MTF Thread Highlights
This page is a dedicated archive to threads on the MTF Facebook group that we feel stand out and are worth remembering and reviewing. Keep in mind that only group members can view these threads.
Contents
General Discussions
A general bucket of funky threads.
| Overview | Thread Starter | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Amphora discussion and personal Amphora building. | Eccentric Beekeeper | 09/26/2015 |
| Archive of discussions, evaluations, and confirmations of Lance Shaner's discovery of WLP644 Brettanomyces Trois genetically found to be Saccharomyces. | Dan Pixley | 06/27/2015 |
| Vinnie Cilurzo's barrel racking technique and discussion. | Jay Bakula | 03/18/2015 |
| Testing different cooling rates for spontaneous fermentation by cooling in an insulated plastic cooler next to a steel kettle with no insulation. | Caleb Buck | 11/24/2015 |
Funky Science Fridays
James Sites might have started Funky Science Friday, but MTF milked it (thanks, James)!
| Overview | Thread Starter | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Brettanomyces growth experiment measuring aeration and agitation. See Brettanomyces Propagation Experiment for the wiki write up. | Mark Trent | 10/23/2015 |
| Richard isolates Pichia from an 18 year old gueuze. | Richard Preiss | 10/23/2015 |
Unique Processes
These processes may or may not make good beer, but they get an A+ for creativity!
| Overview | Thread Starter | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Runoff through a channel in a pine tree into a barrel used as a coolship. | Michael Detar | 11/20/2015 |
Brewing Philosophy Discussions
Informed, controversial, opinionated, discussions on sour and funky brewing processes and industry.
| Overview | Thread Starter | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Discussion on whether or not Lambic has to be brewed in Belgium in order to be called "Lambic". | Devin Bell | 02/06/2015 |
| Discussion of why some brewers warn against kettle souring. | Wayne Wambles | 05/11/2015 |
| Discussion of what inspires us to brew funky/mixed fermentation beers. | James Sites | 11/19/2015 |
| A microbiologist view on why using dregs is non-ideal. | Tamir Danon | 10/08/2015 |