The proximity of Portland, Oregon, to hop country gives its brewers an enviable perspective on hop flavors, aromas, evolving technologies, and seasonal expressions, and the brewers at Ruse don’t take that for granted. When developing recipes, cofounder Shaun Kalis loves pushing the envelope to find additional intensity using the latest flowable hop products—but he also finds punch and flavor density in previous generations of products, used judiciously in combination with hops in other formats.
Through this episode, Kalis discusses:
- using flaked wheat and flaked rice to lower FAN and increase the snap
- early-pick Columbus for bittering and a healthy dose of CO2-extracted Mosaic or Simcoe with T-90s for longer-lasting hop flavor
- selecting different expressions within the same hop variety for layering character in IPA
- lifting hop flavors by boosting the underlying dankness
- adjusting pH when brewing fresh-hop beers
- hot-side hopping for more impactful, longer-lasting flavor
- applying new ideas to hazy IPA
And more.
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Every beer menu could use a refresh button on the fruit flavors. That’s why it’s time to revisit Old Orchard’s flavored craft juice concentrate blends, where the latest additions include Fruit Punch, Guava, Kiwi, and Pomegranate. We aren’t stopping there and welcome flavor suggestions from the brewing industry. More information and free samples are waiting at oldorchard.com/brewer.
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