The uncertainty of the current situation with Covid-19 has left many brewers with a backlog of stock and concerns with selling into a reduced market. Many breweries have looked to new approaches to keep their beer fresh and moving out the door into the hands of parched, self-isolating punters by offering home-deliveries and transferring to bottles, ...

[caption id="attachment_1050" align="alignleft" width="122"] AJ Murphy[/caption] Be it Brexit, Climate Change and implications for beer production, business rates, reported lack of beer drinking millennials or the long running duty debate it’s not an easy time to run a business crafting our national beverage. Our founder AJ Murphy was a great ...

Current trends in “free from Beer” There is an ever increasing demand for food and drink to be designed that excludes one or more ingredients with which some consumers are either allergic or have an intolerance. In beer production our current focus is Gluten Free/reducing, Vegan and alcohol free, as these demands are at a growing rate. It is ...

An additive used for blending with Caustic Soda solutions supplying a source of active oxygen... [intro]Adhol No. 10 is an additive used for blending with Caustic Soda solutions. It is specifically designed to boost the detergency of not readily saponified or hydrolysed soils by supplying a source of active oxygen. Adhol No. 10 is designed ...

For good brewing you need a healthy yeast with a good viability, a good cell count and free from contamination. You can monitor the viability of your yeast by using a methylene blue stain, as dead or dying cells stain blue. The staining can be easily seen under a microscope. You can perform a yeast count by using a Haemocytometer. A ...

What is ALDC? Alpha acetolactate decarboxylase. Benefits of ALDC: ·        Reduces Diacetyl production·        Significantly reduces maturation times·        More efficient vessel utilisation·        Improves beer quality Diacetyl is well known among brewers and beer drinkers - distinctive for its buttery aroma and ...

Some yeast strains require additional vitamins, amino acids, essential salts and trace elements to maintain good growth and health throughout fermentation. In order to supplement the nutrients provided naturally by the malt, a range of carefully formulated yeast foods have been created. [caption id="attachment_1149" align="alignnone" ...

As the nights are drawing in and temperatures are dropping, this may be the ideal time to consider trying some of our products that reduce the chances of chill haze. We currently have two products that can be used to replace the existing processing aids that you currently use. Chill haze occurs when proteins and tannins form loose covalent bonds ...