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If you are talking about species' names (Candida, Klebsiella etc.), it's not English, it's Latin which is an international biology classification language. If you are really suspicious take a close look at the plates from the second picture, they do have cyrillic letters to mark sections...

Hi, max384, thanks for your response. Well, I'd think (no scientific proof for this statement) that it must be even "easier" for sanitizing solution to kill microbes that are in solution itself comparing to them being on surface. The point of sanitation vs disinfection seems valid to me...

Hi everyone! A simple experiment was conducted by two Russian homebrewing microbiologists in a lab. Three cultures of microorganisms were prepared: - Bacillus subtilis (gram-positive bacteria) - Klebsiella spp (gram-negative) - Candida Albicans (fungus) The first part of the experiment...

I've never used Maris Otter in Saisons, so will be happy to hear how it turns out for you. But did you consider adding Vienna or Munich to add a bit of maltiness/breadiness/toastiness? To my taste they seem to be a bit more natural in Saison. Although it's more from geographical and historical...

I also brewed a single hop Session IPA with all the Equinox additions made after flameout (whirlpool + dry hop) and unfortunately got that weird "green pepper" flavor as well. Another unpleasant thing was quite noticeable chili-like hot taste from hydrometer sample, which luckily almost...