John M. Verive
Overcoming Separation Anxiety: Lautering Tips to Keep Your Brewery FlowingWhat’s really going on in that lauter tun, anyway—and how long’s it going to take? Stuck or slow sparges can disrupt production and quality. Let’s zoom in on how best to manage the process and avoid surprises.
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A Fresh Look at Pasteurized BeerWe know it destroys microorganisms, but does it destroy flavor profiles, too? In your quest for quality and stability, pasteurization can do more than prevent infection.
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Brewing Trends: Is There Smoke on the Horizon?Amid craft lager’s surge, smaller maltsters are sending up signals for an unlikely trend, producing small batches of unusual smoked malts made with a variety of woods. Brewers dig it, too—but will drinkers follow?
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Your Brewery’s Most Valuable By-Product? Its Data.Craft breweries are awash in raw data, and the road to higher quality and wider margins begins with making better use of it.
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Yield and Efficiency: How to Get More Juice from the SqueezeWith costs up and growth flat, here’s how skilled brewers are making the most of every brewhouse turn.
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Quercus Curious: On the Care and Feeding of Barrels in the BreweryThe old tech of the oak barrel still works beautifully in the brewery—but it does need a nice, solid thwack with the mallet now and then. Brewers are already janitors, plumbers, and microbiologists, among other things. Might as well add coopers to the list.
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Gearhead: This Ain’t Your Dad’s Near-BeerAs demand grows for nonalcoholic craft beer, brewers and manufacturers are answering the call with a new wave of innovations—and the results have never tasted better.
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Packaging: A Look at Digital Can Printing for Small BreweriesWhile the tech is still young, the digital printing of cans is growing in capacity and becoming more accessible—and it can be done quickly, in batches as small as a half-pallet.
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Gearhead: The Enviable Lightness of Craft LagerWhat does it mean to worship at the altar of crisp? For brewers, it means special attention to technique, fermentation, and clarification.
Dead Heads, Shockwaves, and the Search for the Perfect PumpThe beating hearts of a brewery aren’t glamorous and won’t impress casual visitors, but they can do a great deal to improve how brewers do their jobs. They can also make a lot of noise.
Gearhead: Yeast Just Want to Have Fun!Brewers don’t make beer, yeast do—but they also make a lot more yeast. Here’s a look at some of the specialized gear that brewers use to propagate and ensure consistent pitches from batch to batch.
Thirst Responders: The Convivial Business of Draft Beer on WheelsThese entrepreneurs outfitting classic hot rods and fire engines with draft lines and cold boxes say they’re in the business of spreading joy—and in the meantime, they’re winning new converts to craft beer.