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Brewing Tips From The Ollie Team

As a brewer, it’s important to stay on top of the latest craft beer trends and brewing techniques.  Staying on top of these trends allows you to come up with new products that beer enthusiasts gravitate towards.

From understanding new hop variety flavor profiles to the latest tips on how to make your IPAs more robust – the team of Ollie makes it easy to stay on top of everything new in the craft beer scene.

The Ollie team frequently interviews some of the best and well known brewers in the industry to come up with brewing tips that will truly help your products reach their fullest potential.  Ollie understands brewing – the software was built by a brewer and many of the team are brewers themselves!

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Our Best Brewing Tips Content

Our team has handpicked some content and guides on the latest in craft beer to make sure you and your brewery stay in the loop.

May 30, 2024

Abstrax Hops Quantum Series: Why Every Brewery Should Have It

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By: Giovanni Albanese
Numerous companies worldwide are working towards creating products that help make the brewing process more efficient while also saving brewers and brewery owners money. For ...
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May 22, 2024

Kölsch: Brewers Explain Best Methods to Make a Great One

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By: Giovanni Albanese
We’ve covered a number of classic old-world beer styles that originated in Germany—Märzen, helles, Berliner weisse, and schwarzbier—to name a few. With hundreds of years ...
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May 20, 2024

Anchovy Hops: The Essential Guide

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By: Giovanni Albanese
Recently, we wrote about Segal Ranch’s potential home for a new dynamic hop, Zumo. However, the ranch and “master hop whisperer” Martin Ramos aren’t putting ...
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May 17, 2024

Chili Peppers in Beer: How to Balance Spicy vs. Spiced Just Right

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By: Giovanni Albanese
We’re continuing our coverage on adjuncts used to improve beers—honey, coconut, chocolate, fruit candy, and fruit purees—with chili peppers, which can give a nice kick ...
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May 13, 2024

Zumo Hops: Everything You Need to Know

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By: Giovanni Albanese
We’ve covered many popular hops, including old-school classics like Centennial and Cascade, post-craft beer revolution hops like U.S.-based Mosaic and Citra, and Southern Hemisphere-based Galaxy ...
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May 8, 2024

Cascade Hops: The Jack of All Trades in Brewing

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By: Giovanni Albanese
It’s hard to envision the craft beer movement taking off without the help of the classic “C” hops: Columbus, Chinook, Centennial, and Cascade. While they ...
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May 3, 2024

Brewing with Fruity Candy: How Your Favorite Sweet Treat Can Elevate Beer

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By: Giovanni Albanese
We’ve highlighted how to brew with several of the most popular adjuncts—coconut, chocolate, honey, and fruit purees—that can make your finished product pop. With the ...
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May 1, 2024

Schwarzbier: How to Perfect This German-Style Dark Lager

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By: Giovanni Albanese
We’ve written about the best way to brew several traditional European beers: Märzen, Czech pilsner, Belgian tripel, helles lager, and Berliner weisse, to name a ...
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April 29, 2024

SubZero Hop Kief: A New Liquid Dry Hop Extending Day One Freshness for Months

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By: Giovanni Albanese
While innovations with hop products improve flavor and aroma, the name of the game is yield. Flowable hop innovations—we’ve covered a lot of them, including ...
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April 24, 2024

Brewing with Coconut: A Guide to Using This Tropical Fruit in Beer

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By: Giovanni Albanese
We’ve provided several top guides featuring brewers’ insights on crafting beers with adjuncts, including honey, fruit purees, and chocolate. Another popular ingredient, coconut, whether used ...
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