Michail – Page 8 – Yeast and Hops Haven

Three glasses of beer on a wooden table with a person's arm partially visible on the left and another person across the table; two drinks with straws and napkins also on the table.

What Is IBU in Beer?

Rows of dark glass bottles with gold caps arranged in a wooden crate.

How Do You Add Amylase to Homebrew?

Two copper brewing kettles with pressure gauges and pipes in an indoor setting, sunlight streaming through a window with yellow curtains, and green foliage in the foreground.

What Is the Lowest Ph for Mash?

A person using a sparging tool to sprinkle hot water over grains in a large brewing kettle during the mashing process of homebrewing beer.

What Do Hops Taste Like?

A homebrew fermentation setup with a large glass carboy covered by a blue fabric, an airlock attached on top, and a tube running from the airlock into a water-filled glass bottle, located in a cluttered storage area.

Can a Mash Be Too Thin?

Green hop cones hanging from a plant with leaves, with a soft-focus background.

What Can I Do With Fresh Hops?

A kitchen counter with a large stainless steel pot filled with liquid on a stove. To the left, a microwave clock shows 9:39, with a digital thermometer in front and a milk jug beside it. Various measuring cups and a bag of ingredients are visible in the background.

Is It Important to Mash Out?

A diagram showing the action of alpha-amylase and beta-amylase on a polysaccharide chain, with specific points of cleavage indicated by arrows.

Is Alpha Amylase the Same as Amylase?

A medical professional in scrubs and a patterned cap carefully arranges sterile instruments on a table in a hospital setting.

What Are the Signs That My Brewing Equipment May Not Be Adequately Sanitized?

A large glass jug filled with a cloudy amber liquid with foam on top is sitting on a kitchen counter. The counter also holds various items, including a packet of active dry yeast, a dishtowel, a thermometer, and some fruits and vegetables in the background near a kitchen sink and stove.

What Is Alpha Amylase in the Brewing Industry?