Radio Brews News

Another almost regular episode of your favourite beer podcast created by guys called Pete and Matt. Today we again catch up with Professor Charlie Bamforth, a truly engaging guest who is passionate about beer but very neutral and considered about some of the topics that inflame passions in the craft beer world. Coupled with his easy personality and simple explanations, it always makes for a thought provoking and informative discussion. In this episode we get slightly technical, but Charlie keeps it easy to follow as we talk about about: malt yeast origins of lager getting rid of VDKs in fermentation (you'll need to listen to understand this one, but it's very clear when you do) how long before time becomes the fifth ingredient Whether using enzymes and other brewing aids is wrong and whether not using them makes better beer Beer in cans And other things, too many to mention. Don’t forget, Charlie has two excellent books that are highly recommended additions to any good beer library. Finally, stak