Advanced Dry Hop Techniques with Michael Tonsmeire – BeerSmith Podcast #344

Michael Tonsmeire from Sapwood Cellars joins me to discuss dry hopping techniques and advanced hop products.

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This week I welcome back Michael Tonsmeire. Michael is a founder of the brewery Sapwood Cellars in Columbia, MD. He is the author of the book “American Sour Beers“(Amazon Affiliate Link) as well as the blog The Mad Fermentationist online. He’s also a certified beer judge.
Michael tells us a bit about the new developments at his brewery Sapwood Cellars.
We talk about why advanced hop techniques have become so important for modern IPA brewing.
Michael tells us about the techniques he uses to reduce oxidation when dry hopping.
We discuss using agitation to improve dry hop oil transfer.
Michael talks about some of the tradeoffs made when we dry hop like time versus temperature.
We discuss haze and how you can choose specific yeasts and hops to maximize or minimize the haze in the finished beer.
Michael explains how the techniques, products and ingredients all play a role in the final flavor of the beer.
We talk about some of the many new hop products available to brewers including extracts, concentrated hop pellets, hop oil extracts and more.
Michael explains how all of these products have advantages and disadvantages and why the brewer is ultimately making tradeoffs.
Michael gives us his closing thoughts.