In this issue...
Collecting your own CO2 10
Pentair takes a look at what is important when you collect your own carbon dioxide using the recent installation at Burton on Trent for Molson Coors as an example.

Microbiological methods... 13
..and the challenge of the modern brewing process is Professor Chris Boulton's full title for an in-depth look behind the doors of the micro lab.

The right steriliser can make a difference 17
A short piece from Priorclave about buying the right autoclave. The secret is not to rely on the brochure but talk to the supplier.

The heart of Chivas Regal 18
Frank Robson reports on a visit to Strathisla in Banffshire or Morayshire depending on which side of 1974 you are. Chivas Bros was originally a grocer selling smoked ox tongue to Queen Victoria, whisky blending was early in its portfolio but it did not have its own distillery until Seagram's took over in 1969. Could this be Scotland's most picturesque distillery, he asks.

Lancer cools at Snowbird 24
A short piece from the Lancer Corporation about a prestigious installation at a restaurant in the mountains of Utah. There were some quirky local laws to get around.

The Copperhouse distillery 26
Our East Anglian sleuth Ian Hornsey drops in on Britain's first brewer turned distiller; Adnams in beautiful Southwold on the coast of Suffolk. Vodka and gin have won prizes while the first whisky has to stay in cask until next year.

Fuel alcohol 31
Mike Ingledew brings his 37 years of experience as an industrial microbiologist to explain how the fuel ethanol industry has embraced technological change to improve its efficiency. Sadly, fuel from waste cellulosic sources on a large scale is still some years away so starch will remain the dominant substrate for a long time.

Melbourne in March 36
The first of two reports from the Editor on the recent 31st Asia Pacific Convention which was held in the capital city of Victoria complete with its legendary traffic jams.

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