Sapwood Cellars cofounder, brewer, and ”Mad Fermentationist” Michael Tonsmeire shares his expertise in all things fruit—sourcing, selecting, processing, blending, brewing, barrel-aging, and more.
From ball bearings to infusion tanks, Maplewood founder Adam Cieslak and special projects lead Adam Smith offer technical advice on how to best extract the flavors from ingredients such as coconut and coffee.
In this clip from their video course, Maplewood founder Adam Cieslak and head brewer Roger Cuzelis explain how they go about balancing the residual sugars in their higher-gravity stouts by adjusting their roasted grains.
Maplewood founder Adam Cieslak and head brewer Roger Cuzelis explain why they’re aiming for higher mash temperatures and lower attenuation with their lower-ABV stouts.
Maplewood founder Adam Cieslak and head brewer Roger Cuzelis discuss grain selection for balanced stouts, ensuring plenty of flavor without going to heavy on the roast.
Maplewood founder Adam Cieslak and brewers Roger Cuzelis and Adam Smith get under the hood of stouts ranging from session-strength to big and barrel-aged, discussing the mechanics of layering in flavor while keeping them balanced and drinkable.
Scott Janish, cofounder of Sapwood Cellars and author of The New IPA, explains how mash-hopping—especially before fermenting with yeasts that are engineered to unlock bound thiols—can add a significant aroma boost to your IPAs.
Why use Biofine on a hazy IPA? Scott Janish, cofounder of Sapwood Cellars, explains the benefit of using a clarifier on the cold side to help drop out unwanted compounds and get hop-forward beer that tastes better, sooner.
Trying to get that perfect amount of haze in your hazy IPA? Scott Janish, cofounder of Sapwood Cellars and author of The New IPA, outlines a variety of ways to promote haze stability in your beer, from specific hop and yeast varieties to grists and gravities.
Scott Janish, cofounder of Sapwood Cellars and author of The New IPA, discusses the impact of pH values on hop character in IPAs and other dry-hopped beers—and how to test and adjust it to where you think it tastes best.