Episodes
This week, Jordan joins Cade in the lab to discuss how the information from last week's episode on hop kilining temperature can be applied to growing and processing hops at home. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today.
Published 11/01/23
Dr. Lindsey Rubottom, Head of Quality Assurance at Hop Valley Brewing Company, joins Cade in the lab to chat about her work on the impact kilning temperature has on hop quality. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Evaluating the Impact of High and Low Kilning Temperatures on Popular American Aroma Hops
Published 10/25/23
Brülosophy contributor Jordan Folks joins Cade in the lab to chat about the information discussed in last week's episode on improving the refreshing quality of beer. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today.
Published 10/18/23
This week, Dr. Xiaofen Du, Associate Professor at Texas Woman's University, joins Cade in the lab to discuss her work on the impact alcohol level has on the perceived refreshing character of beer.  The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today.
Published 10/11/23
Jordan joins Cade in the lab to discuss the information covered in last weeks episode on the HZY-1 gene, and they also go over the techniqes they use to encourage haze as well as avoid it. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today.
Published 10/04/23
Dr. Laura Burns from Omega Yeast is back in the lab this week to talk with Cade about how she and her team discovered the specific gene responsible for producing haze in beer as well as the how this information will be used to help brewers. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today.
Published 09/27/23
Cade and Jordan are back in the lab to discuss the information from last week's episode on malt certificates of analysis (COA). The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today.
Published 09/20/23
Dr. Harmonie Bettenhausen, Director of the Center for Craft Food and Beverage at Hartwick College, returns to the lab to chat with Cade about the importance of a malt certificate of analysis. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today.
Published 09/13/23
Brülosophy contributor Jordan Folks joins Cade in the lab to chat about the information discussed in last week's episode, particularly as it regards to shelf stability of beers made with Haas' INCOGNITO flowable hop product. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today.
Published 08/30/23
Dr. Michael Féchir is back in the lab this week to chat with Cade his research on shelf stability of beer that's whirlpool hopped with liquid hop extracts. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | The Impact of Whirlpool Hop Addition on the Wort Metal Ion Composition and on the Flavor Stability of American Style Pale...
Published 08/23/23
This week, Jordan joins Cade in the lab to apply the science from last week's episode by sampling a variety of commercial non-alcoholic beers.  The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today.
Published 08/16/23
Dr. Simon Carlsen, R&D Scientist from Chr. Hansen, joins Cade in the lab to discuss the use of non-saccharomyces maltose and crabtree negative yeasts when making non-alcoholic beers. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today.
Published 08/09/23
Jordan joins Cade in the lab to chat about the information from last week's episode on combining chemistry and sensory data to guide decisions in the brewery.  The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today.
Published 08/02/23
Dr. Julia Jennings, R&D Scientist at Haas, and Jeff Dailey, Sensory Program Manager at Haas, join Cade in the lab this week to talk about combining sensory and chemistry data when it comes to novel hop products. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today.
Published 07/26/23
Jordan is back in the lab with Cade to chat about the information from last week's episode on kettle souring. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today.
Published 07/19/23
Daniel LePage, Director of Quality at Creature Comforts in Athens, Georgia, joins Cade in the lab this week to chat about kettle souring.  The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Creature Comforts website
Published 07/12/23
Jordan is back in the lab with Cade to chat about the information discussed in episode 114 on foraging, harvesting, isolating, and selecting yeast. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today.
Published 07/05/23
Cade welcomes Tim Faith, Brewing Manager & Brewmaster at Octopi, and Alex Nham, Quality Assurance Manager at Goose Island Beer Company, to the lab to discuss the conventional method for discovering new yeasts - foraging! The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Methods for Harvest, Isolation, Selection, and...
Published 06/21/23
Cade and Jordan are together again in the lab to chat about the information covered in episode 111 on GMO yeasts. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today.
Published 06/14/23
Joining Cade in the lab this week are Molly Browning, Laura Burns, and Avi Shayevitz to discuss the terminology, science, and regulation of genetically engineered yeast. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Genetically Engineered Yeast - A Review of Terminology, Science, and Regulation​​  
Published 06/07/23
This week, Jordan joins Cade in the lab to discuss the information from last week's episode on the unique occurrence of a blue coloring in the aleurone layer of barley grain. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today.
Published 05/31/23
Cade welcomes Dr. Pat Hayes and Dr. Chris Massman from Oregon State University to the lab to discuss the impact barley aleurone has on malt quality. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | The Malting Barley Blues
Published 05/24/23
Cade and Jordan are back in the lab to discuss the information covered in episode 108 on the way enzymes impact the release of bound thiols in hops. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today.
Published 05/17/23
Joining Cade in the lab this week are Dr. Cécile Chenot and Guillaume Willemart from Universite Catholique in Louvan, Beligum to discuss their fascinating work on the role enzymes play in bound thiol release. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Read More | Ability of Exogenous or Wort Endogenous Enzymes to Release Free Thiols...
Published 05/10/23
Cade and Jordan go over the fascinating information covered in episode 106 about the role enzymes play in the brewing process. The Brü Lab is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today.
Published 05/03/23