I made a thread the other night and I got some really good questions, I am off tonight and having a couple beers. I am a professional brewer at a successful Midwestern brewery. Ask me anything you want to about brewing, fermentation, packaging..ect.
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Lincoln Reyes
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Colton Gomez
What is your favourite hop for dry hopping?
I'm going to make an IPA tomorrow but would like to try some different dry hops.
Austin Phillips
It depends on your initial hop additions, but you can never go wrong with Centennial, in my opinion. Cascade works too. Are you using pellet or whole leaf?
David Morales
How's life in New Glarus?
If you home-brew at all, what would you say is the biggest difference in process between that and professional brewing, other than the sheer scale. Any tips you can give that you've learnt from pro-brewing that a homebrewer might not pick up on?
John Morales
I always seem to use Centennial for dry hop.
Will most likely be hop pellets, I think I can get cascade flowers though so I might go with that. I've never used flowers before.
Jacob Sanders
I wish I was brewing with Dan. He is truly a genius. I started homebrewing like everyone else. I think the biggest difference between pro and at homebrewing, on the liquid side..is just brewing the same beer over and over again, having it taste the same. Consistancy. I know a lot of homebrewers who come up with some awesome beer but due to so many variables, they can't do it twice. Of course then you have the entire legal issues involved with running a brewery, which I won't even get into because thankfully I don't have to.
If I had to give one tip to a homebrewer, it would be really focus on your local water and get it analyzed. pH levels in water, especially if you are trying to lager or even in softer English style beers can make a HUGE difference. Secondly, would be temp control during first fermentation.
Luis Kelly
Maybe try a little Amarillo. You can get that more grapefruity, citrusy, spicy note..although just don't go overboard or it can get a little too "pissy".
Jaxon Roberts
Bottling Vs kegging pros and cons?
Gavin Harris
pro brewer number 2 here. what do you get paid? no one around my area wants to talk about it which is dumb. we should unionize.
Jace King
Beer is so much fucking work for such a weak product.
Make a tomato wash and distill it. Get some quality Vodka.