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The Future of Lager Brewing
In this excerpt from Modern Lager Beer, a new release from Brewers Publications, the authors discuss coming trends, ingredients, and processes in the world of lager brewing.
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In this excerpt from Modern Lager Beer, a new release from Brewers Publications, the authors discuss coming trends, ingredients, and processes in the world of lager brewing.
Traditional Piwo Grodziskie is a highly carbonated, light-bodied, oak-smoked session wheat ale, which in its homeland is considered “the pride of Polish brewing.”
Craft brewers are treading on turf that used to belong to the big national brewers. It's not unusual to step into a taproom today and see several lighter lager styles on the menu.
Pastry stouts, if unbalanced, can be cloyingly sweet; yet, if they are done with finesse and creativity, they can be sublimely delicious.
The trick to making lager is that there are no tricks. There are only techniques rooted in tradition and history, record keeping, and attempts at repeatability.
A look at available substitutes for barley malt, as detailed in this excerpt from Gluten-Free Brewing: Techniques, Processes, and Ingredients for Crafting Flavorful Beer.
Craft non-alcohol beer was scarcely a category five years ago. Now it's a hot commodity, propelling the once-moribund NA beer segment to grow 31.7%.
Brewing non-alcohol beer is fundamentally different from producing traditional beers that typically contain inherent barriers to ensure consumer safety and shelf stability.
Yeast suppliers have started to provide a microbial avenue for creating non-alcoholic beer by offering nonstandard yeasts that have limited ability to digest crucial malt sugars.
Brewers across the country are embracing an ever-broadening portfolio, going beyond beer into mocktails, cocktails, kombucha, THC products, hop teas, and other offerings.