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Ben Palmer

@Johnzee7

Brewing scientist at VLB Berlin, PhD candidate at @TUBerlin_Brew. Trained Brewer and Maltster. Brit in 🇩🇪 🇪🇺

 Berlin, Germany
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Joined March 2009
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Happy Oktoberfest from Berlin. – at Berlin, Germany
Viola and I holding beers and smiling

ALT Viola and I holding beers and smiling

A poster of Augustiner Oktoberfestbier

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10 years ago today I moved to Germany. I was living in Munich for Eramsus+ study abroad. I managed to buy this alc-free beer on a recent work trip to Weihenstephan. Tonight seems like a good time to crack it open. – at Wedding, Berlin
A 0,5 L bottle of Augustiner Alkoholfrei Hell served in a matching Willi Becher.

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Today I spent some quality time with my father-in-law in Cologne. This was his first ever visit to the Päffgen brewery and he was thoroughly impressed. – at Cologne, Germany
Two glasses of Päffgen Kölsch and a Halve Hahn

ALT Two glasses of Päffgen Kölsch and a Halve Hahn

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Today I was fortunate enough to have a private tour of Brasserie de la Senne in Brussels with co-founder and head brewer Yvan de Baets. The beers are superb and Yvan is an incredibly generous host. – at Brussels, Belgium
A bottle of Petit Boulba table beer

ALT A bottle of Petit Boulba table beer

60 hL BrauKon, 4 vessel brew kit

ALT 60 hL BrauKon, 4 vessel brew kit

The Zenne Bar taproom, barrels located above the seating area.

ALT The Zenne Bar taproom, barrels located above the seating area.

A view of the fermentation and maturation cellar from the brew deck

ALT A view of the fermentation and maturation cellar from the brew deck

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It was great to catch up with @Scerevisiae and fellow @ICBDatHWU alumni at EBC Congress @ForumBoe. #Lille2024
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Dawn and Calum are at EBC/Brewers Forum #Lille2024 this week and today we managed to get an impromptu former student picture in the networking area! Cheers!
Image from ICBD (@ICBDatHWU)
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Day 3 at EBC @ForumBoe. I presented my poster on thiol analysis in hops and wore a tie for the first time since I left school. #Lille2024
Me stood next to my digital poster with the title "a comparison of two sample preparation methods for the solvent-free quantification of 4-mercapto-4-methyl-2-pentanone"

ALT Me stood next to my digital poster with the title "a comparison of two sample preparation methods for the solvent-free quantification of 4-mercapto-4-methyl-2-pentanone"

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Day 1 of EBC @ForumBoe. Historical Saisons with Yvan de Baets from Brasserie de la Senne. #LILLE2024 – at Lille, France
Historical Saisons - how to understand them?

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I'm currently travelling from Berlin to Lille via train to attend the EBC Congress @ForumBoe. My colleagues and I missed our first connection to Brussels due to delays so now we are in Cologne for an hour, which is plenty of time to drink some Kölsch and visit the cathedral.
A Kölschkranz at Gaffel am Dom

ALT A Kölschkranz at Gaffel am Dom

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Forschungsgebäude an der Seestraße, dazu zählen das Robert-Koch-Institut und die TU Berlin sowie die VLB
Image from Weddingweiser 👑 (legacy-account) (@weddingweiser)
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Next week I'll be presenting some research on volatile thiol analysis in hops at the EBC Congress @ForumBoe in Lille 🇫🇷 Please come and say hello if you are also attending! In between sessions I'll probably be at the VLB Berlin exhibition stand (booth 3) vlb-berlin.org/en/news/vlb-E… – at Berlin, Germany
39th EBC Congress in Lille, 26-30 May 2024

ALT 39th EBC Congress in Lille, 26-30 May 2024

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Today is my 30th birthday and Maibock is pouring at Eschenbräu Biergarten. Prost! – at Wedding, Berlin
A 20 L wooden gravity key of Eschenbräu Maibock

ALT A 20 L wooden gravity key of Eschenbräu Maibock

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Our new paper “Predicting and improving complex #beer flavor through #MachineLearning learning” is out in @NatureComms ! Read how we used #AI to make #belgian 🍺 even better: rdcu.be/dCyGX Comments in @guardian theguardian.com/technology/2… @KU_Leuven @VIBLifeSciences
Scientists turn to AI to make beer taste even better

Scientists turn to AI to make beer taste even better

Researchers in Belgium use artificial intelligence to improve taste, but say the skill of the brewer remains vital

theguardian.com
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*NEW BLOG POST* Earlier this week I presented some PhD results at a brewing science conference in Weihenstephan. Bizarrely, I spoke to the Chief Technical Officer at Augustiner-Bräu about my research on thiols. I wrote about my experience here: hopandschwein.wordpress.com/…
Weihenstephan Abbey

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I'm having lunch at the Augustiner Keller in Munich and the new alcohol free Helles is unsurprisingly excellent. – at Munich, Germany
A 0,5 L glass of Augustiner Alkoholfrei Helles in the Festsaal at the Augustiner Keller.

ALT A 0,5 L glass of Augustiner Alkoholfrei Helles in the Festsaal at the Augustiner Keller.

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Day trip to Bamberg to drink beers with @der_ak and @LKrennmair 🥨 – at Bamberg, Bayern
A 0,5 L mug of Spezial Rauchbier and a buttered pretzel

ALT A 0,5 L mug of Spezial Rauchbier and a buttered pretzel

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Weekend trip to Prague – at Prague, Czech Republic
Three 0,5 L mugs of Hostomické dark lager

ALT Three 0,5 L mugs of Hostomické dark lager

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This morning I attended a Berliner Weisse seminar at the VLB Berlin. The talk was given by one of the few remaining masters of the style, Dipl.-Braumeister Kurt Marshall. There was Berliner Weisse off-flavour training and a tasting according to a DDR sensory assessment scheme. – at Berlin, Germany
The title screen of a presentation entitled Berliner Weisse, Kurt Marshall on the right.

ALT The title screen of a presentation entitled Berliner Weisse, Kurt Marshall on the right.

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Today is a good day for immigrants living in Germany. Politicians voted in favour of dual citizenship and the time needed to qualify for citizenship has been shortened. My motivation to apply is to vote in German elections since I've lived here for 7+ years and pay taxes.
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Some exciting work-related news: I have been invited to present some results from my PhD research at the annual brewing science and technology conference @TU_Muenchen Weihenstephan. The topic of my presentation is the chemical stability of volatile thiols in dry-hopped beers.
Technologisches Seminar Weihenstephan flyer

ALT Technologisches Seminar Weihenstephan flyer

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In my local cemetary is the grave of Elis. Schiemann, who died otd 1972. One of the first female academics in Germany, she pioneered studies in genetics of domesticated barley. Also an outspoken critic of the nazi regime, for which she lost her right to teach until after WWII.
Image from Brian Gibson (@BrianGibson_TUB)
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