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Here are winners from 2021 Pa. Farm Show’s craft beer competition
For the third year, a variety breweries, from well-known brands to smaller ventures, earned awards in the annual Pa. Farm Show craft beer competition. “After a year riddled with challenge, we were thrilled to see Pennsylvania breweries thirsty for competition as we launched the third annual Farm Show beer competition,” said Russell Redding, state agriculture secretary. The Pennsylvania Farm Show is being held virtually... -
Beer Styles
Catharina Sour: A light and refreshing wheat beer, with a clean lactic acidity that is balanced by adding fresh fruit. Its low bitterness, light-body, soft alcohol content, and slightly high carbonation make the fruit taste and aroma the focus of the beer. New Zealand Pilsner: A pale, dry, golden, cleanly fermented beer that shows the characteristic tropical hops, citrus, fruity, and herbaceous of New... -
Reuse of yeast
After fermenting a batch of beer, the yeast falls asleep to the bottom having no more food sources to consume. This yeast can be reused in subsequent batches as long as it remains healthy. Yeast propagation in starters First of all, yeast is an organism that likes to reproduce and survive in temperatures higher than fermentation temperatures. Therefore, when we make starters to propagate...
