Our beers are balanced, complex and handcrafted (using only top-notch ingredients) at our home brewery in Emmaus, PA. And we put in the work (test batches, water profiles, innovative hopping techniques) to make them that way.
A correct mash pH is all about matching the right water with the right grist and possibly the addition of some acid. Since we brewers generally start with a style of beer or recipe in mind, the grist composition is known and we want to know what kind of water modifications are needed to...
Yeast:The more interesting IPAs use a yeast strain that produces an estery profile. With big malt and hop profiles, a little fruitiness or a hint of diacetyl marks a nuanced and sophisticated IPA. Unfortunately, too many American breweries (at least on the West Coast, where this style deve...
Filtered Water: Fresh, filtered water is essential for a clean-tasting cold brew. Airtight Container: A pitcher or jar with a lid will keep your cold brew concentrate fresh for up to a week in the refrigerator. The Art of the Steep: The beauty of cold brew is its simplicity. Combine yo...
dozens of new misc ingredients, new yeast varieties, the BJCP mead and cider style guide, a complete wine style guide, fruit purees, water profiles by beer style and more. The new add-on manager makes it much easier to track which add-ons you have install and which are available for eac...
“Smoke on the water! This Bamberg (Germany) inspired smoked ale isBacon in a Glass(emphasis added).Very polarizing beer – you either like the style and taste or you never want to drink it again…..” I loved it. Of course, what food or drink with bacon infusion wouldn’t I savor...
It all starts with the minerals and residual alkalinity of the water. Source water profiles can be saved for future use. Acid additions to reduce alkalinity and pH are also calculated. Steps 1-7 assume the entire volume of mash and sparge water is being treated together. Step 8 is for ...
For users with a Brewer's Friend account, water profiles can beconfigured here. Even trial accounts benefit from this functionality. By default only one source water dialog is shown, but up to 3 dialogs can be displayed: Mash Water A, Mash Water B and Sparge Water. A source water dialog...
- Water profile and mash pH tools integrated with the recipe for beer brewing- Updated ingredients, profiles and style databases including hundreds of new ingredientsBuild 3.0.10 Adds: - Added new provisional BJCP beers styles to style guide- Corrected issues with adding juices to some recipes- ...
Big warm West Coast DIPA. The aroma includes tropical fruit, pear, peach, & watermelon rind while the flavor is full of rich malt, a tannin-like bitterness, & candied orange peel. It will definitely round house kick you to flavor town. ...