Brewer's Ed

A First Edition

In honor of the Craft Brewers Conference this month, we published a first edition of Top Crop in print. There are a few great ways to peruse its packed pages even if you didn't pick up a hard copy.

Written by Top Crop

May 17, 2023

The Full Spread

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Digital Guide

Continue on for a digital guide.

1

What's up with Thiols?

What are they and where do they come from? Whether it’s where to start or how to fine-tune, here’s more of the science and sensory.

2

Diacetyl Control

What is diacetyl, how does it play into hop creep and what are some of the ways brewers can mitigate its effects?

An advantage of ALDC-capable yeast is eliminating diacetyl before it starts without having to add a separate enzyme. Taking diacetyl off the table can help with some of the effects of hop creep.

3

Crazy for Hazy

The kind of stable haze we’re talking about does not come from yeast in suspension, but yeast may have a lot more to do with it than you realize. Build on knowledge of haze and its sources.


4

The Breakroom

Bianca Yeast Love

Entitled Yeast <3’ by Bianca Alley

Yeast as Art

Plate media is a canvas for Omega Yeast’s Bianca Alley. She uses carefully planned yeast colony growth to draw precise pictures.


Wort Play

Pass the time with a brewing-centric crossword.


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