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How Great Lagers are Brewed around the World

  • Speaker: Chris White
  • Track: Ingredients
  • Homebrew Con 2026
  • Asheville

Description 1) We will focus on the key fermentation elements that define great lager brewing: ingredient selection, yeast management, and the meticulous control of fermentation and lagering. 2) We’ll compare regional techniques, highlight cultural influences, and examine how brewers balance tradition with…

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Unlocking the Genetic Code of Brewing Strains

  • Speaker: Chris White
  • Track: Yeast & Fermentation
  • Homebrew Con 2016
  • Baltimore, MD

Brewing yeast strains have been developed by brewers over centuries and not created in a lab. This seminar will look at how yeast have genetically developed over the years by brewers. Using science to unlock the genetic code of some brewing strains, we can look at how these strains have…

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Ménage à Myces: Blended Yeast Fermentation

  • Speaker: Chris White
  • Track: Yeast & Fermentation
  • Homebrew Con 2015
  • San Diego, CA

Have you ever found a yeast strain that had a great fermentation flavor, but didn’t attenuate well? Have you ever used a Belgian yeast strain that didn’t flocculate well? The solution might be blending yeasts. Historically all breweries had a blend of yeast in their fermentation. It wasn’t until the…

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