Microkhan’s Kind of Research

The Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists rarely fails to be a highly entertaining read, and the latest issue is no exception. Most of the articles are far too technical for the layman to grok; Microkhan’s eyes certainly glaze over at the mere mention of “alpha-acids isomerization yield”. But the issue’s lead piece, by a quintet of Japanese researchers working for both Niigata University and Sapporo Breweries, is nothing short of pure genius.

The researchers set out to measure, with