The cofounder of St. Louis’ hottest brewer of progressive hazy kinds shares the strategies and philosophy behind their sought-after beers, and debunks some misperceptions within the course of.
Creating a way of distinctive character and distinction inside a well-liked beer fashion like hazy IPA generally is a problem for brewers, however for Jeff Hardesty and Slender Gauge Brewing, the reply is nonstop experimentation and testing on their small 6 bbl brewhouse. On this episode, he discusses how they transfer past the “straightforward button” hops (Citra, Mosaic, Galaxy) and mix hops for distinctive taste expressions, how trial and error led them to ditch costly hops within the whirlpool in favor of cheaper bittering hops, utilizing a less-common British ale pressure for fermentation that gives an alternate to extra customary London Ale III or Conan flavors, the methods they use completely different base malts to realize taste objectives and create differentiation, how they assemble complicated recipes that delicately steadiness acidity, sweetness, hops, and fruit in bitter fruited IPAs, and extra.
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