NigelSadler
@nigelsadler.bsky.social
Beer & Brewing Industry Professional. Science fan. Fairweather star gazer. Astrophotography beginner 🔭 Cat Dad 🐈⬛ 🐱 🐈⬛ & older Alfa fan 🙄.
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NigelSadler
@nigelsadler.bsky.social
· Jan 2
My grand finale tonight. An image I've dreamed of capturing ever since being a young boy in the 1960s. The iconic Horsehead Nebula. It's taken 4 months since buying the SeestarS50 for the time, location and seeing conditions to be right.
Very happy with this. 😊🎉🔭
Very happy with this. 😊🎉🔭
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Here is what Huw had to say about the rewarding experience of joining our certificate course!
📆 16th Feb – 6th March
Join us at Brewlab for three intensive weeks where you’ll learn how to set up and establish a commercial brewery.
https://brewlab.co.uk/product/certificate-practical-brewing/
📆 16th Feb – 6th March
Join us at Brewlab for three intensive weeks where you’ll learn how to set up and establish a commercial brewery.
https://brewlab.co.uk/product/certificate-practical-brewing/
January 6, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Here is what Huw had to say about the rewarding experience of joining our certificate course!
📆 16th Feb – 6th March
Join us at Brewlab for three intensive weeks where you’ll learn how to set up and establish a commercial brewery.
https://brewlab.co.uk/product/certificate-practical-brewing/
📆 16th Feb – 6th March
Join us at Brewlab for three intensive weeks where you’ll learn how to set up and establish a commercial brewery.
https://brewlab.co.uk/product/certificate-practical-brewing/
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Terrible brewery news to start the year. Petition to Wind Up Farr Brew, Hertfordshire based, lovely range of beers, facing financial pressure & unlucky to have had to move from their Wheathampstead location due to landlord issues. They also run pubs inc. the wonderful Elephant & Castle. #BskyBeer
January 6, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Terrible brewery news to start the year. Petition to Wind Up Farr Brew, Hertfordshire based, lovely range of beers, facing financial pressure & unlucky to have had to move from their Wheathampstead location due to landlord issues. They also run pubs inc. the wonderful Elephant & Castle. #BskyBeer
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We would like to welcome Dr Christina Wade @braciatrix.bsky.social on to the editorial board of Brewery History.
January 6, 2026 at 11:37 AM
We would like to welcome Dr Christina Wade @braciatrix.bsky.social on to the editorial board of Brewery History.
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The new year has just started and we are happy to share the news that the new issue of #Yeast (Volume 42, Number 12, December 2025) is finally out!!! 😀😀😀
This issue includes two research articles and two reviews.
You can browse it at this link:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10970061...
This issue includes two research articles and two reviews.
You can browse it at this link:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10970061...
Happy 40th birthday Yeast: Yeast: Vol 42, No 12
Yeast is a microbiology journal for research in the rapidly moving field of yeast biology. We publish the most significant developments in unicellular fungi.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:47 PM
The new year has just started and we are happy to share the news that the new issue of #Yeast (Volume 42, Number 12, December 2025) is finally out!!! 😀😀😀
This issue includes two research articles and two reviews.
You can browse it at this link:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10970061...
This issue includes two research articles and two reviews.
You can browse it at this link:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10970061...
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I don’t know how many professional brewers migrated to Bluesky, but I have a request for you.
Is your brewery healthy (using any definition that makes sense to you) and even growing? If so, I would love to have a chat. I think we need to remind people you exist. DM/reply/email. Thanks!
Is your brewery healthy (using any definition that makes sense to you) and even growing? If so, I would love to have a chat. I think we need to remind people you exist. DM/reply/email. Thanks!
January 5, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I don’t know how many professional brewers migrated to Bluesky, but I have a request for you.
Is your brewery healthy (using any definition that makes sense to you) and even growing? If so, I would love to have a chat. I think we need to remind people you exist. DM/reply/email. Thanks!
Is your brewery healthy (using any definition that makes sense to you) and even growing? If so, I would love to have a chat. I think we need to remind people you exist. DM/reply/email. Thanks!
