
Brewing Non-Traditional Saké with Kveik
When I started my co-op at Escarpment Labs, I took a great deal of interest in koji. Known as Aspergillus oryzae, this filamentous fungi has a plet...
Read moreWhen I started my co-op at Escarpment Labs, I took a great deal of interest in koji. Known as Aspergillus oryzae, this filamentous fungi has a plet...
Read moreThis blog was edited on 23/01/23 to include our FIRST active dry strain, House Ale (EL-D1). This is one of the most frequently asked questions by c...
Read moreWhen starting my co-op at Escarpment Labs it was recommended that I devise a project involving fermentation. I decided to try making kvass, a bever...
Read moreOne of the biggest challenges and mysteries that brewers using liquid yeast face is how long yeast can be stored in between batches without risk of...
Read moreSensory Tasting with Purpose A sensory program is a massive component of quality assurance that has the honoured distinction of simultaneously soun...
Read moreWelcome to Thiol bootcamp, brewers! My name is Henry Hussey and I’ve been a homebrewer for 2 years. I picked up the new hobby – well perhaps, obse...
Read moreNew boxes and the sustainability challenges of cold chain shipping Shipping live cultures isn’t nearly as straightforward as shipping a t-shirt (or...
Read moreA Home Brewing experiment with Krispy: Ferment Under 10 PSI Pressure vs Atmospheric A while back, Richard Priess wrote a post on the Fermenting wi...
Read more[Originally published in Brewers Journal Canada, March 2019. Revised for Escarpment Labs Blog, April 2022.]Foam is a defining characteristic of be...
Read moreRide the Lightning: Yeast Lightning Split Batch I’m a homebrewer. Like most homebrewers, I have no formal education in brewing. I’ve learned my cra...
Read moreIt all started with an idea... A SCOBY is a beautiful example of microbes working together to make something awesome, and in this case delicious. S...
Read moreHey everyone! I’m Sydney and I’m a microbiology co-op student from the University of Guelph. Like many of you, I have a love for craft beer (and fo...
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