Improving foam stability with malt is an important part of brewing great beer. A stable, creamy head enhances aroma, improves visual appeal, and contributes to the overall drinking experience. When …
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A Certificate of Analysis arrives with every bag of malt. Most brewers glance at extract, check the colour, and move on. They are leaving most of the information on the …
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Beer may appear simple, but many long-held assumptions about malt and brewing do not hold up under closer scrutiny. Drawing on more than a century of malting experience, we take …
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The Hazy IPA has settled down. The extreme cloudiness and syrupy weight of the style’s early years have given way to something more refined. Soft, juicy, and genuinely drinkable, with …
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For a decade, craft beer ran on intensity. Hazy, tropical, resinous – the glass as a delivery system for aroma. It was a remarkable era, and it produced remarkable beers. …
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There is a version of every dark beer that is too harsh. The bitterness arrives early and sits at the back of the palate long after the last sip. The …
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Brewing a perfect Pilsner is one of the greatest challenges in brewing. It looks simple on paper. Pale colour, clean bitterness, crisp finish. Yet every detail matters. There is nowhere …
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In modern brewing, balance is everything. Brewers want beers that feel full and satisfying, yet remain highly drinkable. That balance often comes down to one key relationship: body versus fermentability. …
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The trend within Hazy IPAs is shifting increasingly towards lighter, fresher and more drinkable expressions – with a pale colour, soft body and maximum hop expression. One key factor that …
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Beer Geeks Beat ALS is an initiative of the online community Beer Geeks, which celebrated its fifth anniversary in 2018. They decided it was time for something special. The idea …