Beer Geek Wednesday
Terpene Series: Humulene
Like it’s chemical sibling, caryophyllene, humulene is a sesquiterpene. It can break down into epoxide byproducts via oxidation. These products are much more stable than humulene and give certain v...
Terpene Series: Linalool
Linalool is an alcohol terpene, meaning it is an oxidised product of myrcene, the major terpene found in hops. It is much more soluble than primary terpenes and interestingly, its levels do not inc...
Terpene Series: Caryophyllene
Caryophyllene provides a spicy, black pepper and woody character, being found in hops, pepper, cloves, basil, rosemary and cannabis. Although less volatile than its monoterpene cousins, caryophylle...
Terpene Series: Limonene
Limonene is the oxidative product of a monoterpene. It is found in a wide range of citrus plants and promotes positive health outcomes like reducing anxiety and acting as an antioxidant.
Terpene Series: Pinene
Pinene is a woody, herbal and, astoundingly, pine-y flavour found in lots of herbs, like basil and rosemary, and of course our favourite hops. Even when present, however, pinene only accounts for a...
Terpene Series: Introduction
Terpenes are a group of organic molecules found in plants that are highly aromatic. Plants use them to attract pollinators, repel predatory insects, communicate and seed clouds (seriously). There’s...
Chungus
That’s right, Shake Down our ridiculous 8.5% Lime Milkshake DIPA has started to seperate. Flavourless protein chunks are precipitating and settling to the bottom of cans. It doesn’t affect the tast...
Sensory Session
One of the challenges in identifying the flavours of any of the 150 odd commercially available hop varietals, is consuming them in a controlled, specific and comparable format. Most commercial beer...
Milkshake IPA
We are in the middle of making our first Milkshake IPA, choosing Lime for balance and nostalgia. And yes, we have been smashing our local grocers for their contingent of Lime Breakas on the weekly....