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Brewers already navigating fast-changing market conditions are now struggling just to track down ingredients. Sourcing malt, hops, and yeast locally can make all the difference in building a stable, transparent supply chain.
Rich in malt flavor yet light in strength and easy to drink, lower-ABV stouts, porters, and other dark beers represent a wide-open playground for brewers at any level.
Kevin Ely, brewer and cofounder of the Wooly Pig Farm Brewery in Fresno, Ohio, shares this recipe for his unfiltered German-style pilsner—light, fresh, floral, and subtly malty, with a moderate bitterness. Plus: See the notes for why he prefers an unusually thin mash for this beer.
The cofounder and brewing director of New Zealand’s 2024 champion large brewery loves finding exactly the right places for domestic and imported hops, but he often uses them in ways you wouldn’t expect.
The old tech of the oak barrel still works beautifully in the brewery—but it does need a nice, solid thwack with the mallet now and then. Brewers are already janitors, plumbers, and microbiologists, among other things. Might as well add coopers to the list.
Tannins are a key part of what makes many great fruit beers taste like fruit—and it’s something you can easily adjust as a brewer.
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How does yeast-derived ALDC compare to purified ALDC enzyme in reducing diacetyl? To test various conditions, Berkeley Yeast designed a recipe that would result in high diacetyl after dry hopping. Here are the results of their testing.
From chomping on grains to hot steeps and running the grains through an espresso machine, Randy Mosher offers some simple tips and tricks to better evaluate your malt—and to improve your flavor imagination.
Looking for a light spring dish with character? This simple salad bring the perfect mix of bitter, sweet, crunchy, creamy, and tangy—and an opportunity to support your local saison.
It’s a throwback, now, but we remain loyal, and we know they’re still out there. And brewing a great IPL is more about executing the “L” than anything else.