The recipe for “Newt” Grisette: Petite Saison with Lemon was provided to Chop & Brew by Soren Jensen (AKA Tough Hop Brewing), who se homebrewed version won the Best of Show at the inaugural Déjà Brü Homebrew Competition in 2023, the topic of this Chop & Brew episode. As part of being selected BOS winner for
Recipe and notes provided by Kristen England, head brewer at Bent Brewstillery (Roseville, MN). Meggyes is a beautiful deep red beer with big, bright notes of cherry. The professional version Kris brewed is a fairly dry Trappist-style ale with wonderful ester-y sweetness from both the cherries and vanilla. See this Chop & Brew 12 Beers
We’re getting pro tips from Imperial Yeast on fermenting high-gravity lager beers. Adam McClure, Technical Support Specialist at Imperial Yeast, discusses special considerations for higher alcohol lagers including yeast cell count and pitch rate, staggered aeration, fermentation temperature, and extended lagering techniques. Plus, the importance of performing both forced fermentation and VDK (or diacetyl) tests
