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Brewers may know Austin’s Meanwhile for the Great American Beer Festiavl and World Beer Cup medals they’ve won, including golds for Helles and Pilsner, and silver for Secret Beach IPA. However, locals mostly know it as a great beer garden with a playground for kids, an outdoor concert stage, a wide array of food trucks, and tasty beer that can be dissected or simply digested. It’s a beautiful place to spend time with friends over beer, with beer that’s worth talking about (if that’s your thing).
In this episode, director of brewing operations Robert Fulwiler—himself an alum of Seattle’s Fremont—discusses some of the keys behind Meanwhile’s successful lagers and IPAs, including:
- blending pilsner malts for color and character
- managing mash thickness with a slightly high-gravity brew
- adjusting for the low alpha acids of the 2022 German hop harvest
- building a range of hop flavors with addition timing and a variety of hops and formats
- using Augustiner yeast and embracing the best side of sulfur
- slow carbonation for more delicate lagers
- “San Diego–style IPA” and what it means
- managing hop creep with ALDC
- controlling the expression of funkier hop characteristics through temperature
And more.
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ProBrew is the industry partner that brewers trust to take their operations to the next level, especially when it comes to canning their product for distribution. By partnering with ProBrew, brewers can fill and seam their canned product at ranges from 100–600 cans per minute. Our unique filling process also ensures low dissolved oxygen pickup and focuses on product quality during the entire process. For more information, visit probrew.com or email us at [email protected]. ProBrew, Brew YOUR Beer.
Are you struggling to source affordable citrus ingredients because of market fluctuations? Try Old Orchard’s flavored craft juice concentrate blends, which mimic straight concentrates at a better price point and with a more reliable supply. Old Orchard’s citrus flavored blends include Blood Orange, Grapefruit, Lemonade, Lime, and Tangerine. To learn more and request your free samples, head over to oldorchard.com/brewer.
Streamline efficiency with Omega Yeast’s Diacetyl Knock Out series. The DKO series is comprised of eight familiar yeast strains engineered to knock out the formation of diacetyl before it starts. The strains you know, now better. Available now for made-to-order pitchables at any volume. Contact Omega Yeast today at omegayeast.com.
ABS Commercial has been a full-service brewery outfitter for more than 10 years. We are proud to offer brewhouses, tanks, keg washers, and preventative maintenance parts to brewers across the country as well as equipment for distilling, cider-making, wine-making, and more! We know the ins and outs of the brewing and installation process and can design the perfect set-up for you, whether you’re just starting out or looking to expand. Contact us today at [email protected] to discuss your customized brewery needs. ABS Commercial. We are brewers.
The latest product from Yakima Chief Hops, YCH 702, is a flowable extract designed to maximize aroma and increase whirlpool yield. YCH 702 is flowable at room temperature, standardized to 20% total oil, and contains high concentration of survivable hop compounds which increases the chances of the aroma showing up in the final beer. 1 kilogram of YCH 702 equates to 10 kilograms of T90 pellets. YCH 702 Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe and Sabro are available. Contact your Yakima Chief hops rep for more information!
If you’re a brewer who’s also interested in distilling, subscribe now to the Craft Spirits & Distilling podcast, available on all of your favorite podcast platforms. Hosted by Sydney Jones, head distiller for FEW Spirits in Chicago, and Molly Troupe, master distiller for Freeland Spirits in Portland Oregon, this podcast explores the technical and creative processes behind great spirits, through conversations with some of the leading distillers working today. It’s everything you love about the Craft Beer & Brewing podcast, but focused on distilling. Click on the link in the show notes and give it a listen!