Episode 59 – Yeast Mysteries with Sui Generis

In our ongoing efforts to try and learn everything - and fail miserably - we revisit Denny's question from Episode 58 about dried lager strains labelled like ale strains. After much listener input, Drew sits down with Bryan Heit of Sui Generis Brewing to get the current scientific picture on yeast genetics. It turns out science makes for really complicated answers! Plus, we talk retirement, rough times for craft brewers, charity and how lasers are making better beer before digging into your questions. Finally, we close out with Denny's favorite new cooking show! Episode Links: BrewSwag.com - Use Code "Experimental" and save 7.5% and give 7.5% to our charity fund! Charlie's Spoon in the Smithsonian -https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/news/charlie-papazians-homebrew-s... Charlie's Retirement - https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/news/brewers-association-announce... Summary of the Problems Mid Sized Breweries are Facing - http://www.foodandwine.com/beer/midsize-breweries-business Russian River's Sonoma Pride Raises Nearly $900k - http://www.sonomamag.com/russian-river-brewing-company-close-to-raising-... Better Beer & Bread with Lasers - https://www.photonics.com/a62603/Better_Beer_Bread_Thanks_to_Supercontin... Sierra Nevada's Tank Tested - First Episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaO9em8QWpw Sui Generis Brewing - http://suigenerisbrewing.com/ Big Family Cooking Showdown (Netflix link) - https://www.netflix.com/title/80186090 Great British Baking Show (Netflix link) - https://www.netflix.com/title/80063224 Habitat for Humanity - https://www.habitat.org/ Patreon Remember even a buck is good for charity: http://www.patreon.com/experimentalbrewing Experimental Brew Store - https://www.experimentalbrew.com/store Episode Contents: 00:00:00 Opening & Our Sponsors 00:03:13 Announcements & Feedback 00:11:40 The Pub 00:28:04 The Library - Lasers 00:33:27 The Brewery - Sierra Nevada 00:38:53 The Lounge - Yeast Mysteries with Sui Generis 01:19:30 Q&A 01:34:02 Quick Tip - Big Beer Efficiency 01:35:14 Something Other Than Beer This episode is brought to you by: American Homebrewers Association BrewCraft USA Craftmeister Jaded Brewing Mecca Grade Estate Malt PicoBrew Wyeast Labs YCH Hops Interested in helping Denny and Drew with the IGOR program (aka help us run experiments!) - contact them at [email protected]. We want more Citizen Science! In the meanwhile, subscribe via your favorite podcasting service (iTunes, etc). Like our podcast, review it - talk it up! If you have comments, feedbacks, harassments, etc, feel free to drop us a line at [email protected]. Follow us on Facebook (ExperimentalHomebrewing) or Twitter (@ExpBrewing). If you have questions you'd like answered in our Q&A segment, send an email to [email protected]! Don't forget you can support the podcast on Patreon by going to http://patreon.com/experimentalbrewing This episode can be downloaded directly at https://www.experimentalbrew.com/sites/d... Podcast RSS Url: http://www.experimentalbrew.com/podcast.rss