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Lager Strains Recommendation

BSI LAGER STRAINS RECOMMENDATIONWith hundreds of strains available in BSI’s yeast bank, deciding what you’re going to brew with can get become a little overwhelming. So, we created a quick…
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A Brief History of Lager Brewing

A Brief History of Lager Brewing Brewing is an ancient art form, but for thousands of years brewers produced primarily ales or ale-like beers. This makes the art of lager…
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Kettle Sour Bacterial Cell Counting

Kettle Sour Bacterial Cell Counting Craft breweries use bacterial cultures in the kettle sour process for sour beers. The kettle sour trend is increasing because of growing demand for new…
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Who? What? Where? Near Beer is Here!

Non-Alcoholic Beer: Everything You Need to Know! The History of NA Beer In 1920, the United States passed the Volstead Act (Giambrone). This 13-year ban on the consumption and transportation…
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New Bavarian Lager Strains at BSI!

Bavarian Lager Yeast Bavarian lagers, such as Bock or Helles, are renowned for clean, crisp, and consistent flavor profiles. The yeast required to brew these are classified as Saccharomyces pastorianus,…
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Augustiner: The Original Gangster

Augustiner: The Original Gangster History of Augustiner Augustiner is an incredibly useful yeast strain for brewing traditional German lagers and it’s rich Bavarian history is connected to the art of…
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