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Recipe: Still Classy (low ABV Hydra hazy)

recipes Richard Preiss

Recipe: Still Classy (low ABV Hydra hazy)

Recipe Name: Still ClassyYeast: Hydra This recipe is an adaptation of a beer I've made a few times, usually using Vermont or Cerberus or a blend ...

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5 Tips for Success with Kveik Yeast

Kveik is a genetically unique family of yeast strains from Norwegian farmhouse brewers, which has taken the brewing community by storm in the las...

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Looking Forward: Paid Parental Leave

Happy Father’s Day! The ownership team here at Escarpment Labs includes two dads, and between us Nate and I have had three children since starting...

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Zodiac Signs for the Yeast Enthusiast

When you work with yeast as much as we do, it doesn’t take long to notice that they’ve all got their own unique personalities. From spicy saisons t...

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Yeast Recommendations for Multi-Fill Brews

Here's a common dilemma that many pro brewers come to us with: "I have to brew several times to fill my fermentors, but there isn't much good advi...

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Baking Gluten-Free Sourdough with Rani Cruz

A Baking Journey Begins... I have been afraid of gluten-free baking since my partner’s celiac diagnosis in 2001. Back then, gluten-free anything ...

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6 Flasks Amusement Park Poster - PDF Available!

Over the years, we've gotten many questions about the basics of brewing, and how to optimize processes for peak production efficiency. What better...

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Dude, Where's My Haze? Advice for Hazy IPAs

We get a lot of questions about how to promote hop haze in NEIPA/Hazies/Juicy IPAs and have written up some useful advice and information below t...

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Ready, Set, Ferment: Internal Homebrew Competition

The word homebrew means something different to everyone. For some it’s the bucket of grocery store apple juice and bread yeast in the dorm room clo...

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E.L Fuego fermented hot sauce is now live!

Pro breweries and wholesalers: Order your yeast on our online store, and your lunch break will never be the same. This year's batch of E.L. Fuego...

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Biotransformation: Keep your hops alive with yeast

The first lesson I learnt when I started brewing was that a brewer must be intentional in their choice of hops and yeasts. Apart from fermenting m...

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Liquid yeast shelf life: How do we measure up?

Calculating Liquid Yeast Viability Changes Over Time Hi blog readers, I’m Braden Masur and I started working at Escarpment Labs in August of 2020 a...