by Booze Werks | Apr 9, 2019 | Alcohol Business, Brewery, International
Greg Koch, founder of Stone Brewing, is a little heart-broken over the sale of the ‘Stone Brewing Berlin’ facility – but he knows it’ll be taken care of in new hands: Scotland’s Brewdog hands!
In this farewell letter/blog on Stone’s website, Greg goes into some detail about what happened, how bureaucracy played a role in the need to sell, and how glad he is that friends are taking it over. The Berlin project was announced in 2014, and has since been a catalyst for craft beer growth in the German capital city.
Stone Brewing will continue to distribute to Europe, and the facility there in Berlin will change hands beginning in May. Greg admits that the Berlin project may have been a bite that was a bit more than they could chew!
Cheers!
by Booze Werks | Apr 3, 2019 | Distillery, Podcast
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In this episode of the BoozeWerks Podcast, Devin Mills heads out into the fields to get into the dirt about potato distilling, and why is hasn’t always had the best reputation as an ingredient.
Episode Highlights:
- More Starch than Grain
- Potato Processing
- Industrial vs Standard Potatoes
- Cleaning Before & After Milling
- Starch Conversion Debate
- Fermentation & ABV
- Vodka Purity Issues
- Methanol
- Using Charcoal to Filter
- Chill Haze & Sediment
Cheers!
by Booze Werks | Mar 27, 2019 | Brewery, Podcast
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In this episode of the BoozeWerks Podcast, Devin Mills gets into the details about craft brewery cooling systems and how to calculate what size & type of equipment you’ll need.
Episode Highlights:
- Why Do You Need A Brewery Cooling System
- Continuous vs. Instantaneous Loads
- Boil Kettle Cooling
- BTU Load Calculation
- Water vs Glycol
- Cold Liquor Tank Usage
- Fermentation Control
- Yeast Generate Heat
- Room Heat Gain
- Jacketing
- Cold-Crashing
- Brite Beer Tanks
- Cold Room vs Jacketed
- More Room Heat Gain
- Total Cooling Needs Calculation
Cheers!
by Booze Werks | Mar 26, 2019 | Alcohol Business, Distillery, International
With the UK continuing to try to figure out its upcoming ‘Brexit’ deal with the European Union, other post-Brexit deals are already being agreed upon & signed. And this latest deal with Caribbean rum has us in good spirits!
According to this story in Drinks Business, the Rum will continue to flow into the UK from the Caribbean. A partnership agreement was put into place last Friday (22nd of March):
There will be no tariffs placed on all goods imported into the UK from those states [Barbados, Belize, The Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, The Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines] that have signed the deal. Caribbean states will also continue to gradually cut import tariffs on most of the region’s imports from the UK.
For the UK citizens who have a taste for Rum (as well as bananas, sugar cane, etc.) this means they will still have the ability to acquire those goods without too much hassle as the rest of the Brexit deal continues on and the international trade re-organization figures itself out. Hopefully this also helps to strengthen the job markets and industry in the Caribbean as the demand for product grows.
Let the [legal] rum running continue!
Cheers!
by Booze Werks | Mar 22, 2019 | Business Interview, Distillery, Podcast
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Devin Mills talks with Itsara Ounnarath, President of White Tiger Distillery, producers of the ONLY rice-based whisky in the United States!
Itsara talks about his family’s history in coming from Laos and how that has inspired what they produce at his distillery. Located in Forest Hill, Maryland (outside of Baltimore), the distillery offers tours and has a tasting room.
This is a very cool conversation about the history of booze in Laos, the traditions of who used to make the liquor, and how rice as an ingredient can be very different. (This interview was recorded via the web a number of weeks ago, so please excuse some of the audio tweaks on Itsara’s portion.)
Check out all the details below.
Cheers!
White Tiger Distillery:
Website – http://www.wtigerd.com
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/wtigerd/
Online Shop – https://squareup.com/store/white-tiger-distillery-llc/
