Hands down the most important environmental control in brewing is temperature, including both hot and cold side of the process. Hitting the correct temperatures spans the entire brewhouse process, most importantly mash temps in order to make available the appropriate fermentable sugars that are nee

How Perishable Is Beer?Most beers are quickly perishable items. They are not banana quick but, you cannot keep them hanging around indefinitely like you can wine or spirits.There are a few exceptions like barley wine and some dopplebocks, which can be aged for years like wine. For the most part, bee

Have you ever tried a beer that smells of medicine and tastes like band-aids? If so, it is because the beer contains chlorophenol. Chlorophenol can give the beer a plastic taste, smoke, chlorine disinfectant, or band-aid taste.