What is thiolized yeast and why is it important?
Get more flavour out of your hops using any of the yeasts available. White Labs has made a yeast blend that has not only high activity for biotransformation but also provides an all-natural Non GMO blend that contributes to the balance of aroma and flavors known in Hazy IPAs.
Experiment with this new blend and see what new flavors and aromas can be unlocked with yeast and hops! Omega have 4 types of thiolized yeast available, one specifically for lagers. Also Mash Hopping & Phantasm to further increase your thiols. Several recipes included.
CRYO HOPS are the concentrated lupulin of whole-leaf hops containing resins and aromatic oils. They are designed to provide intense hop flavor and aroma, enabling brewers to efficiently dose larger quantities of alpha acids and oils in the boil without introducing astringent flavors or vegetative material. They are also perfect for dry hopping where half the quantity is used where they are substituted for the non-cryo pellet. CRYO HOPS can be utilized anywhere whole-leaf hops and hop pellets are used.
NEW: READ ABOUT CRYO FRESH HOPS
POSTED 04 JUNE 2023
So what defines a Cold IPA?
Cold IPA is beer which has been brewed and conditioned at low temperature using a bottom fermenting yeast, pilsner malts with adjuncts and IPA hops. Use our guide to easily brew Cold IPA including new recipes.
POSTED 18 JUNE 2023
This is a group of cultivars which are all slightly different believed to be derived from a Canterbury Whitebine seedling selected by Richard Golding. Most of these cultivars are named after villages in East Kent or named after the hop farmers who introduced them to the world.
POSTED 22 JULY 2022
So what defines a lager?
Lager is beer which has been brewed and conditioned at low temperature using a bottom fermenting yeast. Use our guide to easily brew craft or traditional lagers all year round.
POSTED 31 AUGUST 2022
Yeast strains are classified as Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. diastaticus if they carry the STA1 gene. Find out how this affects you and your beer.
Belgium is a country populated in the North by Flemish speaking people (basically Dutch) and in the South by French speaking people. Belgian ales cover a large range of styles including Trappist, Abbey, Pils, Bock, Wheat, Blonde & Golden, Lambic, Amber, Tripel, Dubbel, Grand Cru, Flemish Red, Oud Bruin, Saison, Winter & Xmas and Fruit beers whereas French ales are represented by Biere de Garde, Saison and farmhouse.
Wheat beer is a top-fermented beer which is brewed with a large proportion of wheat relative to the amount of malted barley. The two main varieties are German Weizenbier (covered here) and Belgian witbier covered in the Belgian ales article. The terms Hefeweizen ("yeast wheat") or Hefeweißbier refer to wheat beer in its traditional, unfiltered (cloudy) form. Kristall refers to crystal clear.
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POSTED 7 MARCH 2022
Despite being one of the most important hops in the history of beer, the precise origins of the Fuggle variety have been a puzzle for a long time.
Now research by Czech botanists, and a Kentish local historian, have answered all the questions.
POSTED 12 MAY 2022
Have you ever wondered how to get more viscosity in your beer and stop it appearing to be thin. Read two expert opinions.
POSTED 30 OCTOBER 2021
Once upon a time, extract brewing was how the vast majority of us got into the hobby. Many were happy to stick with extracts, too, never feeling the need to add the extra hours and complexity of all-grain brewing. An introduction to Extract brewing including Partial-mash
POSTED 7 DECEMBER 2021
Wondering where to start with a building a hop garden? We built this hop garden in North Canterbury to grow 100 plants at minimum cost.
POSTED 24 APRIL 2021
In 2012 Kirin, the Japanese brewing conglomerate, began talking about “dip hopping,” a technique that its brewers had developed that boosts pleasant hop aromas while suppressing or removing unpleasant off-flavors, like myrcene, and aromas that are derived from fermentation.
POSTED 27 APRIL 2021
Hop extract is designed to be used during the boil. That's because the alpha acid extraction is the same for hop resin extract as it is for whole hops and pellets and the hop additions can still be staggered throughout the boiling process.
UPDATED 19 APRIL 2021
The process of dry hopping refers to the addition of hops into your fermenter either during your fermentation period and/or after your primary fermentation period is nearing completion.
POSTED 10 APRIL 2021
Some beer recipes suggest a steep/whirlpool hop addition after flame out. This article by Brad Smith of Beersmith fame explains how to do it and get the best results