Paperback, Ebook, and Audiobook Now Available!  

In the NEW IPA, Scott Janish scours through hundreds of academic studies, collecting and translating the relevant hop science into one easily digestible book. Through experiments, lab tests, discussions with researchers, and interviews with renowned and award-winning commercial brewers, the NEW IPA will get you to think differently about brewing processes and ingredient selection that define today’s hop-forward beers. It’s a must-have book for those that love to brew hoppy hazy beer and a scientific guide for those who want to push the limits of hop flavor and aroma!

Paperback, ebook,and audiobook now available on Amazon!

Now also available in iTunes and the Google Play Book Store!

The paperback is now also available in Spanish on Amazon with a new chapter added since the English print! 

 

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Sapwood Shipping and Japanese Version of the The New IPA

by | April 26, 2024 | Non Beer Stuff | 1 Comment

Sapwood Shipping and New Release of a Japanese Version of The New IPA!I thought I would put together a quick post to let people know about a few updates in my world including a new shipping club with Sapwood of mix-fermentation beers and the release (paperback and e-book) of The New IPA in Japanese! Sapwood Shipping Club If you live outside...
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The Locksmith: Utilizing Bioengineered Yeast and High Bound Thiol Precersour Hops and Phantasm Powder to Thiol Drive Beer

by | November 14, 2021 | Beer Studies | 25 Comments

Researching, experimenting, and writing about biotransformation has been one of the most exciting and frustrating topics to cover over the past few years. I have brewed batch after batch of beer, attempting to piece together research from the wine and beer worlds to unlock the true potential of hops and fruit. Whether it’s incorporating wine...
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Exploration of Post-Fermentation Hop Oil Extracts

by | September 1, 2021 | Beer Studies | 5 Comments

Exploration of Post-Fermentation Hop Oils Overview and Results of the Different Hop-variety Specific Oils  When new hop products hit the market, they are usually viewed with equal amount of excitement and confusion. Post-fermentation hop oils fall into this excitement confusion category for me. Are they supposed to replace dry-hopping all...
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Dry Hop Best Practices: Using Science as a Guide
for Process and Recipe Development

by | April 15, 2021 | Beer Studies | 25 Comments

MBAA Technical Quarterlyvol. 58, no. 1, 2021,​ pp. 59-65   I was honored when John Palmer, Technical Quarterly Editor-in-Chief and Publications Director, reached out to me asking if I would be willing to write a peer-reviewed best practices guide for an upcoming MBAA TQ. John is somebody I've longed looked up to in the brewing world after reading...
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Genetically Modified (GM) Yeast Strains: Unlocking Bound Hop Thiols and Engineering Targeted Fermentation Characteristics

by | April 8, 2021 | Beer Studies | 4 Comments

Genetically Modified (GM) Yeast Strains: Unlocking Bound Hop Thiols and Engineering Targeted Fermentation Characteristics led Image Courtesy of Omega Yeast S ettle in this one is dense, but I promise (or at least hope) approachable and engaging! Often, when I get excited about a topic and can't wait to experiment with data from the literature and...
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M. Reukaufii, a Nectar-inhabiting Wild Yeast with Biotransformation Potential in Hoppy Beer

by | January 3, 2021 | Beer Studies | 4 Comments

M. Reukaufii, a Nectar-inhabiting Wild Yeast with Biotransformation Potential in Hoppy Beer   Nectar specialist yeast like M. Reukaufii has been found to alter the composition of nectar to create fruity compounds to potentially increase the chances of pollination, can it amplify fruity notes in beer too? I t's great when the science and...
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Can a Once-Forgotten (and Lost) Lager Yeast Be a Good Indian Pale Lager (IPL) Strain?

