The day after Thanksgiving, NPR's weekly program Talk of the Nation - Science Friday broadcasted a repeat of a May 2008 discussion concerning "the science behind this age-old craft" with Wisconsin brewmasters sharing their tips on beermaking.Some topics:
a) Led Zeppelin keeps Miller Brewing yeast happy.
b) Brewers are just "Envirnomental Technicians": brewers just make wort, YEAST makes beer.
c) The power of hops.
d) Art vs. Science.
e) Tasting beer
f) The biblical events of the recent hop shortage
g) "Beer is much more sophisticated, trust me."
h) Foam is sexy.
i) "Americans tend to chill their beer to insensibility."
Enjoy the 26:48 program here.
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