Brewing Modern IPAs with Pinthouse

In this 76-minute video course, Mohrfeld goes into wide-ranging detail on Pinthouse’s approach to brewing world-class, envelope-pushing, aroma- and flavor-forward IPAs, including the brewery’s flagship Electric Jellyfish. Among other topics, he discusses: 

• The evolution of modern IPA 
• The strengths of different hop forms, from whole leaf to Cryo 
• The challenge and opportunity of hop selection 
• Best technique for rubbing and evaluating hops 
• Using wet hops fresh from the harvest 
• Underrated hop varieties and their “survivability” 
• Hop agronomy, terroir, and the farmer’s influence on beer 
• Tips on blending hop varieties 
• How and why Pinthouse uses Kölsch yeast for its IPAs 
• Different approaches to brewing IPA, from West Coast to hazy to freestyle 
• Intentional layering of malts, adjuncts, and hop varieties 
• Employing bitterness for balance 
• Timing and quantities of hop additions in the kettle, whirlpool, and cold side 
• Avoiding diacetyl and how to test for its precursors at home 
• Monitoring dissolved oxygen (DO) for maximum freshness 
• Water profile and its importance to fermentation and attenuation 

And much more.