
Craft Beer & Brewing Course
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 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