Brews and Bevs - Professional Industry Knowledge Guides

One of the most ignored, or rather overlooked, ingredients in beer is water. We often take for granted how much of an impact water has had on brewing history, as well as current quality considerations and plant management decisions. Our world is roughly 71% water, and beer is more than that, around 90 to 95 percent water. The chemistry, components, and processing methods of this key ingredient mat...

The current American craft has itself been a part of a persistent cycle, the rise and fall of craft beer. This is just another phase in the overall craft beer story. BUT, there are things that brewers have chosen to pursue that may be the actual root cause of their cycles. This podcast uses the sources to really look at what may be the cause of the shrinkage and what could be done to pull out of i...

In this episode of Brews and Bevs podcast, our hosts dive into discussing the workhorse of the brewery. Yeast is more than just an ingredient, it might be the most valuable employee. The right environment, the proper food, and the ideal hygiene of yeast all contribute extensively to how well this single celled employee performs its work. This subject is extensive and what we discuss and cover here...

Today on this Brews and Bevs episode, our hosts discuss malt and adjuncts, the agricultural products that make the foundation of beer possible and are by definition what make beer, well, beer. Our hosts cover the history, the reasons adjunct became formal or rather present a lot more more frequently, and the key components for brewers to look for when using malt and adjuncts. While this episode co...

In this episode of Brews and Bevs , our hosts dive into one of the most underrated topics in brewery plant management, safety. Safety is a non-negotiable, and it is honestly one of the must crucial aspects of brewery operations. A safe environment keeps our employees working, mitigates risks physically and financially, and ensures consistent and quality beer. Plant safety is something that everyon...

Even if we do not acknowledge it, engineering is engrained in every single aspect of industrial manufacturing. In brewing, the controls and instrumentation commonplace in the modern brewing facility are absolutely crucial in providing and guiding the best practices that make the best beer.

There is a lot of controversy around the impact of healthier lifestyle practices on the alcohol industry. And while wine has spent a lot of time at the top of the "best of the worst" alcoholic drinks, this session brings that concept into question as well as the studies that have driven the culture of non-drinkers for health reasons. While no one can question that excessive drinking is b...

This hour long episode demonstrates the depth of information possible with our extended knowledge summaries. These episodes dive fully into any subject. While this episode covers a plethora of subjects, other extended episodes will be intensive reviews of individual topics and domains. The components of beer are extremely complex and worth intensive deep dives on their own. This overview provides...

This episode of  Brews and Bevs traces the surprising and profound 10,000-year history of beer, arguing that this seemingly simple drink has been a driving force for human civilization. The hosts explore its ancient origins in Neolithic China (Jiahu, 7th millennium BC) and its foundational role as currency, daily pay, medicine (including a discussion of snake remedies), and a "civilizing agent" in...

Ever wonder about the science and the impact that boiling has on wort in the brewing process? We dive in to the process in this video brief that goes beyond the simple explanations you have heard before.

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In our continued series of overviews, this brief video covers the main details of the process of mashing. We take a look at what the purpose of mashing is, what factors and conditions modify mash effectiveness, and what produces the building blocks of beer.

We continue our overview videos with the next in the series, milling. Milling is one of the very first equipment processes in almost every brewery plant. Crushing the grain to prepare it for sugar conversion and extraction is integral to getting the most out of the malt.

Another teaser video of our subject tutorials, malt is the building block of great beers. Here we lay out the overview of this crucial beer ingredient and how malt is made.

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As brewing evolves, the focus of brewing and its rules are ever changing. In this episode, we let our hosts discuss a real original brewing law, Reiheitsgetbot. This law has influenced brewers for centuries, and has been for a very long time the established principle of "pure" beer. Despite brewing always evolving, this law still persists in many brewers' minds as the epitome of brewery quality. O...

Our first episode is a trial run, consider it a demo. We are utilizing some amazing new technology that allows us to develop brief, long, or moderately timed segments that can dive into super specific aspects of beverage manufacturing. Since we are brewers at heart, here is our first episode diving into the world of yeast health and yeast quality aspects, as well as a little bit of process at the...