot-Side Hop Flavor
Survivables: Unpacking Hot-Side Hop Flavor Why hops like Idaho 7 might be so good at imparting saturated hop flavor to beerO ne of the things I obsess with at Sapwood is tasting our hop-forward beers pre-dry hop. After a tank has been soft crashed down to 58°F (14°C)...
A Look at pH in Hoppy Beers
A Look at pH in Hoppy BeersHeavy dry hopping will increase the final pH of beer, but does it matter? H ow important is the final pH of beer? What factors can play a role in altering the final pH of beer? What are the pH ranges that people generally prefer in beer?...
What We Know About Dry Hopping
What We Know About Dry Hopping Free sample chapter from my book titled, "The New IPA: Scientific Guide to Hop Aroma and Flavor." About the Book: In The NEW IPA, Scott Janish scours through hundreds of academic studies, collecting and translating the...
A Case for Short And Cool Dry Hopping
A Case for Short And Cool Dry Hopping Using the latest hop science as a guide.W hen researching for a book I self-published in May of 2019 called The New IPA: A Scientific Guide to Hop Aroma and Flavor, I was struck how the collection of hop science was leading me to...
Thiol Driver
Thiol Driver Scientifically-driven Hoppy Lager Designed to Push Fruity Hop ThiolsO ne of the reasons I love grinding through academic brewing papers is because sometimes findings from multiple studies can come together and inspire something new for me to try. This...
The New IPA: Scientific Guide to Hop Aroma and Flavor
During the summer of 2016, I decided I was going to do it. I was going to write a book. I didn't realize at the time it would take me over two years. I didn't know I would have to read nearly 1,000 papers on brewing. I didn't realize the project might inspire me to...
Book Update
Book Update The New IPA: Scientific Guide to Hop Aroma and Flavor ack in July 2016, I emailed Michael Tonsmeire, whom I knew casually at the time, to see if I could get together with him and get...
Peaches and Quinoa Sour
Double Fruited with Two Seasons of Peaches ome recipes I brew are inspired by science and some beers inspire me to dig further into the science after they are brewed; this particular beer did...
Researching New England IPA (NEIPA) Haze
A Look at Studies and Experimental Brew hile I can't say for certain what is causing the haze in NEIPAs, I can say that this is a good-faith effort that has been ongoing for many months, incorporating both...
Dextrins and Mouthfeel
A Look at Studies and Experimental Brew with Tested Results n this post, I summarize the literature I could gather on dextrins, focusing the research primarily on how dextrins may influence mouthfeel...
Funky Mango 100% Wheat Saison
his certainly wasn't the 5-gallon half of the 10-gallon batch I was most excited about on brew day, but after losing the full keg of the NEIPA half to the bottom of my kegerator, I shifted my excitement to...
Lupulin Powder vs. Pellets Experiment
A Look at Studies and Outreach to Breweries ntense juicy and resinous hop flavor and aroma, less astringent vegetal flavors while using half the amount of hop material--I'm interested! In this article, I...
Zero Hot-Side Hopped NEIPA | HPLC Testing for Sensory Bitterness
he latest hop research has revealed that you can, in fact, bitter your beer through dry hopping via humulinones and alpha-acidsHumulinone Formation in Hops and Hop Pellets and Its Implications for Dry...
Mélange Sour Blend, Jarrylo Dry Hops, With a Bottle of Chardonnay
hat I love about sour beer brewing is how it forces me to completely change my approach and expectations. Unlike brewing hoppy beers, where the end goal remains relatively constant and every process step is...
Dry Hopping Effect on Bitterness and IBU Testing
ne of the most fascinating hop studies that came out in 2016, was by authors John Maye, Robert Smith, and Jeremy Leker, which found (against traditional wisdom) that dry hopping can influence the bitterness...
Brewing with Millet
NEIPA with 007 and Mandarina Bavaria Dry Hopped Under Pressure illet belongs to the same grass family as barley, maize, and sorghum. It's said to be a versatile crop because of its ability to thrive in...
Esters and Fusel Alcohols
A Look at Studies and Experimental Brew o I really need to wait for my wort to cool to pitching temperatures in the summer when the groundwater used for cooling is above the desired yeast pitching...
How to Prevent DMS in Beer
A Look at Studies and Experimental Brew with Tested Results he past few weeks I have casually been combing through over 20 academic studies on DMS, a topic in brewing that has benefited from a...
Fermenting & Dry Hopping Under Pressure
Fermenting and dry hopping under pressure has the potential to reduce ester production, flexibility to ferment at higher temperatures, and ability to trap dry hop oil compounds from being removed by carbon dioxide production. Benefits of Fermenting Under Pressure A...
Increasing Bitterness By Dry Hopping
Oxidized alpha acids called humulinones are found on hops and are extremely soluble in beer. Because humulinones are approximately 66% as bitter as iso-alpha-acids, they can potentially increase a beer's bitterness during dry hopping. What Are Humulinones The three...
A Case for Brewing With Oats
There are many potential benefits to brewing with a high percentage of oats like reducing common off flavors, improving beer stability, and improving yeast health. Viscosity and Mouthfeel Mouthfeel is the result of various factors, including beta-glucans, ethanol,...
Mouthfeel Softness | New England IPAs
The things that keep me up at night are the same things as in the beginning: mouthfeel, yeast viability, the fear that I’ll wake up one day and have to dump every tank of beer in the brewery. ” - DRAFT Magazine, January 31, 2016 Inspired by the great New England IPAs,...
Examination of Studies: Hopping Methods and Concepts for Achieving Maximum Hop Aroma and Flavor
Over the past couple of years I've kept a file of different hop studies I've come across through various podcasts, presentations, and articles. I thought it would be beneficial (to me as least) to layout all of the different studies and pull out the highlights in an...
Understanding Hop Pellet Blends & Oil Testing
When updating the hop oils calculator for 2014, I learned a lot about hops while I pestered staff at YCH HOPS for data and quizzed them on how they test their hops and put together their blends. Thankfully, they were super cool and answered all my questions and...
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