Enjoyable evening playing with the Seestar again. A range of targets tonight; couple of nebulae, a galaxy and the Pleiades. Much better seeing conditions now a lot of the neighbours' Christmas lights have been turned off or taken down 🙂🔭
January 5, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Enjoyable evening playing with the Seestar again. A range of targets tonight; couple of nebulae, a galaxy and the Pleiades. Much better seeing conditions now a lot of the neighbours' Christmas lights have been turned off or taken down 🙂🔭
"Following their November meeting the MBC (Malting Barley Committee) have issued a press release update for varieties approved for 2026 harvest"
www.ukmalt.com/uk-malting-i...
www.ukmalt.com/uk-malting-i...
Malting Barley Committee - The Maltsters’ Association of Great Britain
www.ukmalt.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:39 PM
"Following their November meeting the MBC (Malting Barley Committee) have issued a press release update for varieties approved for 2026 harvest"
www.ukmalt.com/uk-malting-i...
www.ukmalt.com/uk-malting-i...
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Icy weather is hitting here this week ❄️ If you've ever wondered why snowflakes are six-sided, why ice floats on water, and what ice cores can tell us about the past climate, then check out this edition of #PeriodicGraphics in @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/environment/...
#ChemSky 🧪
#ChemSky 🧪
January 5, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Icy weather is hitting here this week ❄️ If you've ever wondered why snowflakes are six-sided, why ice floats on water, and what ice cores can tell us about the past climate, then check out this edition of #PeriodicGraphics in @cenmag.bsky.social: cen.acs.org/environment/...
#ChemSky 🧪
#ChemSky 🧪
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'Even one drink a day raises mouth cancer risk by 50%, study warns' says the @the-independent.com headline. Read on and you'll see that's "when combined with chewing tobacco". And of course there's no indication of the absolute risk, *sigh*
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Even one drink a day raises mouth cancer risk by 50%, study warns
Consuming even as little as 2 grams of beer per day could increase mouth cancer risk, scientists say
www.independent.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 12:35 PM
'Even one drink a day raises mouth cancer risk by 50%, study warns' says the @the-independent.com headline. Read on and you'll see that's "when combined with chewing tobacco". And of course there's no indication of the absolute risk, *sigh*
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Beer O'Clock. Well, here we are, my last Belgian Christmas beers are 2 bottles of the excellent St. Bernadus Christmas Ale. I shall savour them both greatly 😋
Cheers 🍻🎄
Cheers 🍻🎄
January 5, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Beer O'Clock. Well, here we are, my last Belgian Christmas beers are 2 bottles of the excellent St. Bernadus Christmas Ale. I shall savour them both greatly 😋
Cheers 🍻🎄
Cheers 🍻🎄
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Catching up with stuff... this, from Mathias Lenz at Grain to Glass, is an excellent bullet-point precis of the impact of global consolidation on the beer we drink: graintoglass.substack.com/p/big-beer-b...
Big Beer, Bigger Deals
What brewery mergers & acquisitions really mean for the global beer market — and for flavour
graintoglass.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Catching up with stuff... this, from Mathias Lenz at Grain to Glass, is an excellent bullet-point precis of the impact of global consolidation on the beer we drink: graintoglass.substack.com/p/big-beer-b...
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Want to meet new people?
Often work from home?
Want an excuse to pop out?
Heading into the 4th year of #ItsPubOClock and next dates:
Thurs 15th Jan, Rusty Bucket 🪣 SE9
Thurs 29 Jan, Green Goddess SE3 💚
Thurs 5th Feb, Rusty Bucket 🪣🪣 in BEXLEY, DA5
6.30pm onwards, drop in or stay
#ItsPubOClock
Often work from home?
Want an excuse to pop out?
Heading into the 4th year of #ItsPubOClock and next dates:
Thurs 15th Jan, Rusty Bucket 🪣 SE9
Thurs 29 Jan, Green Goddess SE3 💚
Thurs 5th Feb, Rusty Bucket 🪣🪣 in BEXLEY, DA5
6.30pm onwards, drop in or stay
#ItsPubOClock
December 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Want to meet new people?
