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The Hop Store, Monksfield Lane, Newland, Worcestershire, WR13 5BB
+44 (0)1905 830734
Technical talk
This page not only provides technical brewing advice and blogs from our own team, but features that we think are of interest from other experts from our partners
Robbie and Oktawia It’s later than planned, but I have started brewing a single hopped pale today with Oktawia (Octavia), a new variety from Poland.
How to pronounce New Zealand hop names, with Doug of @NZHopsLtd! @CharlesFaram @CharlesFaramCA pic.twitter.com/B3WN59SfEG — Charles Faram US (@CharlesFaramUS) 10 April 2019
You may have seen our Twitter and Facebook ideas for which yeast to use to create a specific beer style. Experimenting can be fun, but
Last month Robbie tried S-33 as a New England IPA yeast. This month’s test brew was a Brut IPA. Using Crisp Malt grain, Fermentis US-05
October 2018 We’re putting S-33 through its paces as an NEIPA yeast strain Faram’s Robbie is producing a special test brew on our pilot kit
Succinct tricks, advice and guidance on your processes and our products.
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with any process involving vast quantities of boiling sugary liquid there are risks and it is worth taking some time to give some tips from our team’s collective experiences to make kettle additions as safe as possible
Flavour Modification with Zetolite Reduces H2S and DMS off flavours.
Ascorbic Acid is an effective anti-oxidant that increases shelf life and prevents papery off flavours
The most successful brewer is actually an obsessive cleaner that brews a bit on the side. Process and products explained
There are three basic standards of cleaning Physically Clean . Chemically Clean . Microbiologically Clean
Zetolites are concentrated powder products from natural occurring volcanic minerals that can be used as processing aids (not additives) which don’t need to be declared on your product labels.
We employ two methods of ABV determination
Slow or slow-to-start fermentation can be due to faults in the process such as insufficient aeration which can be solved by rousing or increasing the rigour of the rousing of your wort.
Optimising Super-F
Cask Clean is specially formulated for use in the brewing industry for scale and beerstone removal in casks
Enzymes are complex organic substances that act as catalysts: that is they accelerate the velocity of a reaction whilst remaining essentially unchanged themselves at the end of it.
Originally, brewing started up in areas where the water supply was suitable for the production of beer, but with the wide geographical spread of modern breweries and modern supply systems, the water available to the brewer can be at best variable and at worst quite unsuitable.
New hop variety aroma assessments The first AromaFest of 2019 crop took place today, assessing potential new varieties from our Hop Development Programme. The first
Dave and Ben Sweeney, Bank Top Brewery What’s your favourite hop? David: Cascade Ben: Amarillo® What’s your favourite beer? David: Bank Top – Pavilion Pale
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