Re: NHC 2016 Oxidation talk
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 9:59 pm
Basically, it's a chemistry centric book written for first or second year chemistry students. That it is based on beer merely represents his passions for brewing. He is a total beer nerd. So the book focuses on chemistry basics, with details of the mash, boil and fermentation. If I was there, I would totally take the course for the hell of it. It falls just short of a detailed paper looking at a specific reaction with testing results - but pretty solid, as far as I got. Sat with Brungard during it - and he was startled by some of the redox illustrations - especially the estimates of dioxide and hydroxide elements with limit dextrose, alpha and beta activity.
Personally, I like the book, but my chemistry from college was, well under a fog of beer and vodka (hurray Architectural Materials study). So it is a really straightforward but detailed refresher that has a key focus on brewing. His presentation was the most perfect lay-person's detail of the pH system in the mash. I bet he would do backflips to meet someone with a serious approach to home brewing and that brews awesome German lagers. Where Kunze and Narziss assume a lot of background knowledge, this is much more explanatory, even into some of the secondary enzymatic activities.
If you reach out, tell him that I met him at NHC and sent you - he will be excited! His wife is a doll as well.
Personally, I like the book, but my chemistry from college was, well under a fog of beer and vodka (hurray Architectural Materials study). So it is a really straightforward but detailed refresher that has a key focus on brewing. His presentation was the most perfect lay-person's detail of the pH system in the mash. I bet he would do backflips to meet someone with a serious approach to home brewing and that brews awesome German lagers. Where Kunze and Narziss assume a lot of background knowledge, this is much more explanatory, even into some of the secondary enzymatic activities.
If you reach out, tell him that I met him at NHC and sent you - he will be excited! His wife is a doll as well.