
But when it comes to picking and choosing different yeasts, malts and other ingredients to achieve a particular flavor profile, that’s more of an art. The natural processes of the bees’ honey production and the fermentation of beer can be understood through the language of science.

The glass flask, a common tool of chemistry, is here a vessel containing a liquid mixture nourishing a yeast culture that Fried plans to put to use in beer production.

A flask filled with golden liquid - honey mixed with water - may serve as a physical representation of the scientific and artisanal philosophies informing the brewing processes at Long Beach Beer Lab.īeer Lab co-owner Levi Fried used the flask to explain his approach to beermaking inside the brewery, which is still something of a work in progress in the Wrigley area of Long Beach.
