March/April 2018

March/April 2018

Have you tried one of those off-the-shelf water analysis kits? Find out just how accurate they really are! Plus, a deep dive on barley variety and see the gold medal-winning recipes from the Great American Beer Festival Pro-Am Competition.

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Effects of Barley Variety and Terroir on Beer Flavor

By Dustin Herb, Patrick Hayes, et al.

In this Landmark study, a global team of researchers proved something about barley that homebrewers have suspected all along. Variety matters.

Zymurgy: March/April 2018

Revisiting the IBU

By: Petr Novotny

In the search for ever-better beer bitterness calculations, one homebrewer goes back to basics and devises a promising new approach. Advanced math optional.

Zymurgy: March/April 2018

Home Water Analysis Kits

By: Nick Flynn, David Reasoner, et al.

Just how good are those off-the-shelf water analysis kits anyway? A team of researchers and homebrewers decided to find out. Learn what works and what doesn’t.

Zymurgy: March/April 2018

The Origin of (Ale Yeast) Species

By: Loren Miralia

Homo sapiens didn’t really start to understand Saccharomyces cerevisiae until late in the 19th century, but our histories have been intertwined for a long, long time.