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Recipe: Me, Myself, and Mild with House Ale

new releases Phillip Jurek

Recipe: Me, Myself, and Mild with House Ale

It's official — our new active dry yeast, House Ale, is now available for homebrewers! House Ale is a fast, versatile strain that can be used to ...

knowledge Richard Preiss

5 Off Flavours Caused By Beer Yeast (And How To Prevent Them)

As a brewer, the last thing you want to hear is a complaint about off-flavours in your beer. We all strive to create the perfect pint. However, so...

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Homebrew Experiment: Thiol Libre vs. Base Malts & Hops

Release the Thiols Note, May 2023 - Thiol Libre has been updated to eliminate the risk of phenol production, which makes it easier to experiment wi...

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Your Guide to Quick/Kettle Sours with Lactobacillus

The following excerpt is from our newly updated guide, Kettle/Quick Souring with Lactobacillus - which is now available for download! Originally ...

inside escarpment Nicole Irvine

Removing Barriers: Exploring the Gender Boundaries in STEM

February 11th marks the 8th annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science! This day was created to highlight the critical role that wome...

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2023 Homebrew Product Calendar: Now Available for Download!

That's right, we now have a calendar to help guide our product offerings! Along with our core line that will be available all year round, we will...

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2023 Craft Beer and Yeast Predictions!

Welcome to our blog on the top beer trends for 2023! Despite the recent challenges posed by the pandemic as well as rising costs of ingredients and...

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Managing Fermentation Performance

One of the goals of Escarpment Labs is to help provide our customers with the tools to make the best quality product. Often times, this means equi...

food Nicole Irvine

Escarpment Labs Holiday Gift Guide

Are you or someone you love a difficult-to-buy-for brewer? Maybe someone who has recently been getting into fermentation? Or maybe you're just loo...

food ferments Tomas Fischer

Brewing Non-Traditional Saké with Kveik

Curious about blending brewing traditions? In this post, Escarpment Labs co-op student Tomas explores what happens when you swap traditional sake y...

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Dry Hop Creep: What is it, and how can Grist Analytics help?

One of the goals of Escarpment Labs is to help provide our customers with the tools to make the best quality product. Often times, this means equip...

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Reliably Recyclable: How does Escarpment Labs stack up?

We’ve all heard it for as long as we can remember… the three R’s; Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle! The first two options are great and completely within...

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Fermenting Kvass: A Slavic Bread-Based Ale

When 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...