Often work from home?
Want an excuse to pop out?
Heading into the 4th year of #ItsPubOClock and next dates:
Thurs 15th Jan, Rusty Bucket 🪣 SE9
Thurs 29 Jan, Green Goddess SE3 💚
Thurs 5th Feb, Rusty Bucket 🪣🪣 in BEXLEY, DA5
6.30pm onwards, drop in or stay
#ItsPubOClock
Often work from home?
Want an excuse to pop out?
Heading into the 4th year of #ItsPubOClock and next dates:
Thurs 15th Jan, Rusty Bucket 🪣 SE9
Thurs 29 Jan, Green Goddess SE3 💚
Thurs 5th Feb, Rusty Bucket 🪣🪣 in BEXLEY, DA5
6.30pm onwards, drop in or stay
#ItsPubOClock
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The end of year statistical analysis has just been added to the website.
Guide Entries here : www.beerguideldn.com/news.php#N545
Breweries here : www.beerguideldn.com/news.php#N544
Up to date OSM Map here : u.osmfr.org/m/1334010/
Guide Entries here : www.beerguideldn.com/news.php#N545
Breweries here : www.beerguideldn.com/news.php#N544
Up to date OSM Map here : u.osmfr.org/m/1334010/
Online guide to Good Beer Pubs in London - News
The place to find good beer in the London area
www.beerguideldn.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The end of year statistical analysis has just been added to the website.
Guide Entries here : www.beerguideldn.com/news.php#N545
Breweries here : www.beerguideldn.com/news.php#N544
Up to date OSM Map here : u.osmfr.org/m/1334010/
Guide Entries here : www.beerguideldn.com/news.php#N545
Breweries here : www.beerguideldn.com/news.php#N544
Up to date OSM Map here : u.osmfr.org/m/1334010/
Moving on to the main event, just 2 more Belgian Christmas beers left after these and they'll be enjoyed tomorrow no doubt. Cheers 🍻
January 4, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Moving on to the main event, just 2 more Belgian Christmas beers left after these and they'll be enjoyed tomorrow no doubt. Cheers 🍻
Beer O'Clock and at last getting round to trying the Hawkstone Black. Very smooth, light body, pleasant flavour with more chocolate than coffee on the palate. Nice beer. Added bonus of Miss Lulu Furball's bum in the pic 🙄
Cheers 🍻
Cheers 🍻
January 4, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Beer O'Clock and at last getting round to trying the Hawkstone Black. Very smooth, light body, pleasant flavour with more chocolate than coffee on the palate. Nice beer. Added bonus of Miss Lulu Furball's bum in the pic 🙄
Cheers 🍻
Cheers 🍻
Morning all. Cold and frosty here again, -4C. Going to need my big coat I reckon. Time to take down the Christmas decorations and pack them away until 1st September 😉
Roast beef on the menu but alas no pub visit planned. Still got a few Belgian Christmas beers to enjoy though 😊🍻
Roast beef on the menu but alas no pub visit planned. Still got a few Belgian Christmas beers to enjoy though 😊🍻
January 4, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Morning all. Cold and frosty here again, -4C. Going to need my big coat I reckon. Time to take down the Christmas decorations and pack them away until 1st September 😉
Roast beef on the menu but alas no pub visit planned. Still got a few Belgian Christmas beers to enjoy though 😊🍻
Roast beef on the menu but alas no pub visit planned. Still got a few Belgian Christmas beers to enjoy though 😊🍻
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Doing #DryJanuary? If you're reaching for a beer of the alcohol-free variety, here's a look at how it's made 🍺 www.compoundchem.com/2022/08/24/a...
#ChemSky 🧪
#ChemSky 🧪
January 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Doing #DryJanuary? If you're reaching for a beer of the alcohol-free variety, here's a look at how it's made 🍺 www.compoundchem.com/2022/08/24/a...
