Dr. Chris White

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Brewer’s Yeast & Brett Fermentation Flavors

Yeast Metabolism

How yeast ferment sugar and produce flavor and aroma compounds.

Yeast Culturing

Start your own yeast lab.

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Choose The Right Yeast For Your Beer

We spend a lot of time classifying beer into certain styles, such as American pale ale and European dark lager. The yeast a brewer selects p

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Round It Up! Collecting Yeast from Bottles

How to collect and culture yeast from a bottle of beer. Snag a strain from a fine Belgian ale or a bottle of German hefeweizen.

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Culture In Your Kitchen: Step-by-Step Guide to Growing Yeast

Put on your lab coat and grab a petri dish: Here’s a step-by-step guide to growing your own yeast strains at home.

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Controlling Diacetyl

Get rid of that buttery off-flavor. A look at hyow diacetyl works and what you can do to keep it under control.

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Understanding Yeast Attentuation

Knowing how to check attenuation can give you more control of the way you create recipes.

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Fermentation Timeline

Take control of fermentation by learning what to expect at each stage. With this understanding, you’ll be able to identify difficulties b

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7 Fascinating Facts About Yeast