Tag: beer carbonation

After writing about nucleation points, I began pondering carbonation as a whole. Typically we laud water, barley, hops, and yeast as stars of the show while CO2 remains a silent partner – why is that? What would beer be without carbonation – those tiny bubbles of joy dancing on our palates? Although it would be […]

James Moller

Beer

What in the World (of Beer) is a Nucleation Point?

If you’ve been around beer nerds for any period of time, you’ve likely heard the term “nucleation point” thrown around, but what does it actually mean, and how does it impact your drinking experience? To give us a starting point, let’s look at Encyclopedia Britannica’s definition of nucleation: “nucleation, the initial process that occurs in […]