Punching Up Thiols

Punching Up Thiols

A Hoppy Experiment by Scott Hirsch and Steven DeRosa Intrigued by the work that Omega Yeast Labs has been undertaking with biotransformation to produce thiol precursors, Scott Hirsch and I decided to try out their new and much talked-about Cosmic Punch strain and see...
Shaken, Not Stirred

Shaken, Not Stirred

No stir plate, Mr. Bond? My current method is probably the most common in homebrewing. If I’m brewing on a Saturday, I make a starter on Wednesday, crash it by Friday and pitch the slurry after brewing. We recently brewed a lager at Mike’s. On Wednesday I...