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The Hidden Engine of Production
In the brewing and distilling industries, typical conversations often center on topics like flavor innovation, barrel programs and packaging design. However, behind every successful craft beverage lies a less glamorous – but absolutely essential – part of the production process: material handling.
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Filtration’s Strange Reputation
Filtration has long carried a strange reputation in brewing because bringing it up in certain circles can prompt someone to claim that flavor has been “stripped.” Unfiltered beer is often portrayed as the more flavorful or authentic option, and, therefore, filtration is unnecessary unless for specific stability reasons. The assumption seems pretty straightforward: flavor exists as a collection of compounds floating independently through beer, and filtration physically removes them.
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Single Malt Whiskey Production
When you say single malt whiskey, many people would ask if you were talking about Scotch from Scotland. Until not too long ago, Scotch, and single malt whiskey were synonymous terms. In the modern whiskey era, single malts can be found from distilleries all over the world. Let’s explore the newly emerging category of American Single Malt Whiskey and walk through the process of how to go about making it.
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