#ChemSky 🧪
#ChemSky 🧪
The new year actually starts today for our next trip round the sun 🌞🔭
At 5.15pm GMT today, the Earth will be at perihelion, the closest point to the Sun in our annual round.
This should be the start of the year. Happy new orbit, everyone!
This should be the start of the year. Happy new orbit, everyone!
January 3, 2026 at 1:01 PM
The new year actually starts today for our next trip round the sun 🌞🔭
My final full Moon and Jupiter phone pic this morning at 7am before they sank below the rooftops in the West. I didn't image this one with the Seestar but observed it from 6.30pm last night with the binoculars. 🌕🔭
January 3, 2026 at 11:24 AM
My final full Moon and Jupiter phone pic this morning at 7am before they sank below the rooftops in the West. I didn't image this one with the Seestar but observed it from 6.30pm last night with the binoculars. 🌕🔭
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In this #Yeast review article, Jens Nielsen discusses how Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been used as both a model organism and a cell factory, shedding light on the molecular mechanisms of eukaryotic life but also boosting industrial biotechnology 💪💪💪
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The Power of Yeast
Yeasts have been intimately connected with human civilization for millennia, originally used for fermentation in food and beverage production. This article explores the multifaceted roles of yeasts—p...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:57 PM
In this #Yeast review article, Jens Nielsen discusses how Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been used as both a model organism and a cell factory, shedding light on the molecular mechanisms of eukaryotic life but also boosting industrial biotechnology 💪💪💪
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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'A Tale of Three Labels' - the story of the first trademark, as possibly told by the Bass man who registered it (via Ian Webster): thebeertonian.com/2026/01/01/a...
A Tale of Three Labels
On New Year’s Day 1876, a lone and anonymous brewery employee secures the first registered trademarks in Britain; Bass, Ratcliff & Gretton’s three iconic beer labels, after a night …
thebeertonian.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:03 PM
'A Tale of Three Labels' - the story of the first trademark, as possibly told by the Bass man who registered it (via Ian Webster): thebeertonian.com/2026/01/01/a...
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Battling a post-NYE hangover? Here’s what we know about the biochemistry of alcohol’s effects on the body: www.compoundchem.com/2016/01/01/h...
#ChemSky 🧪
#ChemSky 🧪
January 1, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Battling a post-NYE hangover? Here’s what we know about the biochemistry of alcohol’s effects on the body: www.compoundchem.com/2016/01/01/h...
#ChemSky 🧪
#ChemSky 🧪
Beer O'Clock. Hope your New Year's Day has had a better start than mine. Bath tap started leaking this morning 😞 Exhausted my tool kit trying to get the cartridge out. Trip to Wickes wasn't much help sadly. Given up. Enjoying a bottle of Old Hooky now. Cheers 🍻
January 1, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Beer O'Clock. Hope your New Year's Day has had a better start than mine. Bath tap started leaking this morning 😞 Exhausted my tool kit trying to get the cartridge out. Trip to Wickes wasn't much help sadly. Given up. Enjoying a bottle of Old Hooky now. Cheers 🍻
Morning all. Let's hope it's a good one. Best wishes. 🍻🐈⬛😺🐈⬛
January 1, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Morning all. Let's hope it's a good one. Best wishes. 🍻🐈⬛😺🐈⬛
Before I head into the celebrations and go offline till tomorrow I shall pass on this little bit of science for you.
Have a great evening. Cheers 🍻🎉🥂🍾🎇
Have a great evening. Cheers 🍻🎉🥂🍾🎇
Here's a toast to alcohol dehydrogenase, our primary defense against alcohol, a toxic molecule that compromises the function of our nervous system #HappyNewYear
PDB101: Molecule of the Month: Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Alcohol dehydrogenase detoxifies the ethanol we drink
pdb101.rcsb.org
December 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Before I head into the celebrations and go offline till tomorrow I shall pass on this little bit of science for you.
Have a great evening. Cheers 🍻🎉🥂🍾🎇
Have a great evening. Cheers 🍻🎉🥂🍾🎇