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High-Quality, Low-Strength Beers with Templin Family

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High-Quality, Low-Strength Beers with Templin Family

Kevin Templin, cofounder and head brewer at Templin Family Brewing in Salt Lake City, lays out his medal-winning approach to producing flavorful lower-strength beers with high standards of quality.

5 chapters · 15 lessons · 59m

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Kevin Templin, cofounder and head brewer at Templin Family Brewing in Salt Lake City, lays out his medal-winning approach to producing flavorful lower-strength beers with high standards of quality.

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Kevin Templin

Kevin Templin

Cofounder and Brewmaster, Templin Family Brewing

Kevin Templin, cofounder of Templin Family Brewing in Salt Lake City, is a brewmaster who’s won respect from peers by coaxing excellence out of lower-strength styles. Despite Utah’s limitations on ABV, Templin’s beers are frequent winners at major competitions, including a recent run of four straight years of medal-winning lagers at the Great American Beer Festival.

Course contents

5 chapters, 15 lessons, 59m of video

Chapter 1

Introduction

  • Welcome to the Course1:39
  • Lower Strength, High Quality: An Overview1:55

Chapter 2

The Templin Family Approach to Quality

  • A Pristine Brewhouse8:55
  • Micro-Adjustments and Sensory Analysis4:59
  • Water, DO, Soft Transfer, and Other Key Details10:44

Chapter 3

World-Class Lower-ABV Beer

  • The Best Raw Materials4:12
  • Mashing and Boiling Low-Strength Beers for Flavor and Body11:01
  • Hops3:18
  • Knocking Out for Lagers1:15
  • Fermentation, Spunding, and Lagering5:46

Chapter 4

Parting Thoughts

  • A Few Tips on Brewing for Competitions3:59
  • Thank You! Keep It Clean!1:09

Chapter 5

Bonus Tracks

  • Recipe: Templin Granary Kellerbier
  • Case Study: Templin Family Wins with Patient Pours, Big Foam, and a Warm Welcome
  • Podcast Episode 313: Kevin Templin of Templin Family Brewing is Shaving the Edges of Award-Winning Lagers and IPAs