373: Amplifying Expression in Lager Fermentation with Fermentis, Highland Park, and Boston Beer

373: Amplifying Expression in Lager Fermentation with Fermentis, Highland Park, and Boston Beer

Lager yeast and the evolution of expression is the subject of this spotlight podcast, brought to you interruption-free by Fermentis, the experts in fermentation for more than 160 years. Brewers everywhere depend on Fermentis for yeast that’s consistent, controllable, and high quality—whether you’re brewing an ester-forward Belgian-style beer, your favorite IPA, or a clean lager.

This episode focuses on an evolving subject—using lager yeast for character beyond “cleanliness,” and joining for the conversation are Urs Wellhoener, technical director and brewing R&D for Boston Beer, Grant Lawrence, former professional brewer, active homebrewer, and Southwestern sales rep for Fermentis, and Bob Kunz, founder of Highland Park Brewing in Los Angeles.

Through the podcast, we focus on the why, the what, and the how of using lager yeast to achieve not just neutral, but characterful fermentations, especially as it pertains to hop-forward lager styles. Along the way, the panelists discuss:

  • the interaction of sulfur compounds derived from hops with the sulfur compounds created through lager fermentation
  • lager strains’ beta-lyase activity and biotransformation
  • leaning into hop creep and using it to your advantage
  • reducing acetaldehyde production by changing diacetyl rest timing
  • cone angle’s impact on mercaptan formation
  • testing tried-and-true beers such as Highland Park’s Timbo Pils with alternate yeast strains

And more.

Fermentis, is a worldwide leader in brewing yeast, and brewers everywhere depend on Fermentis for successful, predictable, and controllable beer fermentation. They’re the obvious choice for beverage fermentation. To learn more about their range of dried brewing yeast and the work they’re doing to help brewers understand how to use them, visit Fermentis.com,

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445: The Best in Beer 2025 Special, Featuring the Stories Behind the Picks

445: The Best in Beer 2025 Special, Featuring the Stories Behind the Picks

It’s one of the most anticipated episodes of the year—our annual peek behind the scenes of the Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine™ Best in Beer issue, as editorial director Jamie Bogner and executive edito...

13 Marras 20251h 43min

444: Mike Foniok of the Establishment Takes an Ultramodern Approach to Mixed-Culture Fermentation

444: Mike Foniok of the Establishment Takes an Ultramodern Approach to Mixed-Culture Fermentation

Sheesh! The Establishment (Calgary, Alberta) has built a reputation over the past few years for taking an unconventional, experimental approach to mixed-culture brewing—as well as many other styles—an...

7 Marras 20251h 6min

443: Grain-to-Glass Brewing with Local and Regional Malt, Live from Alberta

443: Grain-to-Glass Brewing with Local and Regional Malt, Live from Alberta

We recorded this week’s episode live on stage at the Alberta Craft Brewing Convention in Red Deer, Alberta, in early October. The thematic through line is farm-to-glass brewing—something that’s not th...

31 Loka 202552min

442: Fast Fashion Puts Its Foot on the Gas With New Zealand Hops and Extra Anchovy

442: Fast Fashion Puts Its Foot on the Gas With New Zealand Hops and Extra Anchovy

Seattle’s Fast Fashion has built a reputation for modern, forward-looking IPAs and hop-focused lagers, and the characterful brewery and taproom in SoDo expresses the eclectic interests and aesthetic t...

24 Loka 20251h 11min

441: Cask Ale Elegance and Understatement with Bill Arnott of Machine House

441: Cask Ale Elegance and Understatement with Bill Arnott of Machine House

It can be difficult to articulate how to make simple beers extraordinarily well—much comes down to ingredient quality, training and discipline, and the hundreds of small choices a brewer makes through...

17 Loka 20251h 10min

440: Jesse Brown of Formula Slows Down to Make Better Lager and IPA

440: Jesse Brown of Formula Slows Down to Make Better Lager and IPA

The 2024 World Beer Cup was quite a moment for Issaquah, Washington’s Formula. Head brewer Jesse Brown is no stranger to medals, but four in one year at the world’s most prestigious beer competition m...

10 Loka 20251h 15min

439: Ben Howe of Otherlands Manipulates pH and Process in Pursuit of the Perfect Franconian-Style Lager

439: Ben Howe of Otherlands Manipulates pH and Process in Pursuit of the Perfect Franconian-Style Lager

Ben Howe’s brewing career reads more like that of a chef than a typical brewer—stints in Denmark, brewing jobs on both the East and West coasts, weeks spent interning at breweries that intrigued him—b...

3 Loka 20251h 12min

438: Regenerative Malt's Impact From Farm to Brewhouse, Presented by Proximity Malt

438: Regenerative Malt's Impact From Farm to Brewhouse, Presented by Proximity Malt

What is regenerative farming and what does it have to do with beer? In this episode, presented by Proximity Malt, we tackle that question with experts from each phase of the malt supply chain—farmer, ...

30 Syys 20251h 17min

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