Transparent Brewing Company

If you were waiting for a sign, well here it is! Stop in and see what we’re all about. We have a covered patio, a dog park and The Chive is serving up made from scratch deliciousness. See you in the taproom! Happy Hour 3-6pm #Transparentbrewing

Stop #murkshaming There was once a time where it was impossible to look at a glass of beer and not know the size of the brewery it came from. A beer with perfect clarity not only looks like something that comes from a factory, it is in many ways the product of decades of technical improvement. Because of industrialization beer haze came to be considered undesirable in beer. Craft beer started as a reaction to mass-produced factory beer and started producing full-bodied flav...orful, earthy, beers. Because of this, over time, the clarity of factory produced beer became associated with lackluster flavor. The idea that remained was that beer should have perfect clarity. There are several reasons that a really great beer might not have perfect clarity, (and be all the better beer for it!) Colloidal haze: This comes mostly from proteins in the grain. Colloidal haze forms when two substances bond, resulting in molecules large enough to be suspended within the beer, but not so big that they drop out of solution, making the beer clear again. Colloidal haze can also be the result of dry hopping: a method of adding hops during fermentation. Polyphenols from the hops combine with protein in the beer and form a haze. Yeast haze: Yeast cells typically either float to the top or bottom of the beer. The higher the flocculative tendency, the more yeast will want to clump and drop out of solution, making for a clearer beer. Some beers use a mid-to-low flocculating yeast, so more yeast stays in solution. Thus, more haze. Bottle conditioning can also add yeast haze. Bottle conditioning involves adding some extra yeast and sugar to the beer directly before packaging. This brings the beer up to its full carbonation, adds a bit more flavor, and helps the beer maintain its freshness longer. Chill haze: This is actually another colloidal haze, but it only appears at certain temperatures. Chill haze usually develops around 32F when proteins come out of solution. So you might start with a beer fresh from the tap that appears to have a nice little bit of haze, and end with a crystal clear beer as it starts to warm up. Since Transparency is in our name we wanted to explain some of the reasons a great beer might not have perfect clarity. At Transparent Brewing Company our mission is to brew the highest quality, full flavor beers. This means we judge our beers on more than just clarity so please, stop the #murkshaming ! #drinklocal #transparentbrewing

Join us again this Saturday at 10:30 for another Brew Day Q&A on Facebook live!! Ask our lead Brewer Nolan any questions that you may have!! Don’t worry if you can’t tune in, put your questions in the comments of this post and Nolan will answer your questions so you can tune in later for your answers!!

Need some ideas for Father’s Day? We have several for you to choose from. We even have gift cards available! Get him something we know he’ll love. Cheers!

Brew Day Q&A Join lead Brewer Nolan on the brew stand and ask him any questions that you may have!!