brewing science

I'm looking for opinions/reviews or recommendations about Brewing Science Master Degrees. I'm trying to begin an academic and research career. I found some options (in english language) in UK, like Heriot Watt University and University of Nottingham. These offer very specific and interesting...

So why would a homebrewer ever think of getting a microscope? Isn’t it just one more unnecessary expensive gadget? Isn’t it just for the ultra-geeks? Don’t you need to be a microbiologist to know how to use one? The short answer to the last 3 questions is: no. For the long answer to the first...

Long time lurker, made an account to post about this EdX class that is coming out soon. My colleagues from the group of prof. Kevin Verstrepen (VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology) have created a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) on the science behind beer. Through a series of lectures and...

Registration is open for Microbiology for Brewers at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. For more information visit our website or to register now click here!

I've read on a previous thread here that supposedly ascorbic acid by itself can become a super oxidizer instead of an antioxidant. But I've used it by itself and never noticed an issue. And noticed many food items using it as a preservative by itself with no MS. And I know metabisulfate is good...