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  • Posted in: Northwest District

    Since my last message regarding the upcomig fundraiser for Markus Stinson , a GoFundMe campaign has been set up for those wishing to contribute. Here's the link: https://gofund.me/4fb357527 Hope to see you at the Blu Grouse ...

  • Posted in: Ask The Brewmasters

    There's already some great info here! Jacqueline has a great point about the pectin potentially having been released, which may be tricky to resolve through pectinase alone because of the low pH (point 2 in that post). Another possibility is that come ...

  • Posted in: Ask The Brewmasters

    As you already have macroscopic chunks in suspension, I would not expect finings to be of any help here. I think it is quite possible that the recalculation through the diaphragm pump could be altering the proteins and creating a buoyant gel, so skipping ...

  • Posted in: Ask The Brewmasters

    It is so frustrating when a process has been going great and all of a sudden turns into a headache! My best guess is that your maceration process changed the pectin extraction and all of a sudden you have a lot more in the beer: pectin comes from the ...

  • Posted in: Ask The Brewmasters

    I have minimal experience with fruit, but a few things come to mind Additional pectin getting released into the beer because of recirculation. Fats being released from the raspberries due to recirc. Emulsification occurring because of the recirc. ...

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    Raspberry Beer and Clarity Issues

    Posted in: Ask The Brewmasters

    This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous We've been producing a raspberry beer with great results for about the past year and all of a sudden in this most recent batch, and to a lesser extent the batch before that, the beer is not ...

  • Thanks to everyone that braved the rain and came out to Societe Brewing this past Saturday! We had a great turn out and learned plenty about Flammable Safety, Maintenance Troubleshooting, and A Brewer's Perspective on AI. Those presentations, along ...

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    Medical fundraiser

    Posted in: Northwest District

    Distric NW Members, There's a fundraiser happening on Sunday, November 23rd that I was asked to share with this group. Markus Stinson , long-time lead brewer and member of the ingredient procurement team at Elysian , has been ...

  • Posted in: Carolinas District

    Holy smokes, it's almost time and I'm getting excited. Industry veteran Aaron Wall is moderating the Lager Panel and the crew has expanded! Kane Wille, Director of Brewing Operations at New Realm Brewing & Distilling Whit Lanning, Owner of Burning ...

  • Posted in: St. Louis District

    Hey everyone, A quick update - our November Shop Talk is canceled, as several members of the executive board will be traveling this month. We're still working on details for a potential MBAA Holiday Party, and we'll share an update soon ...

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