Tag: Rahr Technical Center

When life gives you a hot, sunny beer fest – brew summer crushers using Rahr North Star Pils™! The Rahr Eagle Brewery, our pilot facility in the Rahr Technical Center (RTC), recently had a unique opportunity to brew and serve our beer at the All Pints North beer festival in Duluth, Minnesota, on scenic Lake […]

While the crisp, cool days of fall seem a world away, the truth is it’s never too soon to think about Oktoberfest beers. In fact, German-Style Märzen – or Märzenbier (literally March beer) – are traditionally brewed in the spring or early summer and given a lengthy lager treatment for optimal malt-driven drinking pleasure in […]

Hello, Brewers! Las Vegas was a wonderful host for this year’s CBC, and we had a blast with everyone who visited the RahrBSG Booth for conversation, education, and all things fermentation. In addition to judging IPAs and Hazies in the World Beer Cup, RahrBSG Product Portfolio Manager Matt Johnson spent time pouring samples for brewers […]

Good day, Friends and Fermentation Enthusiasts. This year’s Craft Brewers Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, is bound to be unforgettable. To ensure the best damn booth experience a beer conference attendee ever encountered, Brewers Jake Thompson and Sean Tynan of the Rahr Technical Center have put together an absolute banger of a beer lineup for […]

What’s germinating, everybody? Please join us in extending a warm, wort-scented welcome to RahrBSG Product Portfolio Manager Matt Johnson. He’s an award-winning brewmaster, technical brewery consultant, member of the Hop Research Council, and his background image on Microsoft Teams video chat features a beautiful hop trellis.  Matt is bringing his expertise to the RahrBSG blog […]

There’s an expression apocryphally but probably inaccurately attributed to an ancient Chinese curse: “may you live in interesting times.” For craft beer, 2023 has certainly been an interesting time. In the face of increasing headwinds for our industry, RahrBSG remains here to support you, celebrate your successes, and enjoy the beer you work so hard […]

Hello! What’s flocculating?  Please welcome Olaf Morgenroth to the RahrBSG Blog. Originally from Germany, Olaf started his brewing career in 2014 in Franschhoek, South Africa. In 2022, he joined the Fermentis Academy in Lille, France, as Head Brewer. During his time in the industry, Olaf has become intimately familiar with yeast and fermentation.   When he […]

Based at Rahr Corporation’s Official HQ in sunny Shakopee, MN, the Rahr Technical Center & Brewery provides testing and analytical expertise on barley, malt, beer, and other fermented beverages and ingredients. Outfitted with a pilot brewery, a micromalt lab facility, and more, the RTC’s dedicated team of scientists is available to help brewery customers improve […]

SafBrew BR-8 from Fermentis is the first Brettanomyces bruxellensis yeast available to brewers in a dry microgranular format. It offers all the flavor benefits of other wild or propagated Brettanomyces cultures, but with more control, reliability, and shelf stability. It was selected specifically for secondary fermentation in bottles or casks. We chatted with Kain Escobar, Senior Manager of Brewing […]

 
In April 2019, the Rahr Technical Center completed a study on mill settings for customers who purchase pre-milled malt from RahrBSG. The study was first carried out in both lab and brewery settings, and ultimately in commercial brewery trials.

 
The Rahr Technical Center Brewery has been busy brewing for the past several months, and you can have a chance to sample the results at the 2018 Craft Brewers Conference in Nashville. The RTC beers encompass a wide range of styles highlighting the flavors and aromas of some of the ingredients available from RahrBSG’s suppliers.

 
Earlier this summer, the Rahr Technical Center Brewery had a chance to trial the new SafAle BE-134 yeast.