Episode Details

Beer is best served cold but it wasn't that way for most of human history! Nicola Twilley joins Gary, Bobby, and Allison to talk about the history of refrigeration and how brewers changed the world (of refrigeration).

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NICOLA TWILLEY BIO

Nicole Twilley is the author of "Frostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves" and co-host of Gastropod, a podcast looking at food through the lens of history and science.

Nicky was raised in England and currently based out of Los Angeles, where she is making use of the abundant sunshine to pretend she has a green thumb. She also frequently contributes to The New Yorker.

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EPISODE TIMELINE

00:00 Introducing Nicola Twilley

00:45 The History of Cold and Refrigeration

03:25 Early Innovations in Creating Cold, Ice Harvesting

05:52 The Role of Thermodynamics in Refrigeration

10:30 The Natural Ice Industry and Its Challenges

13:14 Refrigeration's Impact on Brewing

17:12 The Evolution of Beer Storage and Transportation

29:23 Conclusion, Come Back for Part 2

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CREDITS

Hosts:

Bobby Fleshman - https://www.mcfleshmans.com/

Allison Fleshman -https://www.instagram.com/mcfleshmans/

Joel Hermansen

Gary Ardnt - https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/

Music by Sarah Lynn Huss - https://www.facebook.com/kevin.huss.52/

Recorded & Produced by David Kalsow - https://davidkalsow.com/

Brought to you by McFleshman's Brewing Co