by DJ Spiess | Nov 23, 2015 | Inside Fermentarium
Transcript for Should I use 60 or 90 minute hops additions? Almost every homebrew recipe says to add bittering hops for 60 minutes. Is 90 minutes better? Maybe it should be less? That’s what we’re going to investigate next. The bitterness in our beer comes...
by DJ Spiess | Nov 12, 2015 | Lifestyle
What’s the special diet that lets us drink alcohol without getting fat? Paleo diet? Gluten free? No magic beans here or wishful thinking, just the straight answer.Does alcohol make you fat?So the first question we all want to know is, does alcohol make you fat....
by DJ Spiess | Nov 10, 2015 | Inside Fermentarium
I feel like an old friend you haven’t seen in years who just pops in and says “hi! Wanna be friends again? Let’s have a beer, and talk about our new beer robot overlords!” Hi, I’m DJ Spiess from fermentarium.com. Thanks for hanging out...
by DJ Spiess | Apr 12, 2012 | Featured, Recent Studies
Every drunk will tell you, you’re better at something when you’re a little drunk. I claim this every time I play darts. I get better for a few beers, then everything goes to heck around beer four. Well that’s probablyanecdotal, but most people will swear to this....
by DJ Spiess | May 20, 2011 | Featured, Lifestyle
Let’s get it out at the start, drinking and driving is a monumentally stupid idea. If you’re extremely lucky you’ll get home only hitting the mailbox on the way in your driveway. Most likely, you’ll hit something bigger on the way and not only ruin you day, you could...
by DJ Spiess | May 17, 2011 | Featured, Recent Studies
There is a gene for something called alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH). ADH is a protein and it’s important because it is an enzyme we use to break down alcohol. Some research suggests people who don’t produce enough ADH or produce the slower acting enzymes ADH2 and ADH3...
