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06/19/2026

Tasting something weird in your latest lager batch? Before you panic, you need to ask yourself one question: Is this fault biological or process-derived?

In today’s new video, we’re troubleshooting the top lager defects, solving the mystery of cloudy beer, and revealing the 10 Principles of Great Lagers.

📺 Hit https://youtu.be/1TLa9SEI1TI to watch the finale of our Advanced Lager series now!

06/17/2026

It's time to rethink "POF."

We are thrilled to be heading back to one of our absolute favourite events of the year: Carnivale Brettanomyces! And we’re bringing some serious flavour science with us.

Too often, the brewing industry reduces phenolics to a simple binary: a yeast is either POF-positive or POF-negative. But the real world isn't black and white, and neither is flavour.

In our upcoming talk, we’re breaking down the science of how volatile phenols are formed from flavourless precursors, sharing data on how these aromas exist across a wide spectrum of intensity in both Saccharomyces and Brettanomyces, and giving you practical tools to control them in your cellar.

Bonus: Attendees will get first-person sensory experience tasting beers spiked with common phenolic compounds.

Learn more at https://wildegist.nl/.

Who are we seeing at Carnivale this year? Let us know in the comments! 👇️

06/16/2026

CROOKED RAIN vs. CEREAL KILLER: Who built the better brewery?

In Part 2 of our Yeast Fantasy Draft, Richard and Mark take their 5 drafted strains and build full, hypothetical taproom concepts from the ground up.

The Matchup:
🎸 Richard's Crooked Rain Brewing Co. – Indie-rock vibes, Rice Lagers, Nitro Stouts, Matcha Wits, gourmet pizza, retro arcades, and high-margin Slushy machines.

🔪 Mark's Cereal Killer Brewing Co. – True-crime theme, heavy Hazies, "Kaczynski Kolsch," Dunkelweizens, artisan hot dogs, backyard Mini Putt, and a weekly Euchre league.

Every single yeast had to be used at least twice to prove its versatility. Who executed the ultimate taproom menu blueprint?

🎧 https://buff.ly/D9YWjdP to listen on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts now!

06/15/2026

Our shipping department is officially in peak summer form! ☀️

To guarantee your fresh yeast arrives perfectly chilled and precisely on time for your next brew day, we suggest placing your orders as early in the week as possible.

Don't let the summer rush catch your production schedule off guard—plan your pitches today! https://buff.ly/EuGPjqL

06/11/2026

Brewing a lager is not unlike playing a game of Tetris. 🕹️

Your first move determines how every other piece fits. A smart start makes the game easy. A rushed move means you spend the rest of the brew day desperately trying to compensate.

In Part 1 of our new blog, Mastering Lager Fermentation: A Grain-to-Glass Guide, we track the entire system from grain to glass so you can stop guessing at symptoms and master the process.

What we'll cover:

✔️ Why the mash sets a ceiling on yeast health.
✔️ The critical window of wort aeration.
✔️ S.D.G. vs. Narziss vs. Macro fermentation models.
✔️ The physics of clearing up persistent haze.

Visit https://buff.ly/MDsBfFk to read Part 1 now!

06/09/2026

Who drafted the ultimate yeast roster? ⚔️

We're starting a brewery from scratch (in theory). In today’s episode, Mark and Richard go head-to-head in a Yeast Fantasy Draft to build a 5-strain taproom lineup designed for maximum style flexibility and fast tank turnaround.

Listen to the debate to see who they picked, how they justified their choices, and get ready for next week when they have to design full menus using only these rosters.

🗣️ Want to draft your own? Swipe to see the full draft pools, build your team, and cast your vote for the best lineup in the comments!

🎧 https://buff.ly/6kOvlcD to listen to Part 1 on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts!

06/05/2026

Lager brewing is exactly like a game of Tetris. 🧩 Your very first move in the mash tun determines how every single piece fits together downstream—all the way until it hits the glass.

Our latest video breaks down The Forward Model for lagers—tracing the exact connection between your mash choices and your final head retention/clarity.

🔗 https://youtu.be/A_cL60KkKtY to watch Part 1 now! Part 2 (Troubleshooting) dropping soon 👀

06/03/2026

From our lab to international taps. 🌍

We are incredibly proud of the global impact our Escarpment Labs-developed strains are making. Thanks to our partnership with Lallemand Brewing, LalBrew® House Ale and LalBrew® Pomona™ are now staples in craft breweries worldwide.

Both strains were born in our R&D department, shaped by continuous testing, and driven by brewer feedback to ensure elite brewhouse performance:

⚡ LalBrew® House Ale – The ultimate clean, versatile ale strain designed for fast, reliable fermentations and a crisp finish.
🍍 LalBrew® Pomona™ – Engineered for the modern hazy, delivering stable turbidity and high-impact tropical fruit notes.

Coming Soon to the Lineup: We’re keeping the collaborative momentum going! Get ready for WLP079 Suava Ale Yeast—a powerhouse co-release with White Labs and Lallemand Brewing. It’s officially arriving in July 2026, so start planning your brews now!

06/02/2026

Are you treating your yeast like an afterthought? 📊

We obsess over hops and water chemistry, but when it comes to yeast nutrients, many breweries just guess. On today's quick episode, Richard recaps his CBC presentation on the 80/20 rule of yeast nutrition.

What you need to know:

✔️ Excess FAN: Modern dry-hopping is leaving massive amounts of residual nitrogen behind, leading to early beer staling.
✔️ The Zinc Gap: Malt processing strips 86.7% of natural zinc. Without replacing it, your yeast can't clear diacetyl during hop creep.
✔️ Mineral Clashes: Too much calcium can block magnesium, causing long lag phases and stuck ferments.
✔️ The Sulfur Trigger: Why a simple Vitamin B5 deficit causes rotten-egg H2S.

Get the background basics you need to master your cellar performance. Listen now via Spotify (https://buff.ly/tsmdxNV) or wherever you get your podcasts!

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