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Exploring Yeast Strains and Brewing Techniques
This chapter explores the complex brewing techniques and the crucial role of yeast strains in developing distinct beer flavors. The hosts share their experiences with unique yeast collections and discuss the harmonious interplay between water, hops, and the brewing process.
Kevin Ely spent many years running the brewhouse at Uinta’s production brewery in Salt Lake City, but family brought him to a farm in rural eastern Ohio. Built next to the farm where his wife grew up, Wooly Pig Farm Brewery is the result of applying big-brewery-systems thinking to the smallest, most self-sufficient farm scale. From embracing the imperfect but interesting well water on the farm to side-streaming brewhouse waste via their drove of Mangalica pigs, he’s using every tool available to reduce waste and costs while making the highest-quality beer.
In this episode, Ely discusses:
And more.
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