Penicillin can’t cure this infection

Infected beer is bad. Very bad. Drain pour beers are the worst. It’s not just money down the drain, but it’s a big let down with a beer you’ve been looking forward to drinking. You may be able to finish a beer with some off flavors, like a slight diacetyl or skunky flavor, but not an … Read more

Fake butter is for movie popcorn

One of the most common off flavors in beer is diacetyl. Diacetyl smells and taste like butter and it reminds many of movie theater popcorn. That’s not a coincidence, diacetyl used to be added to oil to make movie popcorn “butter flavoring” until it could cause health issues in large concentrations. The chemical name of … Read more