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The Example of Super Squish

To illustrate how HyperBoost and other hop products can help you achieve your goals, Paul details how it fits along with T-90, Cryo, and DynaBoost in their imperial hazy IPA.

The Value of Bench Trials and a Careful Carbonation Process

You spend a lot of time, effort, and money getting the best aroma possible, so make sure your process doesn’t waste it.

Hop Waters and a Mosaic-Focused Experimental Beer

The UHD series—Ultra Hop Defintion—gives the Cinderlands team a chance to experiment with different hops and hop products. Paul explains how they used HyperBoost in UHD Test Piece: Mosaic, and what they learned from the beer.

Efficiency, Dosage, and Layering Hop Products

Paul lays out the typical HyperBoost dosage compared to T-90 pellets, illustrating how it can boost brewery efficiency—promoting aroma without losing wort to plant matter.

Why HyperBoost?

Paul explains how Cinderlands came to test HyperBoost as part of its openness to new products and techniques, and in the pursuit of greater hop saturation and efficiency.

Meet Paul Schneider and Cinderlands

Welcome to the course! Here’s an introduction to Paul Schneider’s background and to Cinderlands Beer, with the context of how they value advanced hop products for bold, hop-saturated beers as much as they do for efficiency and keeping costs down.

Lager Levels Up (Fall 2024)

From leafing through the archives of old-fashioned brewing traditions, on a quest to recapture lost flavor, to pushing the envelope of modern techniques, seeking new expressions and undiscovered permutations, today’s independent brewers are thirsty for more, ready to expand the lager canon.

Brewing Hazy IPA the Fidens Way (Audio)

Steve Parker, cofounder and head brewer of Fidens in Albany, New York, details their approach to building the kind of soft, juicy, impactful hazy IPAs that keep you going back for more.

Audio Course

Elevating International Lagers with pFriem (Audio)

Josh Pfriem, cofounder and brewmaster of Oregon’s pFriem Family Brewers, details the thinking and process behind the brewery’s delicate, award-winning lagers inspired by traditions in Mexico, Japan, and beyond.

Audio Course

A New Day for IPA (Summer 2024)

American IPA Remastered, Building Character in Hazy IPA, Developing Your Hop Sense, 21st Century IPAs with 20th Century Hops, and more!

Fun and Flavorful Pastry Stouts with Great Notion (Audio)

Lara Hargrave, lead brewer at Great Notion in Portland, Oregon, takes us on a journey through the production of big, whimsical, indulgent, nostalgia-inducing dessert-inspired stouts.

Audio Course

Building Big Barrel-Aged Barleywines with New Image (Audio)

From selecting malts with intention to deploying Madeira-inspired macro-oxidation, finishing on different woods, and blending to taste, New Image founder Brandon Capps outlines a technical approach to crafting characterful barrel-aged barleywines.

Audio Course

The Malt Is the Message (Spring 2024)

Malt is the soul of beer, and it is the medium—sometimes, it’s best to let malt do the talking.

Brewing Historically Inspired Smoked Beers with Our Mutual Friend (Audio)

Jan Chadkowski, head brewer and co-owner of Denver’s Our Mutual Friend, outlines his approach to brewing historically inspired, smoke-forward beers of high drinkability.

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The Dark Side (Winter 2014)

Cooler fall temps are the perfect time to brew and enjoy the richer, roastier flavors of stouts.

Enlightened Lagers (Fall 2014)

After taking a back seat to ales in the brewing repertoire of pro and homebrewers alike, lagers are experiencing a renaissance, as brewers of all stripes rediscover the unique flavors possible through cold fermentation.

The Summer of Saison (Summer 2014)

Traditionally brewed at the start of colder months and conditioned over winter for warm-weather consumption, saisons and farmhouse ales have become a year-round staple for many brewers who enjoy the flavor that the distinct Belgian yeast strains provide.

The New India Pale Ale (Spring 2014)

The venerable India Pale Ale is the single most popular style of craft beer, but the style as it’s brewed today is a far cry from its humble beginnings.

Mastering Cold IPA (Audio)

The brewer who invented and defined cold IPA—Kevin Davey of Heater Allen and Gold Dot Beer—shares the tips and techniques needed to brew one that shines.

Audio Course

The Best in Beer 2023

We tasted thousands of beers. We pondered, we argued, and—as always—we learned a hell of a lot. From our judges, editors, writers— and from you, our readers—here is the... Best in Beer 2023.

Fresh Approaches to Fresh-Hopped Beers with Single Hill (Audio)

Join Single Hill cofounder and head brewer Zach Turner on an expedition to the Yakima Valley at harvest time to pick up the freshest hops, then take them back to the brewery and add them—in different forms and different ways—to beers brewed on the same day.

Audio Course

Lager Harder with Bierstadt Lagerhaus (Audio)

The Bierstadt brewers are back, as Ashleigh Carter and Bill Eye share deeper insights and more on their technical approach to German-style lagers that beg to be enjoyed in quantity.

Audio Course

Lager Lucidity (Summer 2023)

Brewed with patience and precision for the pursuit of pleasure, great lagers are those glimmering jewels that we just can’t seem to stop drinking. Here, we shine a light on the fine art of how to make us sad when the glass is empty.

West Coast IPAs Built to Last with Westbound & Down (Audio)

Westbound & Down head brewer Jake Gardner won’t tell you how to write a West Coast IPA recipe—but he will tell you how to brew a better one, with higher-impact hop character and longer-lasting flavor stability.

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