Grodziskie Oak-Smoked Homebrew Recipe

Recipe provided by Ryan Schenian via Grainfather recipe app. A take on the historical Polish beer style brewed with 100% oak-smoked wheat malt, this beer is low-ABV, bitter, and bubbly — there’s a reason they call it “the Champagne of Poland.” Ryan has brewed this beer several times using different yeast strains – this version

Fermenting High Gravity Lagers

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