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“The USDA has been breeding hops since the 1930s,” begins Dr. Kayla Altendorf, USDA-ARS Research Geneticist. That sounds like a good amount of expertise, doesn’t it? Her job, which you can learn about in the video embedded below, is to help develop new hop varieties and improve the breeding performance of the ones we’ve got. […]

Many brewers love the flavors produced by a wild Brettanomyces bruxellensis yeast, but they often shy away from using it due to its unpredictability. Thankfully with SafBrew™ BR-8 from Fermentis you can now get all the distinctive flavors of Brett brux but with more control and reliability. Kabel Lefto, Lead Brewer at Lakes & Legends […]

Whether you’re looking to boost mouthfeel in a hazy or to show off a mousse like foam stand on a pils, Rahr Dextrin Malt was designed to improve your beer. The malt’s lower modification and higher protein levels provide better body, improved haze formation, and stable foam, while its low color makes it suitable to […]

Gambrinus Honey Malted Oats came about by combining the best of two great things: the flavor characteristics of Gambrinus Honey Malt and the ongoing popularity of New England-style and hazy IPAs.  It provides strong bready, grainy, and sweet notes but its darker color, sweetness, and ability to build body set it apart from other malted oats on the […]

SafBrew BR-8 from Fermentis is the first Brettanomyces bruxellensis yeast available to brewers in a dry microgranular format. It offers all the flavor benefits of other wild or propagated Brettanomyces cultures, but with more control, reliability, and shelf stability. It was selected specifically for secondary fermentation in bottles or casks. We chatted with Kain Escobar, Senior Manager of Brewing […]

Gambrinus Honey Malted Oats combines the best of two great things, the flavor characteristics of Gambrinus’ flagship Honey Malt with the ongoing trend for New England and Hazy IPAs. Look for bready, grainy, and sweet flavor notes with rich body and silky mouthfeel. Perfect for brewers looking to break the mold of a typical hazy […]

Ben Edmunds, brewmaster at Breakside Brewery in Portland, OR, shares how CanCraft helped them overcome adversity to get their beer into cans, and into the hands of their customers.  

Gambrinus Honey Malted Oats are malted oats with an enriched flavor profile and deeper color. Giving brewers the ability to subtly shift the sensory profile of a typical hazy IPA with unique flavor, or to add a layer of nuance to stout and other oat-incorporating beer styles. We had the chance to speak with Brett […]

Isaria 1924® is a new heirloom malt from Weyermann® first developed in Bavaria in 1912 and approved for commercial use in 1924, making it the oldest certified German brewing barley variety. Isaria was very popular with German brewers during first half of the 20th century, contributing its genes to many successful descendants. Now, thanks to […]

In craft brewing, with so much attention paid to making the beer, packaging it can often be an overlooked part of the process. But it doesn’t have to be. Here at BSG we not only offer the best-curated portfolio of ingredients, we also have an entire division dedicated to packaging. CanCraft’s team of design & […]

Since we first wrote about Cold IPAs a year ago they’ve become much more common on taplists, retail shelves, and in the beer blogosphere. This summer we’re coming in hot to revisit Cold IPA: what it is, what it isn’t, and what makes it go. What it is Cold IPA fuses classic West Coast IPA […]

Gambrinus Honey Malted Oats came about by combining the best of two great things: the flavor characteristics of Gambrinus Honey Malt and the ongoing popularity of New England-style and hazy IPAs. Using Rahr Malted Oats and Gambrinus Honey Malt as product controls, the team at the Rahr Technical Center worked to home in on the […]