Great Seltzers start with Great Water
Like it or not, it looks like hard seltzers and buzzy hard sodas are here to stay! And that’s good news for brewers and fermenters alike as you’ve already got the equipment and tools on hand to whip up some of these tasty, refreshing beverages. What could be simple, water, some sugar (usually dextrose) and yeast and […]
Hello Soapers! (we smell better, together). ;)
Ravago Chemicals North America (RCNA) is not always a household name, but we are incredibly excited to work with customers who are bringing cleanliness and happiness into every home. As a family company, we understand the power of networking and connecting with customers in a meaningful way. We also understand that decisions are made lightning-quick in […]
Making Lotions that Last
Take a look around the internet and you can find a number of recipes for home-made lotions. While it is great to see so much interest in these personal care applications, as a small business you might be wondering, “how can I make a lotion that lasts”? There is no way we could cover every combination […]
A Green Clean to Make you Sing!
Looking for a cleaning agent that is most commonly used by the pros? Have some environment regulations that you need to meet…or you just want to find a product that is considered more environmentally safe? Check out Sterox, a chlorine-free, caustic-free powder agent that can make your process shine! Sterox is an oxygen-based cleaning agent that has […]
A better clean. With Kemphos.
After a long and stressful fermenting process, no one wants to face the disappointment of running into contamination from your equipment. Yet this is altogether too common. Small amounts of debris left over from previous batches, that little bit of residue left in the transfer line, or the odor left in the tanks or vats […]
Citric Acid Alternatives. Introducing CITRICOAT N.
We all know and love citric acid. The naturally occurring fruit acid, produced commercially by microbial fermentation of a carbohydrate substrate, is the most widely used organic acid and pH-control agent in foods, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and technical applications. This customer favorite, however, can sometimes be misunderstood. Have you ever used standard citric acid to create […]
Not Just A Wine Yeast Anymore – Learn how our yeasts are great for Hard Seltzer fermentations!
Not Just A Wine Yeast Anymore With sales expected to have tripled in 2020, seltzer is the fastest growing segment of the fermented beverages industry. Home brewers have caught the bug, making batches of seltzer in their kitchen. It’s no wonder; the process couldn’t be more straightforward; all it takes is sugar, water, some heat, […]
You can’t spell Diatomaceous Earth (And Neither Can We)
You can’t spell Diatomaceous Earth (And Neither Can We) “Just use DE”. That phrase (which you’ve likely heard so many times and probably nodded your head along all the while thinking “I should really know what this is, but I haven’t had time to do the research”), is all too common and more meaningful that […]
Rehydrating Yeast (hydrated yeast = happy yeast)
Why do you have to rehydrate yeast? Why follow all of the meticulous steps to rehydrate yeast? After all, you could just chuck it into solution and it would work. But that’s not the ideal situation. When you make yeast, you grow it in solution “in vivo” and it’s fermenting. Then in order to package […]
The History of Yeast (part 2)
This is part 2 of our History of Yeast series! Read part 1 here. Initially, all that was done with these scientific advances was to duplicate the existing practice in winemaking and brewing. Large winery and brewery operations isolated their own strains, cleaned up any spoilage organisms, and then grew their desired historically derived selection to […]