We discuss the science behind brewing beer with JHU alum Judy Neff, owner of the Checkerspot Brewing Company and David Hooper, lead brewer at the Diamondback Brewing Company. We’ll be touching on the step-by-step process of brewing beer, a day in the life of a brewer, and, how working in a brewery is surprisingly similar to working in a lab.
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Glossary
4:45 Lupulin: part of the hop plant containing hop acids and essential oils
5:05 alpha acids: hop acids in hop plant
5:25 isomerized: when alpha acids are heated up, they change form (ie. Isomerize) and become more bitter
9:05 metabolites: products of yeast activity
11:50 Scott Janish: Beer blogger and founder of Sapwood Cellers over in Columbia, MD
12:30 terpenes, polyphenols: Give rise to the aroma and flavor of hops
15:25 pH, lactic/citric/phosphoric acid: Acidic nature of the beer
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diamondbackbeer.com
checkerspotbrewing.comUpcoming events:
10/26: 12th annual homebrew extravaganza at Checkerspot
(https://checkerspotbrewing.com/)
10/28: Howl at the Moon Party at Diamondback
(https://www.diamondbackbeer.com/events/howlatthemoon)
11/05: 2022 Baltimore Craft Beer Festival
(https://www.mdlottery.com/event/2022-baltimore-craft-beer-festival/)
11/12: Patterson Park Brew Fest 2022
(https://rove.me/to/baltimore/patterson-park-brewfest)
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Credits
Music: ‘Lucky Massive Dangerous’ by Speck; ‘Such Things’ by Noisesoul
Editing: Yun-Fei Liu
Intro & Outro: Chris Seong Yeol An and Niki Gooya
Interviewers: Chris Seong Yeol An and Niki Gooya
Interviewees: Judy Neff with the Checkerspot Brewing Company and David Hooper at the Diamondback Brewing Company
With help from other members of the Sci’more podcast team!