Tag: brewing

Howdy, y’all! Here’s one for the hop heads. Meet GnarBurst, a double dry-hopped West Coast IPA brewed at Boss Rambler Beer Club in Bend, Oregon. Several fine ingredients star in GnarBurst, including: TNS HopBurst® Nectaron® Hop Oil 1L New Zealand Hops Nectaron® Gambrinus IPA Malt Fermentis SafAle™ US-05      View this post on Instagram […]

Exciting news, Can Fans: Direct-to-Shape Digital Printing is now available from CanCraft! Powered by the Velox IDS-NC 500’s cutting-edge digital printing system, CanCraft’s experienced team is now equipped to assist your brewery with low order quantities, highly customized designs, and rapid turnaround times. All Digital, No Compromises The latest technology in digital printing makes maximum […]

We all know the saying, right? Less is more.  There’s no shortage of reasons for breweries to make session beers. On the consumer side, session beers help diversify your tap list and appeal to a wider range of beer lovers with their increased drinkability and approachable balance. On the production side, of course, brewers can […]

Good day, Lager enthusiasts. We come to you with news of a new lager yeast from our friends at Fermentis by Lesaffre, the world leader in yeast solutions.   Meet Fermentis SafLager™ E‑30, an easy-to-use active dry yeast finetuned for creating crisp, aromatic lagers that lean slightly toward the estery end of the spectrum. Released in […]

The crack of the bat. The roar of the crowd. The smell of hot dogs and popcorn wafting on the breeze. Add a cold crisp beer to enjoy while cheering on the home team and you can’t lose.   Summertime means baseball, and baseball means beer! For those of us in Minnesota (home base to […]

Queen and Bowie. Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks. Aerosmith and Run-D.M.C. You know the songs, and they all belong on any ‘80s hits mixtape worth its salt. What’s more, these rippin’ tunes also speak to the power of collaboration. Whether you want to kickstart new ideas, reach new audiences, or have some fun while building […]

“Blessed is the mother who gives birth to a brewer.” – Czech Proverb The late journalist and beer writer Michael Jackson once said, “Extra trouble and extra time are the hallmarks of Czech brewing.”   In his 1989 Discovery Channel television special “The Bohemian Connection,” Jackson travels across parts of Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic, and […]

Once upon a time in the heart of old Bavaria, there lived a dashing Prince named Ludwig and the enchanting Princess Therese Charlotte Luise of Saxony-Hildburghausen.   In 1809, rumors swirled of a possible union between Princess Therese and Napoleon Bonaparte, the infamous French emperor and military commander.   Instead, on October 12, 1810, Therese married Ludwig […]

There has been a recurring annual prediction for the past 10 years or so that “this is the year of lager!” In a world of endless IPA, this is finally the time that lagers would somehow magically find a place in drinkers’ hearts and mugs.   We understand the sentiment, but as a counterpoint: has it […]

Hello, Brewers! Las Vegas was a wonderful host for this year’s CBC, and we had a blast with everyone who visited the RahrBSG Booth for conversation, education, and all things fermentation. In addition to judging IPAs and Hazies in the World Beer Cup, RahrBSG Product Portfolio Manager Matt Johnson spent time pouring samples for brewers […]

Good day, Friends and Fermentation Enthusiasts. This year’s Craft Brewers Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, is bound to be unforgettable. To ensure the best damn booth experience a beer conference attendee ever encountered, Brewers Jake Thompson and Sean Tynan of the Rahr Technical Center have put together an absolute banger of a beer lineup for […]

Consumer preferences are notoriously unpredictable. You never know for sure if the latest beer fad will go bust after a single batch or become your brewery’s next flagship. Fortunately, RahrBSG Technical Support and Training Manager Ashton Lewis knows a thing or two about navigating uncertainty. “In a sea of Hazy IPAs and Cocoa Pebbles Porters,” he […]