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CANADIAN HOMEBREW DAY: Meet the 2025 Homebrew Heroes!

Celebrating Canadian Homebrew Day with passion, precision, and a whole lot of yeast! At Escarpment Labs, we truly believe that homebrewers are the ...

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Can Music Really Influence Yeast Fermentation?

Spoiler Alert: No, But Happy April Fools' Day! 🎶 At Escarpment Labs, we take yeast research seriously. But today? Not so much. If you made it here...

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Celebrating Collaboration: Our 2024 Brewing Adventures

What's not to love about a collab day? The recipe development, the pizza or local deli lunch (never not delicious), building relationships with ou...

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CBAC: A Brewer's Guide to Hamilton

So, you're flocking to Hamilton next week for CBAC and you're probably wondering — what does Hamilton have to offer for the food and drink scene? W...

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2024 Trend Predictions in Craft Beer

Wondering what the heck happened to 2023? It's 2024 already? Me too. That also means a yearly tradition in which I make some predictions for the cr...

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Conquering Brewing Resolutions in 2024

As we stride into a new brewing year, it's time to set resolutions that elevate our craft and ensure every batch is a masterpiece. At Escarpment L...

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Recipe: Jam Jar Kombucha Concentrate

While they can be known to some as a “homely” cocktail, Jam Jar cocktails have had a rise in popularity in restaurants this year. Traditionally mad...

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Arcane Brewing Techniques: Brewing with a Kveik Ring

By Jérémie Tremblay, Brasserie Independante Baleine Endiablée Arcane Brewing Techniques is a new blog series from Escarpment Labs, where brewers a...

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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...

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Recipe: Chocolate Strawberry Kombucha

Valentine's Day is all about showing love and attention to the people you care about. At Escarpment, we love our customers and we love Kombucha, so...

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Fermented Hot Sauce Mega Guide

PRO TIP! For repeatable and fast fermentation performance in hot sauce, pitch 1 pack of Lactobacillus Blend 2.0 per 4L (or 4kg) of hot pepper ferme...

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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...