Book Announcement!
The New IPA: Scientific Guide to Hop Aroma and Flavor I'm excited to announce that for the last year I’ve been researching and writing a scientifically-driven book specific to brewing hoppy beers, with a working title of "The New IPA: Scientific Guide to...
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NOW OR NEVER Double NEIPA Collaboration in Brazil with Koala San Brew
I was fortunate to be invited to Belo Horizonte, Brazil to participate in the 3rd International Beer and Culture Festival (FICC). Among the over 30,000 attendees over two days is a significant number of Brazilian breweries that pour their beer at the...
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Researching New England IPA (NEIPA) Haze
A Look at Studies and Experimental Brew hile I can't say for certain what is causing the haze in NEIPAs, I can say that this is a good-faith effort that has been ongoing for many months, incorporating both...
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Dextrins and Mouthfeel
A Look at Studies and Experimental Brew with Tested Results n this post, I summarize the literature I could gather on dextrins, focusing the research primarily on how dextrins may influence mouthfeel...
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Sapwood Cellars: Maryland Brewery in Planning!
I’m happy to announce that I will be founding a brewery in Maryland named Sapwood Cellars with my good friend Mike Tonsmeire!
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Funky Mango 100% Wheat Saison
his certainly wasn't the 5-gallon half of the 10-gallon batch I was most excited about on brew day, but after losing the full keg of the NEIPA half to the bottom of my kegerator, I shifted my excitement to...
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Lupulin Powder vs. Pellets Experiment
A Look at Studies and Outreach to Breweries ntense juicy and resinous hop flavor and aroma, less astringent vegetal flavors while using half the amount of hop material--I'm interested! In this article, I...
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Zero Hot-Side Hopped NEIPA | HPLC Testing for Sensory Bitterness
he latest hop research has revealed that you can, in fact, bitter your beer through dry hopping via humulinones and alpha-acidsHumulinone Formation in Hops and Hop Pellets and Its Implications for Dry...
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Mélange Sour Blend, Jarrylo Dry Hops, With a Bottle of Chardonnay
hat I love about sour beer brewing is how it forces me to completely change my approach and expectations. Unlike brewing hoppy beers, where the end goal remains relatively constant and every process step is...
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Dry Hopping Effect on Bitterness and IBU Testing
ne of the most fascinating hop studies that came out in 2016, was by authors John Maye, Robert Smith, and Jeremy Leker, which found (against traditional wisdom) that dry hopping can influence the bitterness...
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