E150: Brett and Barrels with Crooked Stave

Send us Fan MailWhen Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project founder and brewmaster Chad Yakobson published his master's thesis online as The Brettanomyces Project very little was known about brewing with this unusual yeast.  Common knowledge at the time said you couldn't use Brett as a primary fermenter in beer.  Yakobson wasn't buying that and set on a path to find out all he could about this fascinating funk factory.  Ten years later, brewers know a lot more, in large part thanks to his research.  There is a huge variety of beers using Brett both as the primary fermenter and in blends. We're joined this week by Yakobson and brewhouse and cellar manager Troy Montrone to learn more about brewing with Brett.  Montrone tells us what a cellarman's main job duties are (lots of cleaning) and the importance of barrels and other wood vessels in their brewing.  We discuss the differences in Belgian and American sour beers, and Yakobson shares a few flavor descriptors he thinks we need to drop from our vocabulary. Beer Guys Radio Craft Beer Podcast 150 Guests: Chad Yakobson, Troy Montrone Topic: Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project | Denver, CO Episode Guide Intro | 00:30 Props to Orval | 1:18 Week in Review | 3:00 Crooked Stave Fort Collins | 4:55 Beers of the Week | 5:45 Craft Beer News | 6:21 Live culture beer in a can (Sour Rosé) | 11:35 Aging on second use fruit | 14:30 The Brettanomyces Project | 15:50 Fast fermentation with Brett | 18:38 Wild Wild Brett Series | 23:15 Crooked Stave IPA / No dirty beers | 24:50 Three breweries in one | 25:25 Stop saying horse blanket and barnyard! | 27:00 Duties of the Cellarman | 28:58 Controlling oxygen in barrels | 30:05 High altitude brewing | 30:56 Foeders, barrels, and puncheons | 33:44 Why ferment in foeders | 34:50 Crooked Stave cooperage | 35:24 Belgian sours vs. American sours | 38:10 What do we know now about Brettanomyces | 40:04 What we don't know about Brettanomyces | 40:50 Crooked Stave Coffee Baltic Porter | 41:20 Outro | 43:17 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Overcast | Stitcher | Soundcloud | RSSSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Thanks for listening to Beer Guys Radio!  Your hosts are Tim Dennis and Brian Hewitt with producer Nate "Mo' Mic Nate" Ellingson and occasional appearances from Becky Smalls.Subscribe to Beer Guys Radio on your favorite app: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher  | RSSFollow Beer Guys Radio: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube If you enjoy the show we'd appreciate your support on Patreon.  Patrons get cool perks like early, commercial-free episodes, swag, access to our exclusive Discord server, and more!