Craft Beer & Brewing Course
Fun and Flavorful Pastry Stouts with Great Notion
Join Lara Hargrave, lead brewer at Great Notion in Portland, Oregon, as she takes us on a journey through the brewery’s method of producing whimsical, indulgent, childhood-nostalgia-inducing sweet stouts.
5 chapters · 21 lessons · 39m
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Lara Hargrave
Lead Brewer, Great Notion
At Great Notion Brewing in in Portland, Oregon, the philosophy when it comes to flavor is "go big, or go home." Founded 2016, Great Notion has won a strong following among beer enthusiasts on the West Coast and across the country for its characterful hazy IPAs, fruit beers, and dessert stouts. Subtlety is rarely part of the equation, and the Great Notion team has long been proud of how far they can push the envelope in the pursuit of crowd-pleasing, culinary-inspired flavors.
Course contents
5 chapters, 21 lessons, 39m of video
Chapter 1
Introduction
Chapter 2
Mashing and Brewing Pastry Stouts
- Developing the Malt Bill and Mashing6:32
- Long Boils and Flavorful Sugars1:47
- Managing Bitterness, Balance, and Acidity1:27
Chapter 3
The Cold Side and Flavor Adjuncts
- Promoting Healthy Fermentation in a Hostile Environment7:25
- Adding Flavor Adjuncts to Pastry Stouts6:18
- Selecting and Working with Flavor Adjuncts3:55
- Flavor Extracts, Spices, and Toasting Nuts2:32
- Fruit Purees in Stouts0:27
- Watching Acidity with Adjuncts0:43
Chapter 4
Experimentation
- Experimenting with Different Flavors1:01
- Adding Flavor Adjuncts to Barrel-Aged Stouts0:50
- Tasting, Blending, and Flavoring Barrel-Aged Stouts0:46
- Oils, Volatile Aromas, and Other Pitfalls2:26
- Finishing, Carbonating, and Packaging1:21
Chapter 5
Parting Thoughts, Further Reading, Listening & Recipes
- Thank You, and Keep Beer Fun!0:22
- Recipe: Great Notion Pastry Stout Base
- Randy Mosher on Pastry Stouts as Liquid Nostalgia
- Breakout Brewer Profile on Great Notion (2017)
- Podcast Episode 40: Great Notion’s Andy Miller: The Only Brewing Technique Constant is Change (2018)
- Podcast Episode 250: Breakside’s Ben Edmunds, Great Notion’s James Dugan, and Von Ebert’s Sam Pecoraro Dissect Trendy Beers and Innovation