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For people who love to drink and make great beer.

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  1. Hedonic | How Much Do You Like It?
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    Hedonic | How Much Do You Like It?

    The hedonic method is a way to measure personal liking for a product by using a scoring mechanism. Averaging those scores from a large enough sample can give you an idea of how much people like (or dislike) a beer as compared to others.

  2. The Methods | Narrowing Down How You Approach Sensory
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    The Methods | Narrowing Down How You Approach Sensory

    Time and efficiency matter in the brewery, so you want effective and powerful methods that can identify problems and be learned relatively quickly. There are dozens of sensory methods, but here are three of the most useful and effective for breweries to know.

  3. The Senses | Breaking Down How We Perceive Beer
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    The Senses | Breaking Down How We Perceive Beer

    We perceive beer through its appearance, aroma, taste, and mouthfeel. Each of those also includes particular sensory elements, such as orthonasal (aroma) and carbonation (mouthfeel). It’s important to know the differences and how to identify them, so that we can more clearly describe what we’re sensing when we evaluate a beer.

  4. Introduction | Sensory Is Human
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    Introduction | Sensory Is Human

    Knowing the difference between subjective and objective sensory, and being able to integrate them, is key to better understanding how other people are tasting your beer.

  5. Finish: Non-Alc Stabilization, Safety & Packaging
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    Finish: Non-Alc Stabilization, Safety & Packaging

    Food safety and packaging integrity is crucial for non-alc and low-alc beer that doesn't have the benefit of alcohol's preservative properties.

  6. Fermentation: Non-Alc Cold Side Yeast Selection & Process
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    Fermentation: Non-Alc Cold Side Yeast Selection & Process

    Successful fermentation is a cornerstone to great non-alc and low-alc beer. Learn how leading pros use a variety of methods and different approaches to yeast selection to achieve desired outcomes in a range of beer styles.

  7. Formulation: Non-Alc Recipe and Ingredients
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    Formulation: Non-Alc Recipe and Ingredients

    A thorough look into the ingredients and hot side processes brewers are using to make compelling, flavorful non-alc craft beer.

  8. Non-Alc Brewing with Breakside + Berkeley Yeast | Deep Dive
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    Non-Alc Brewing with Breakside + Berkeley Yeast | Deep Dive

    This conversation with some of the best minds in brewing will provide you with a comprehensive overview of everything you need to know to get started crafting great tasting NA beer at any scale with maltose negative yeast.

  9. Best in Beer 2025
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    Best in Beer 2025

    Exploring the year’s best beers, bold traditions, and the frontier of flavor.

  10. Conclusion | Last Word
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    Conclusion | Last Word

    Keep learning, think outside the box, and have fun with it!

  11. Innovation | Never Stop Learning
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    Innovation | Never Stop Learning

    Learn why North Park prioritizes "making better beer, consistently" over strict consistency. Kelsey discusses how he uses collaborations, new ingredients, and customer feedback to drive constant improvement.

  12. Quality | Limiting Oxygen
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    Quality | Limiting Oxygen

    Oxygen is the enemy of hop aroma. Kelsey shares essential strategies for protecting fragile beers during transfer and packaging to ensure your hop character survives the journey to the glass.

  13. Hops | Products, Pellets & Process Tips
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    Hops | Products, Pellets & Process Tips

    Kelsey dives into the strategy behind layering flavor. Learn how to use flowable extracts for saturation, manage cohumulone in T-90 pellets, and optimize dry hopping via spunding and recirculation.

  14. Yeast | Controlling for Clean, Bright Hop Expression
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    Yeast | Controlling for Clean, Bright Hop Expression

    Kelsey details North Park’s yeast preferences, including how to use enzymes with 34/70 lager yeast to unlock fruitier biotransformation. Learn why he avoids thiolized strains and how to manage temps and yeast drops for cleaner flavor.

  15. pH | Making Adjustments, from Mash to Fermentation
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    pH | Making Adjustments, from Mash to Fermentation

    Learn to target specific pH levels in the mash and boil for a snappy, hop-forward finish. Plus, Kelsey explains his strategy for limiting starting gravity and feeding sugar later to maintain yeast health.

  16. Water | Chemistry that Supports the Hops
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    Water | Chemistry that Supports the Hops

    Kelsey reveals North Park’s specific chloride-to-sulfate ratios and explains how to modulate water profiles to accentuate different hop characters and bitterness levels.

  17. Malt | Building a Base that “Gets out of the Way”
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    Malt | Building a Base that “Gets out of the Way”

    From pale West Coast bases to Hazy wheat blends, Kelsey breaks down grist construction. Learn to manage FAN for healthy fermentation, adjust color without flavor, and mitigate hop creep with dextrose.

  18. Introduction | The Origins of Hop-Saturated Recipes
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    Introduction | The Origins of Hop-Saturated Recipes

    Learn how Kelsey deconstructs his favorite commercial examples and treats recipes as interchangeable modules to dial in specific flavor profiles.

  19. Endless Lager (Fall 2025)
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    Endless Lager (Fall 2025)

    In this issue, we explore hoppy lagers bursting with bright flavors, dark yet quenching bocks, and golden helles perfected by medal-winning pros.

  20. IPA on the World Stage (Summer 2025)
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    IPA on the World Stage (Summer 2025)

    Level up your brewing with 15 tested recipes and deep dives into haze stability, hop aroma, AI-powered brewing, and more. From New Zealand hops to Midwest IPA, this issue is packed with expert techniques and practical advice for brewers of all levels.

  21. The Expanding Maltiverse (Spring 2025)
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    The Expanding Maltiverse (Spring 2025)

    From innovative barrel-aging to brewing with rice, smoked malts, and modern chicha—discover the flavors and techniques shaping craft beer’s next frontier.

  22. Best in Beer 2024
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    Best in Beer 2024

    We tasted, we argued, and we tasted some more. You voted, we tallied. From the most exceptional beers we had all year to your favorite breweries, cities, bars, and more, here’s our annual map to the Best in Beer.

  23. Final Thoughts and Thank You
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    Final Thoughts and Thank You

    Keep testing! Try out HyperBoost and other products to find out what works best for you and your brewery.

  24. The Hop Water Example: Cinderlands Hop Run
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    The Hop Water Example: Cinderlands Hop Run

    Hop-flavored sparkling waters are a growing trend, and advanced hop products such as HyperBoost can play a useful role in those formulations.