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The Brülosophy Podcast

Impact Of Age On Crushed Malt

The Brülosophy Podcast

Marshall Schott

Brew, Brewing, Science, Beer, Leisure, Hobbies

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2019

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Freshness of ingredients if often touted as being key to producing quality beer, and when it comes to malt, it's widely believed it should be used as soon after it's crushed as possible. In this episode, contributor Cade Jobe joins Marshall to discuss the impact milling has on malt as well as the results of a fascinating xBmt where a beer was made with malt milled 6 months prior to being used. The Brülosophy Podcast is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today. | Relevant Articles | Impact Of Age On Crushed Malt xBmt: http://brulosophy.com/2018/10/29/the-impact-of-age-on-crushed-malt-exbeeriment-results/

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0:00.0

Hey everybody, Marshall here to share some really cool news with you.

0:02.3

I trust at this point you've all heard about fake yeast.

0:05.1

This is that Norwegian ale strain that can ferment cleanly at temperatures as high as no joke,

0:09.6

100 degrees Fahrenheit, which is about 38 degrees Celsius, absolutely crazy stuff.

0:14.4

Well last year, Imperial Yeast dropped A43 Loki, their Kvake strain as a seasonal release,

0:20.3

which meant we all had a pretty small window to get our hands on some.

0:23.0

Not anymore. Imperial yeast recently announced they're making A43 Loki a year-round strain due to popular demand.

0:30.0

They're excited about it. I'm super excited about it.

0:32.0

I've had some amazing

0:33.2

beers fermented with Loki at terrifyingly warm temperatures. It is amazing

0:37.3

stuff. Go grab some A43 Loki and see what all the fuss is about for

0:41.3

yourself. It's often claimed that in order to produce

0:44.0

the

0:45.0

it's often claimed that Norder produced the best tasting beer, one must start with the freshest

0:56.6

ingredients possible. And it makes sense. Food products in general do stale over time, and who wants to drink a beer made with old stuff anyway.

1:04.0

Interestingly, Malt is one of those ingredients that's viewed as having a relatively long shelf life,

1:09.0

but only if it's stored properly and of course in its whole kernel state.

1:14.0

You're listening to the Brullosophy podcast, I'm your host Marshall Schott,

1:17.0

and in this episode, contributor, Kaid Job joins me to talk about the oft-w worried about impact

1:22.0

that age has on crushed malt.

1:25.0

Oh yeah, Marshall. I mean, this experiment was really fun for me because I know I've done that before.

1:31.0

Bot beer, or bought grains, mild them, got them all ready to go and then had for whatever

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