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Cereals in brewing and distilling

By: Steve Curtis

01/06/2011

The history of the cultivation of cereals and the production of beer and distilled spirits are closely linked. It is widely claimed that the invention of bread and beer was responsible for humanity’s ability to develop technology and build civilisations.

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Up and away on the moors - A look at Britain’s highest brewery

By: Roger Putman

01/06/2011

Dartmoor is an exciting place to get to on a sunny summer’s afternoon. Everyone is out looking for a good view. The road from Ashburton is narrow with switchbacks and tight bends. There is a photographer, a cyclist or a sheep around every corner and with so many left hand drivers from Europe coming the other way we decided it was probably best to carry on with the wing mirrors pulled in!

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Taming the yeast cell - The advent of the fermented beverage

By: Ian Hornsey

01/06/2011

Over the last few decades, archaeologists, and anthropologists have been paying considerable attention to the brewing and winemaking activities of our forefathers and this, together with our entry into the genomic age, has resulted in us gaining a greater insight into what early fermentations might have been like. Oh, and we now know that Saccharomyces cerevisiae was fermenting on man’s behalf over five thousand years ago!

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Southern Crop Reports

01/06/2011

A round up from south of the Equator, here are our annual summaries of malting barley and hop crops in South America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

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Here’s how to brew beer without water - A look at water recycling

By: Bernard Talbot

01/06/2011

Effluent should be recycled back into brewery operations with less reluctance than is currently the case. Throughout Africa and many other parts of the world we encounter areas or entire regions where water is scarce and water quality highly suspect. In these situations beer quality is often compromised and the production schedule disrupted. The use of properly treated effluent presents the brewer with a safer option and greater security of supply.

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The university on a hill - A look at the Weihenstephan campus near Munich

By: Roger Putman

01/06/2011

You can get an idea of the prestige of the Weihenstephan campus of Munich’s Technical University from the fact that some 16 papers at the US Brewing Summit during June were delivered by its staff.