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Jeff Dailey, Associate Sensory Scientist at John I. Haas, joins Cade in the lab this week to chat about the words we use to describe hop character.  The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today.

Advanced Cicerone and Assistant Sensory Scientist at John I. Haas, Rikki Welz, joins Cade in the lab this week to discuss the ins and outs of pairing beer with food as well as tips for preparing for the Cicerone exam. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today.

This week, Cade is joined by brewing industry veteran, Jeff Young, of Blue Owl Brewing in Austin, TX to discuss the ins and outs of brewing sour beer. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Blue Owl Brewing

This week, Dr. Brian Gibson comes back to the lab to chat with Cade about his work on making no/low alcohol beer by cold fermenting with T. Delbrueckii. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Production of non-alcoholic beer via cold contact fermentation with Torulaspora delbrueckii

Brewing research consultant, Dr. Evan Evans, joins Cade all the way from Tasmania to talk about beer foam. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Not Just Froth and Bubble by Dr. Evan Evans et al.

Micah Sweeney, Senior Research Engineer at EPRI, joins Cade in the lab this week to discuss a survey of electrical usage in San Diego breweries of various sizes as well as ways to improve efficiency. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Field Assessment of Energy Use in Craft Breweries in San Diego

Dr. Maria Moutsoglou joins Cade in the lab this week to discuss her fascinating work on the impact nitrogen has on yeast propagation. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Effect of the respiro-fermentative balance during yeast propagation on fermentation and wort attenuation

This week, Stacey Williams and Justin Alexander from New Belgium Brewing join Cade in the lab to discuss their work on hops that have been tainted by wildfire smoke. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | A HS-SPME Arrow/GC-MS Method for Determination of Smoke Taint-Related Volatile Phenols in Humulus lupulus

Dr. Erica Pack joins Cade in the lab this week to chat about the fascinating work she's done on tracking mycotoxins in beer and spent grains. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Tracking Zearalenone and Type-B Trichothecene Mycotoxins in the Commercial Production of Beer and Brewers’ Spent Grains

Cade welcomes Dr. Felipe Reinoso Carvalho back to the lab to discuss the fascinating work he’s done on how sound influences consumer perception of beer, and how brewers might want to pay closer attention to their taproom playlists. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Music Influences Hedonic and Taste Ratings in Beer Song: Ocean Of Night by Editors

Michael Fechir, Faculty Research Assistant in Oregon State University's Department of Food Science and Technology, joins Cade in the lab to discuss specialty malt flavor in lager beers, from what it is, which molecules contribute to it, and where it comes from. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Molecular Insights into the Contribution of Specialty Barley Malts to the Aroma of Bottom-Fermented Lager Beers

Dr. Ben Chrisfield, Quality Analyst at Constellation Brands, joins Cade in the lab this week to discuss his work on the impact copper fungicide has on hop quality. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Effect of Copper-Based Fungicide Treatments on the Quality of Hop Produced in the Northeastern United States

Returning to the lab this week is award winning brewer, Jordan Folks, who sits down with Cade to chat about previously discussed research on hopping rates. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today.

This week in the lab, Cade is joined by Hopsteiner's Senior R&D Researcher, Dr. Martin Biendl, to discuss his work on the role polyphenols play in hop bitterness. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Monitoring of Glycosidically Bound Polyphenols in Hops and Hop Products Using LC-MS/MS Technique

Cade welcomes Michael Fechir, Faculty Research Assistant in Oregon State University's Department of Food Science and Technology, into the lab to talk about his work on the impact terroir has on the quality of Cascade and Mosaic hops. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | More on Michael Fechir

Dr. Charlie Hoxmeier from Guilded Goat Brewing in Fort Collins, CO joins Cade in the lab to chat about his work on brewery sustainability, as well as methods brewers can use to move toward a more sustainable brewing process. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | A Case Study In Small Brewery Sustainability

Joining Cade in the lab this week is Dr. Scott Lafontaine to chat about his work on the chemical and sensorial characteristics of non-alcoholic beer. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Effect of Production Technique on Pilsner-Style Non-Alcoholic Beer (NAB) Chemistry and Flavor Characterizing Volatile and Nonvolatile Factors Influencing Flavor and American Consumer Preference toward Nonalcoholic Beer Evaluating the Chemical Components and Flavor Characteristics Responsible for Triggering the Perception of “Beer Flavor” in Non-Alcoholic Beer

Jeff Dailey, Associate Sensory Scientist at John I. Haas, joins Cade in this lab this week to discuss the intracacies of human perception as it relates to beer. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | John I. Haas

Homebrewer-gone-pro and author of The New IPA, Scott Janish, joins Cade in the lab this week to discuss what exactly contributes to the haze in Hazy IPA. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Scott Janish's blog Sapwood Cellars

Cade welcomes Dr. Celina Dugulin, Technical Project Manager at Murphy & Son Ltd, into the lab to discuss her work on brewing with green malt as a means of reducing energy use. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Green Malt for a Green Future – Feasibility and Challenges of Brewing Using Freshly Germinated (Unkilned) Malt: A Review Brewing with 100% green malt – process development and key quality indicators