by | October 6, 2020 | Beer Figures | 8 Comments

Can a Once-Forgotten (and Lost) Lager Yeast Be a Good India Pale Lager (IPL) Strain?   Tum 35 was a popular lager strain until the 1950's until it virtually went extinct. Resurrected in 2019, the strain shows promise as a soft, neutral, and low-sulfur producing IPL strain. I 've only brewed a handful of lagers throughout my entire...
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Survivables: Unpacking Hot-Side Hop Flavor

by | June 29, 2020 | Beer Studies | 27 Comments

Survivables: Unpacking Hot-Side Hop Flavor Why hops like Idaho 7 might be so good at imparting saturated hop flavor to beerO ne of the things I obsess with at Sapwood is tasting our hop-forward beers pre-dry hop. After a tank has been soft crashed down to 58°F (14°C) for a few days, we'll dump or harvest the yeast and then dry hop. Right before...
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Freeze Dried Mango Citra NEIPA

by | May 17, 2020 | Homebrew | 14 Comments

  Bio–T Cryo® Blend hot-side with freeze-dried mango during active fermentation to push fruity flavors.H ot-side hop saturated flavor is an essential part of a great hazy IPA. Loading up an IPA with a massive charge of dry-hops alone doesn't seem to be enough. These types of hazy IPAs lacking in hot-side flavor often come across as vegetal and...
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Cashmere DIPA with Conan and Hefeweizen Yeast

by | April 19, 2020 | Homebrew | 11 Comments

Cashmere IPA    Fermented with Conan and Hefeweizen YeastO ne of my favorite things to do at the brewery is experiment with small batches. Sometimes I'll transfer 5-gallons of fermented hoppy wort pre-dry hop to a purged keg with experimental hops. Other times I'll take a little wort pre-ferment to test out different yeast strains or blends;...
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Video and Podcast Interviews

 

February 21st, 2022 – How to Make Great IPAs – Hop Forward Podcast

January 27th, 2022 – The Cause Of Haze In Hazy IPA w/ Scott Janish – The Brü Lab

November 11, 2021 – Modern Hop Usage with Scott Janish – Brewer’s Perspective

September 16, 2021 – Dry-Hopping with Scott Janish – The BeerSmith Podcast

September 16, 2021 – Hop Oils with Scott Janish – Basic Brewing Radio

September 13, 2021 – Scott Janish II | Sapwood Cellars – Graining In

June 24, 2021 – Biotransformation and GM Yeast – Basic Brewing Radio

June 8, 2021 – Having a Beer with Scott Janish – Breaking News Beer and Coffee

 June 3, 2021 – Yeast Magic (with Laura Burns) – Gourmet Brewing

October 1, 2020 – Scott’s Hops, Part 2 – Experimental Brewing

September 28 – Entrevista con Scott Janish – YouTube

September 16, 2020 – Scott Janish – Brutal Podcast

September 15, 2020 – Hop Survivables – Brew Strong

September 11, 2020 – Cold Dry-Hopping – Brew Strong

August 12, 2020 – Scott’s Hops, Part 1 – Experimental Brewing

July 7, 2020 –  Geeky Hop Talk w/ Scott Janish – The Full Pint Podcast

June, 8, 2020 – Scott Janish – Graining In

April 29th, 2020 – Woods in Beer – Beer School YouTube

January 16, 2020 – Dry Hopping Hazy Pale Ales – Basic Brewing Radio

December 5, 2019 – Sapwood Cellars – UnCapped Podcast

November 7, 2019 – Hot Side Hopping for Hazy IPAs – Basic Brewing Radio

September 12, 2019 – Everything about IPA and HOPS with Scott Janish – Beer School YouTube

October 21, 2019 – Sapwood Cellars – The Wandering Scooterist

August 15, 2019 – Hazy Beer Stability – Basic Brewing Radio

July 1, 2019 – The New IPA w/ Scott Janish – The Brülosophy Podcast

January 30, 2019 – So, You Opened a Brewery. Now What? – Good Beer Hunting

October 25, 2018 – Mike Tonsmeire and Scott Janish of Sapwood Cellars – Dialogues of a Peculiar Character

October, 2017 – Michael Tonsmeire and Scott Janish of Sapwood Cellars – Good Beer Hunting