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Xylanase is denatured during the kilning phase of the malting process. If any does survive, it will be destroyed quickly in the mash due to its heat sensitivity.

I know this is a really old thread. I am writing this from UC Davis coming up on 4 weeks in out of my 18 week program, so any writing like this is great practice for my big exam, bare with me: According to Charlie (Dr. Bamforth) and Dr. Lewis an amount of the signature "clove" flavor comes from...

Results: for a 5 gallon batch I ended up using 0.25 grams of ghost chili flakes. (See attached pic). The IPA base beer was good and the heat from the chilies was subdued by the alcohol content and residual sugar leaving a tingling on my lips and a hint if heat that resided right as I was ready...

Damn auto correct, I hope you all know I meant to write Davis in the thread title.

Hey all, I am attending UC Davis' Master Brewer Program in January. I am wondering if there are any UCD grads here that could give me any advice before courses start. Thanks, Alex

I made this for my brother's wedding... a beer themed wedding. It was marvelous!

There was a time a couple years back where the six-pack carrier had a pull out handle (kind of like in a popup book) that when pulled revealed "WHO-GAR-DEN" under the handle.

Refractometers are for OG only. It works by the refraction of light by dissolved sugars. Other dissolved compounds will also refract the light. For example alcohol. Alcohol actually refracts light in the opposite direction that sugar does, which is why a Refractometer can only be used accurately...

Just creep readjusting up so you don't over shoot. Easier to get more gas in the beer than out of it.

Let it "settle" with valves open and attached to the keg, let it creep up, then back it down.

How long are your beer lines? If your running a 2 foot line, 11 psi will be a bit high

Sanitizing the heat exchanger

Moving the immersion chiller

The boil.

The four burners

Pillow sack of hops anyone?

Spent grains

Last of the runnings

Oops. Someone put the manifold in upside down, no worries.